першить в горле

English translation: scratchy throat

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Russian term or phrase:	першит в горле
English translation:	scratchy throat
Entered by:	Mikhail Kropotov

01:28 Feb 14, 2007

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)

Russian term or phrase: першить в горле

I'm at a loss... How DO you say this in English?

It's that feeling/condition when your throat "tickles," making you cough.

Usage:
У меня першит в горле.

Thanks in advance!

Mikhail Kropotov KudoZ activity Questions: 408 (none open) Answers: 5215 Germany
Local time: 04:02

scratches

Explanation:
you're right :)

Selected response from:

Elizabeth Adams
United States
Local time: 19:02

Grading comment

It turned out that this made more sense in my context. Wish I could split the points!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +8

my throat tickles

GaryG

5 +1

scratches

Elizabeth Adams

5 +1

have a sore throat

Sabina Metcalf

my throat prickles

Max Masutin

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

28 mins confidence:

my throat prickles

Explanation:
is parched, tingles, feels scratchy/itchy

Max Masutin
Ukraine
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

my throat tickles

Explanation:
You had it right. If something is making your voice sound funny (like congestion), you'd say "I have a frog in my throat"

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-02-14 01:32:02 GMT)
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-02-14 01:50:54 GMT)
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"scratchy" throat doesn't make you cough involuntarily, though, it just makes it uncomfortable to talk. Then there's a sore throat, but that's an inflammation, of course.

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Note added at 55 mins (2007-02-14 02:23:42 GMT)
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Ah, I just found the entry for першить in my Smirnitsky R>E Dictionary:

у него ~ит в горле, translated as "he has a tickling in his throat".

GaryG
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 92

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

scratches

Explanation:
you're right :)

Elizabeth Adams
United States
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

It turned out that this made more sense in my context. Wish I could split the points!

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

have a sore throat

Explanation:
Having a sore throat is not necessarily a medical condition, you might have a sore throat because you need a sip of water or something. I think this expression is more common than 'tickling/itching throat'.

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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-02-14 17:15:22 GMT)
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TO Asker: Not only, no. I heard singers say that they have a sore throat asking for a sip of water. It is up to you to decide though.

Sabina Metcalf
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Notes to answerer

Asker: I beg to differ. Sore throat is an inflammation, isn't it?

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