The Small Change of Conversation™
I found the phrase in a book by Henry James. It's a useful concept for students of foreign languages. The pages in this series (and my website in general) will help you speak with Dutch people.
I hope you have the passive vocabulary to understand what people say or write to you - to comment on that, learn the phrases on this page that look useful to you, make them part of your active vocabulary.

Ziek - Talking about Not Feeling Well

Ik loop met twee stokken 2 3 I walk with two canes

My wife says I shouldn't put sad and depressing things on the website but I think they are part of most people's lives and you students need those Dutch words

Find many more words and some more lines and phrases about the subject on the Medical and 'Life' pages

Ik ben ingeënt 2 3 slow	I've been vaccinated ‑>>
(het) mondkapje 2 3	[mouth cap] - 'face mask'
Hoe voel je je? 2 3	'How do you feel?' - Reflexive Verbs
Ik ben niet helemaal goed 2 3	[I'm not entirely well] I'm a little under the weather
Ben je moe?	Are you tired?
Ik ben erg moe 2	I'm very tired - more 'moe'
Ik ben heel erg moe 2	I'm really very tired, I'm exhausted
Ik ben verkouden	I have a cold
Ik heb 't koud	I am cold
Ik voel me niet lekker	I don't feel well 'lekker' 2 3 4 usualy means 'tasting nice' or 'enjoyable' ‑>>
Ben je ziek? 2 3	Are you sick?
Ik heb een kater	I have a hangover (de) kater 2 is also 'male cat'
Ik ben een beetje ziek 2 3	I'm a little sick, 'under the weather'
Ik voel me beroerd 2	I feel miserable, pretty sick
Ik ben ziek	I'm sick
Ik heb verhoging	I have a temperature (~38°C)
Heb je koorts? 2	Do you have a fever?
Ik heb koorts	I have a fever
Ik heb hoge koorts	I have a high fever
Ik voel me grieperig	I feel like I have the flu
ik voelde me katterig	I had a hangover - also said of having the flu. Doesn't it feel about the same?
Ik ben grieperig	I feel like I have the flu
Ik heb griep	I have the flu
Heb je pijn? 2	'Are you in pain?'  - more pain
Doet 't pijn? 2	Does it hurt?
Waar doet 't pijn?	Where does it hurt?'
Ik heb pijn in m'n rug 2 3	[I have pain in my back] My back hurts
Ik heb hoofdpijn 2	I have a headache
Ik heb vandaag geen hoofdpijn 2 3 4	I don't have a headache today
Slikken doet pijn 2	Swallowing hurts
Ik ben duizelig 2	I feel dizzy
Heb je d'r last van? 2 3	Does it bother you? Is it a nuisance?
Ik had er eerder nooit last van 2	It never bothered me before, I never noticed a problem with it before
Ik heb last van m'n maag	My stomach is bothering me
Ik heb veel last van m'n maag	My stomach is bothering me a lot
Ik heb vaak hoofdpijn	I often have headaches
Neem je d'r iets voor? 2	'Do you take something (medication) for (against) it?'
Dankzij het pilletje ging de hoofdpijn over 2 3 4	Thanks to the (little) pill the headache went away, the pill ended the headache
Misschien is 't iets onschuldigs	Maybe it's [something innocent] harmless
Is het erger geworden? 2	Did it get worse?
Als het niet vanzelf overgaat ga ik ermee naar de dokter	If it doesn't go away by itself I'll go see a doctor about it
Ik bleek longontsteking te hebben 2 3	[I turned out to have] It turned out that I had pneumonia ‑>>
Ik word er misselijk van 2 3	It makes me sick, it gives me nausea
Ik heb overgegeven 2	have thrown up (vomited)
"Ik word niet goed" (2)	I'm going to throw up
Voel je je beter? 2	Are you (feeling) better?
Ben je opgeknapt? 2 3	[Did you recover?] Are you feeling better?
Ik ben blij dat de hoofdpijn over is 2 3	'm glad the headache is gone
Ik ben ziek geweest 2 3	I've been sick
Ik was zó ziek 2 3	I was (so) very sick, I felt miserable
Ik had me nog nooit zo ziek gevoeld 2 3	I had never felt that sick before
Ik had me nog nooit zo beroerd gevoeld 2 3	I had never felt that miserable (sick) before
Ik was drie dagen ziek 2	I was sick for 3 days
Ik voelde me de laatste dagen wat grieperig 2	In recent days I felt like I had the flu.
Maar vandaag voel ik me gelukkig weer een stuk beter	But luckily I feel much better today
Ik ben aan de beterende hand 2	I'm getting better, I'm on the mend
'Ik ben weer de oude' 2	['I'm the old one again'] - 'I'm back to normal'
Ik voel me kiplekker 2	'I feel great, like a million bucks, couldn't be better'
Ik zat een uur bij de tandarts 2 3	I was at the dentist for an hour
Hij is ziek geworden 2 3	He's [become sick] fallen ill
Hij heeft griep 2	He has the flu
Er zijn veel mensen ziek 2	A lot of people are sick
Hij gaat vooruit 2	He's improving, his medical condition is improving
Hij gaat erg achteruit 2 3	['He goes backward badly..'] He's quickly getting worse (health, mental state)
Hij is ernstig ziek 2 3	He is seriously, gravely ill
in een ziekenhuis opgenomen 2	admitted to a hospital
Hij lijdt in stilte 2	[He is suffering in silence] - He is quiet about his suffering - 'lijden'
Hij heeft kanker 2 3	He has cancer
Hij is een zachte dood gestorven 2 3	[He died a soft death] He passed away peacefully, without pain, without anguish
Hij is aan kanker gestorven 2 3	He died of cancer
Met de ouderdom komen de gebreken 2	'[With] In old age defects appear'
Ik heb een handicap 2	I have a disability
Ik loop met een stok 2 3 4	I walk with a cane, I use a cane for walking
Ik heb een rollator 2	I have a walker, I do have a walker
Ik loop soms met een rollator 2 3	I sometimes [walk with] use a walker
Ik kan er goed mee lopen 2	I can walk well with it (I walk more safely with its assistance, I walk better with it) ‑>>
Ik rij(d) op een driewieler	I ride a tricycle - bicycling
Ze zit in een rolstoel 2 3	She's in a wheelchair

You could also have a look at the Sad, Depressed chapter
't Is deprimerend 2 It's depressing

Find many more words and some more lines and phrases about the subject on the Medical and 'Life' pages

Ik zit in 't gips 2 [I'm in plaster] - I have a cast

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Talking about Time
Commenting on Statements and Opinions
Why? / Because / The Reason / Cause & Effect
Chance, Luck, Outcomes and Risk
Expectations and What Happens

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