Bodily functions

Question 1

dýchať
to take air into your body through nose and mouth and let it out

Answer 1

breathe
breathed- breathed
If I can’t breathe, I have to see the doctor.

Question 2

zívať
to open your mouth very much and take a deep breath because you are tired, bored

Answer 2

yawn (jón)
yawned - yawned
I hate yawning.

Question 3

kašľať
to force air out of your mouth through the throat, making a noise

Answer 3

cough (kaf)
coughed - coughed
He is very sick and he coughs every minute.

Question 4

kýchať
loudly blow air out of your nose uncontrollably

Answer 4

sneeze
sneezed - sneezed
I have an allergy in spring and I always sneeze.

Question 5

(za)mračiť sa (na)
to move your eyebrows down and closer together because you are worried, annoyed,..

Answer 5

frown (at)
frowned - frowned
When he is focused, he frowns at the text.

Question 6

chrápať
to breathe loudly while sleeping

Answer 6

snore
snored - snored
He has been snoring since we got married.

Question 7

žmurkať
close your eyes very fast and open them again

Answer 7

blink
blinked- blinked
I think women blink more often than men.

Question 8

žmurknúť (na)
close and open one eye very fast as a sign to someone

Answer 8

wink (at)
winked - winked
We always wink at each other when we make a joke.

Question 9

štikútať
short repeated sound which goes out of the throat because of drinking or eating

Answer 9

hiccup
hiccupped - hiccupped
He has been hiccupping the whole afternoon.

Question 10

červenať sa
the moment when your cheeks (– líca) get red because you are embarrased or ashamed

Answer 10

blush
blushed - blushed
I know that you are embarrassed because you blush.

Question 11

triasť sa
if you shiver, your body shakes lightly, e. g. when you‘re cold or frightened

Answer 11

shiver
shivered - shivered
It got very cold, I’m shivering.