🇬🇧🇪🇸 pneumonia - neumonía : English Lesson

Meaning of "pneumonia" ("neumonía"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Pneumonia is a serious sickness that happens when the tiny air spaces in your lungs fill up with germs, mucus, and fluid. Your lungs are like air balloons that help you breathe. When you have pneumonia, those balloons get soggy and swollen inside, so breathing, coughing, and sometimes even moving can hurt or feel tiring. People with pneumonia often have a high fever, cough a lot, feel very weak, and may have chest pain when they breathe. Doctors can usually treat pneumonia with medicine and rest, but it’s important to see a doctor quickly because it can be dangerous if it’s not treated.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The nurse said pneumonia can fill your lungs with fluid, so I asked if we could at least make it chocolate milk.

My pneumonia cough was so squeaky that my little brother tried to use it as a sound effect in his dinosaur game.

I told my friends pneumonia is like when your lungs throw a wild foam party, but nobody’s actually having fun.

I wanted to play outside, but pneumonia told my lungs, “Nope, today we’re doing the ‘lie in bed and wheeze’ challenge.”

The doctor said pneumonia filled my lungs with fluid, and I said, “Great, my chest decided to become a swimming pool.”

She coughed until the bed shook; the doctor said pneumonia had filled her lungs. Nurses set an oxygen mask; pneumonia stole easy breaths and made the chest tight. Her child watched as scans showed pneumonia shadowing the lungs and the drip brought antibiotics for pneumonia. Pneumonia eased slowly, and when she took a long clear breath, everyone cried.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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