Real, everyday American English — The Doctor, the Pharmacy and the Body. You hear 40 phrases Americans actually use, each spoken clearly with a natural-speed repeat, the stressed syllable marked, and a short note on when to use it. Then take the matching quiz on word stress. Phrases in this episode (CAPITALS = the beat): My leg hurts. [my LEG HURTS.] I feel dizzy. [eye feel DIH-zee.] I feel nauseous. [eye FEEL NAW-shuss.] My stomach hurts. [my STUH-muk HURTS.] He can’t breathe. [hee KANT BREETH.] I have chest pain. [eye hav CHEST PAYN.] Where’s the pain? [WEHRZ thuh PAYN?] Where's the emergency room? [WAIRZ thee ih-MUR-jun-see ROOM?] My nose is blocked. [my NOHZ iz BLAHKT.] What’s the trouble? [wuts thuh TRUH-bul?] Take a deep breath. [TAYK uh DEEP BRETH.] He’s bedridden now. [heez BED-rih-dun NOW.] My lower back hurts. [my LOH-ur BAK HURTS.] I can’t move my arm. [eye KANT MOOV my AHRM.] My head feels heavy. [my HED feelz HEH-vee.] Is this over the counter? [iz THIS OH-vur thuh KOWN-tur?] He’s in the ICU now. [heez in thee eye-see-YOO NOW.] It’s been three days. [its BIN THREE DAYZ.] It eases after I eat. [it EE-ziz AF-tur eye EET.] After food or before? [AF-tur FOOD ur bee-FOR?] Drink a little water. [DRINK uh LIH-dul WAH-dur.] I’m scared of needles. [eyem SKAIRD uv NEE-dulz.] This is the first time. [this iz thuh FURST TYM.] Can you give me a bill? [kan yoo GIV mee uh BIL?] I’m a little better now. [eyem uh LIH-dul BEH-dur NOW.] The sugar level is high. [thuh SHOO-gur LEH-vul iz HY.] How are you feeling now? [how ur yuh FEE-ling NOW?] What did the doctor say? [wut did thuh DAHK-tur SAY?] The bleeding won’t stop. [thuh BLEE-ding wohnt STAHP.] Will this make me sleepy? [wil THIS MAYK mee SLEE-pee?] Did you sleep last night? [DIJ-oo SLEEP LAST NYT?] I’ll come again tomorrow. [eyel KUM uh-GEN tuh-MAH-roh.] I don’t know what to say. [eye DOHNT NOH WUHT tuh SAY.] The pain is getting worse. [thuh PAYN iz GEH-ding WURS.] …and more in the episode