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How to Say ‘I don't have a fever, but I feel nauseous.’ in Mexican Spanish

No tengo fiebre, pero tengo náuseas.

noh TEHN-goh FYEH-breh PEH-roh TEHN-goh NOW-seh-ahs

[noh TEHN-goh FYEH-breh PEH-roh TEHN-goh NOW-seh-ahs]

Phrase Breakdown

No tengo fiebre,

noh TEHN-goh FYEH-breh

I don't have a fever,

Put 'no' before the verb to make it negative. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

No tengo fiebre, gracias.

I don't have a fever, thanks.

Words in this phrase

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

tengo

[TEHN-goh]

have

Possess, own, or hold.

Example

Tengo una hermana.

I have a sister.

fiebre

[FYEH-breh]

fever

High body temperature, a common symptom doctors ask about.

Example

El niño tiene fiebre alta.

The boy has a high fever.

pero tengo náuseas.

PEH-roh TEHN-goh NOW-seh-ahs

but I feel nauseous.

'Pero' means 'but' and has a soft tapped 'r'. 'Náuseas' is NAU-se-as, with the stress on 'NAU'.

Example

Tengo náuseas en el carro.

I get nauseous in the car.

Words in this phrase

pero

[PEH-roh]

but

A conjunction used to introduce contrast or additional information.

Example

Trabajo en marketing, «Pero» busco un cambio.

I work in marketing, “but” I am looking for a change.

tengo

[TEHN-goh]

have

Possess, own, or hold.

Example

Tengo una hermana.

I have a sister.

náuseas

[NOW-seh-ahs]

nausea

Feeling like you are going to vomit; usually plural in Spanish.

Example

Las náuseas empezaron en la mañana.

The nausea started in the morning.

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