Ill, sick - Enfermo (The 1092nd Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Ill, sick is Enfermo. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1092nd most common word in Spanish. It can be used as adjective. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: ill, sick

Spanish: enfermo

Examples


I hear that you've been ill.	He oído que has estado enfermo.
I'm ill.	Estoy enfermo.
He seems to have been ill for a long time.	Tiene aspecto de haber estado mucho tiempo enfermo.
My brother has been sick since yesterday.	Mi hermano está enfermo desde ayer.
He cannot come, he is ill.	No puede venir, está enfermo.
My son is sick.	Tengo un hijo que está enfermo.
He is ill.	Él está enfermo.
He seems sick.	Él parece enfermo.

I couldn't go to work because I was sick.	No pude ir a trabajar porque estaba enfermo.
The dog seems sick.	El perro parece estar enfermo.
Hi. I feel kind of sick.	Hola. Me siento un poco enfermo.
He looked like he was sick.	Él parecía enfermo.
I'm sorry, I couldn't write earlier because I was ill.	Lo siento, no pude escribir antes porque estaba enfermo.
You look sick.	Pareces enfermo.
He said he was sick, which was a lie.	Él dijo que estaba enfermo, lo cual era una mentira.
He said his father was ill, which was a lie.	Dijo que su padre estaba enfermo, lo cual era una mentira.
He said that his father was ill, but it was a lie.	Él dijo que su padre estaba enfermo, pero eso fue una mentira.
He fell ill a few days ago.	Cayó enfermo hace unos días.
It looks as if he were sick.	Parece ser que él estaba enfermo.
She's not sick.	No está enfermo.
I thought he was sick.	Creía que estaba enfermo.