Is "I have colds correct"?
While I don't disagree with any of the comments about viral infections, and the way we express them, above, I wonder if the OP in fact was trying to say simply "I am cold."?
I don't know much about Tagalog but I know that speakers often have issues with omitting or using incorrectly the Eng verb "to be", and that many languages use "to have" with words like cold/hunger/thirst etc.
Incidentally, in Irish Gaelic they say "there is cold/hunger/thirst on me".
That's awesome.
Is this expression common in BrE? It's like super common here in the US. (I use it all the time, I'm not
disparaging anyone or thing )
Really? That's awesome, it's really evocative and makes you look at it in a different way, doesn't it?