Mă doare capul. Afară plouă.
Health and Weather in Everyday Life
The Vibe
I feel bad, it's raining, it's cold today
You describe how you feel, talk about pain, temperature, and medicine, and also discuss the weather. `A2_U12` is survival language for everyday life: at the doctor, at the pharmacy, in a chat, and in ordinary small talk.
By the end of this unit you can
- describe simple symptoms and how you feel
- say what hurts and whether you have fever or a cough
- describe the weather and seasonal conditions
- connect weather, physical state, and everyday actions
Health and weather map
This is a very frequent and life-based layer of the language: describing how you feel and what is happening outside.
| Area | Phrase | Example |
|---|---|---|
| боль | mă doare | Mă doare capul. |
| состояние | am febră | Am febră și tușesc. |
| лекарства | iau medicamente | Iau medicamente. |
| погода | plouă | Afară plouă. |
| температура | este frig / este cald | Astăzi este frig. |
| условия | este vânt | Este vânt și plouă. |
Grammar Hack
Do not over-explain it. At this level the key is to say `mă doare capul / gâtul / spatele` quickly and clearly.
`am febră`, `am răceală`, `am probleme` easily create basic medical small talk.
`plouă`, `ninge`, `este frig`, `este cald`, `este vânt` are ready-made everyday pieces.
Texting a friend, calling a doctor, deciding to take a jacket or stay home.
When it is cold, raining, and your throat hurts, the language starts sounding much more alive.
Where the topic comes alive right away
feeling unwell and seeing a doctor
A very natural scene is explaining what is happening to you physically.
- Mă doare capul.
- Am febră și tușesc.
- Iau medicamente.
weather and the day
Weather easily enters small talk and practical decisions.
- Afară plouă și este frig.
- Astăzi este cald și frumos.
- Este vânt și ninge.
Symptoms and weather
- mă doare
- am febră
- tușesc
- iau medicamente
- plouă
- ninge
- este frig
- este cald
- este vânt
- frumos
Ready-made phrases
- Mă doare capul.
- Am febră și tușesc.
- Iau medicamente.
- Afară plouă și este frig.
- Astăzi este cald și frumos.
Nice to Know
This is one of the most practical units in the whole A2 level: it becomes useful immediately because health and weather constantly appear in both small talk and real everyday communication.
The Real Deal
- ● matching: symptom and line
- ● sorting: health vs weather
- ● fill-in: `mă doare / am / este / plouă`
- ● a mini doctor dialogue or weather small talk
Shadowing & Audio
Here it is especially helpful to learn the language as ready-made chunks: `mă doare capul`, `am febră`, `afară plouă`, `este frig`.
Flashcards
The unit flashcards are built around symptom chunks and everyday weather lines.
Checkpoint
- ✓ I can describe simple physical state and symptoms.
- ✓ I can say what the weather is like today.
- ✓ I can connect condition, weather, and an everyday action.
Flashcards
Exercises
Health or Weather?
Sort the chunks by topic.
Health and Weather Match
Match the situation with the correct phrase.
Health and Weather Fill
Insert the correct word into the chunk.
Doctor and Weather Response
Read the cue and give a short phrase.
Health and Weather Repair
Fix the lines: the chunks are broken.
Mă capul doare. Am și febră tușesc. Afară frig și plouă.
Choose Correct Impersonal Form
Select the correct verb for weather, pain, or condition.
Când afară ___, rămân acasă.
Mă ___ gâtul. Ar trebui să iau medicamente.
Astăzi ___ foarte frig și vânt.
Mi-___ picioarele. Sunt obosit.
Weather, Health, or Feeling?
Sort the expressions by category.
Fix Impersonal Constructions
Correct errors in weather, pain, and feeling expressions.
Mă doare picioarele. Am mi-e frig azi. Afară plouă și este cald. Tușesc și doare capul. Mi frig și rămân acasă.
Mini Health and Weather Talk
Build a short talk about condition and weather.
1.Say what hurts or how you feel.
2.Say what the weather is like today.
3.Say what you do because of that.
Practice saying this out loud.