Sentir - I smell or I feel?
Can someone please explain the difference and translate the following to French:

I feel bad.

I smell bad.

You feel bad.

You smell bad.

Question

Sentir - I smell or I feel?
Can someone please explain the difference and translate the following to French:

I feel bad.

I smell bad.

You feel bad.

You smell bad.

Answer

I feel bad. = Je me sens mal. (the verb is "se sentir", it voices your state of mind.)

I smell bad. = Je sens mauvais. (the verb is "sentir", it voices what you perceive by smell or touch [OR] that you are releasing a smell, usually negative.)

You feel bad. = Tu te sens mal.

You smell bad. = Tu sens mauvais.

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