
Mental Health Assessments Part 2: Current Life or Family Stressors:
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Key Phrases
El trastorno bipolar es hereditario en mi familia
Bipolar disorder runs in my family
Mi cónyuge me está engañando
My spouse is cheating on me
Me enteré de que tengo VIH
I found out I have HIV
Skills You'll Learn
Discussing family medical history
Hablar sobre antecedentes médicos familiares
Expressing relationship issues
Expresar problemas de relación
Talking about personal health matters
Hablar sobre asuntos de salud personal
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Tengo antecedentes familiares de enfermedades mentales.
ten-go an-te-ce-den-tes fa-mi-lia-res de en-fer-me-da-des men-ta-les
I have a family history of mental illness
💬 [Antecedentes familiares de...] is a fixed medical pattern for "family history of...". You can reuse it with other conditions: [antecedentes familiares de depresión] or [antecedentes familiares de cáncer].
See breakdown →El trastorno bipolar es hereditario en mi familia.
ehl trahs-TOR-noh bee-po-LAR ehs eh-reh-dee-TAH-ryoh ehn mee fah-MEE-lyah
Bipolar disorder runs in my family
Estoy suspenso en la escuela.
ehs-TOY sus-PAYN-soh ehn lah ehs-KWEH-lah
I'm failing at school
💬 For school results, Spanish often uses [estar] plus the result word: [estoy suspenso], [estoy aprobado]. Don't copy English [failing at school] too literally with [fallando].
See breakdown →Me despidieron de mi trabajo.
meh dess-pee-DYEHR-on deh mee trah-BAH-ho
I got fired from my job
💬 Spanish often uses "they" for something done to you when the person isn't named: [Me despidieron] = "I got fired." The same pattern shows up in [me robaron el bolso] ("they stole my bag" / "my bag was stolen").
See breakdown →Mi cónyuge me está engañando.
mee KON-yoo-heh meh ehs-TAH ehn-GAHN-yahn-doh
My spouse is cheating on me
💬 [Engañar] can mean "deceive," but with a partner it usually means "cheat on." The [me] shows who is affected: [Me está engañando] = "is cheating on me."
See breakdown →Estoy teniendo una aventura
ehs-TOY tehn-YEHN-doh OO-nah ah-vehn-TOO-rah
I'm having an affair
💬 [Tener una aventura] means "to have an affair," not "to have an adventure." For an actual adventure, use [una aventura] only when the context makes that clear, or say something like [una experiencia emocionante].
See breakdown →Queremos probar el poliamor
keh-REH-mohs proh-BAHR ehl po-lee-ah-MOR
We want to try polyamory
Necesito abortar.
neh-seh-SEE-toh ah-bohr-TAR
I need to have an abortion
Me enteré de que tengo VIH.
meh ehn-teh-reh deh keh tehn-goh vee-ee-ah-chay
I found out I have HIV
💬 [Enterarse de que...] means "to find out that...". The [de] stays before [que]: [Me enteré de que cancelaron la cita].
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