tengo intoxicación alimentaria
/tenɡo intoɡsikaθjon alimentaɾja/from spelling rules
tengo intoxicación alimentaria is how to say "I have food poisoning" in Spanish.
This phrase is used to state that you are sick as a result of eating contaminated food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from tengo (I have), intoxicación (intoxication) and alimentaria (food-related or alimentary).
Which one should you use?
You can say tengo intoxicación alimentaria to state the condition, or use the phrase estoy intoxicado/a to say "I am poisoned/intoxicated".
How does it change in a sentence?
You can express this state using the verb estar followed by the adjective intoxicado (masculine) or intoxicada (feminine).
How do you pronounce it?
/tenɡo intoɡsikaθjon alimentaɾja/
Did you know?
- In casual conversation, Spanish speakers often say me cayó mal la comida, which literally means 'the food fell badly on me'.
- A person suffering from food poisoning might describe their stomach as revuelto, meaning 'shuffled' or 'stirred up'.
- While intoxicación refers to food poisoning, the same word is used in Spanish to describe drug or alcohol overdose.
Examples in context
- Estoy muy mal, creo que tengo una intoxicación alimentaria. Me duele mucho el estómago y he estado vomitando toda la nocheI feel really bad, I think I have food poisoning. My stomach hurts a lot, and I've been vomiting all night.
- ¡Me siento fatal! Creo que me intoxicó la comida del restaurante.I feel awful! I think the food from the restaurant made me sick.
- Creo que tengo intoxicación alimentaria.I think I have food poisoning.
- No puedo salir, tengo intoxicación alimentaria.I can't go out, I have food poisoning.
- Me duele mucho el estómago, tengo intoxicación alimentaria.My stomach hurts a lot, I have food poisoning.
Example conversation
Daniel calls Sofía to see if she wants to go to dinner.
- Sofía¿Quieres ir a cenar conmigo, Daniel?Do you want to go to dinner with me, Daniel?
- DanielNo puedo, Sofía, tengo intoxicación alimentaria.I can't, Sofía, I have food poisoning.
- Sofía¡Qué mal! ¿Es muy grave?That's too bad! Is it very serious?
- DanielSolo necesito descansar un poco.I just need to rest a little.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
