Body and health

What holds these lists together

Where it hurts, Dutch says much as English does: Ik heb hoofdpijn., “I have a headache”; Mijn rug doet pijn., “my back hurts”. If you are ill you go to the huisarts first, the GP, and you collect medicine from the apotheek; plasters and toothpaste come from the drogist, which is not a pharmacy. A trap is waiting here too: if you are misselijk you feel sick, not miserable. The lists go from the body through the bathroom to the surgery and the emergency number — so that you are not searching for words when it matters.

For example: het lichaam (body), douchen (to shower), de huisarts (the GP, the family doctor), het alarmnummer (emergency number)

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.