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Ask for help > I ´m appling to language experts!
I ´m appling to language experts!
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savvinka
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I ´m appling to language experts!
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Dear friends,How to say in informal language ´I ´m not well today., my students ask.
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17 Feb 2010
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douglas
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"I don ´t feel good." (US)
"I ´m a little under the weather." (older)
"I ´m sick." / "I ´m ill."
"I feel like crap." --WARNING! This is not a nice thing to say. It ´s not really cursing, but it is close to it.
"He ´s sick in bed." |
17 Feb 2010
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torquay
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In Australia we might use idiom and say ´I ´m a bit off colour � if you ´re only a bit unwell. And we might say ´I feel like **** � which is very informal, but in most situations, we ´d say exactly what you wrote - I ´m not well, I ´m not too good... and we are not know for being terribly formal.
Hope this helps.
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17 Feb 2010
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verybouncyperson
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I don ´t feel 100% - this one can be used for any kind of illness.
I feel a bit rough - we tend to use this one after drinking!
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17 Feb 2010
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Zora
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"I ´m not feeling up to par". - not feeling generally well
"feel sick as a dog" - to be quite ill with probably the stomach flu or a hangover
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17 Feb 2010
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gitasiva
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You could say:
I feel out of sorts
I feel blue
I feel a bit down in the dumps
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17 Feb 2010
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