Polish names symptoms with mieć and the accusative: mam gorączkę, mam katar, mam kaszel. Being ill in general uses być: jestem chory or jestem chora. Boli mnie plus the body part covers pain, and the body part is the subject there.
Examples
- Mam gorączkę i ból gardła.
- I have a fever and a sore throat.
- Mój syn ma kaszel od poniedziałku.
- My son has had a cough since Monday.
- Jestem chora od wczoraj.
- I have been ill since yesterday.
The mistake to avoid
Jestem chory takes gender: chory for a man, chora for a woman.
Where this fits in
Body, health & feelings, Polish A2: Talk about your body, common illnesses, and how you feel. Visit a doctor or pharmacy and describe symptoms.