How to say “I don't feel well” in Taiwanese Mandarin

wǒ bù shūfú.
我不舒服。

Word by word

SyllableMeans
not
shūfúcomfortable

When to use it

The general-purpose opener at a clinic, a pharmacy or work. It covers everything from a headache to nausea, and a doctor will follow it with nǎlǐ bù shūfú — where exactly. If the vocabulary runs out, point and say zhèlǐ tòng.

What you might hear back

nǎlǐ bù shūfú?
哪裡不舒服?
What's bothering you?

Say this next

EnglishPinyinCharacters
It hurts herezhèlǐ tòng.這裡痛。
I have a coldwǒ gǎnmào le.我感冒了。
I feel dizzywǒ tóuyūn.我頭暈。

Part of Pharmacy & symptoms26 phrases.