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How to Say ‘But my stomach still hurts.’ in German

Aber der Bauch tut noch weh.

AH-ber dair bowkh toot nokh vay

[AH-ber dair bowkh toot nokh vay]

💬 Usage Tip: wehtun "to hurt" splits apart: tut comes second and weh goes to the end. Swap the body part: Der Kopf tut weh.

Phrase Breakdown

Aber der Bauch

AH-ber dair bowkh

But the belly

'Aber' means 'but'. 'Der Bauch' means belly or stomach. The 'ch' is a throaty sound, like in 'Bach'.

Example

Der Bauch ist voll.

The belly is full.

Words in this phrase

Aber

[AH-ber]

but

Used to introduce a contrast or objection.

Example

Aber die Strecke war kurz.

But the route was short.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Bauch

[bowkh]

belly, abdomen

Everyday word for the stomach area; masculine noun.

Example

Mein Bauch ist geschwollen.

My belly is swollen.

tut noch weh.

toot nokh vay

still hurts.

'Wehtun' means 'to hurt', and 'weh' moves to the end of the sentence. 'Noch' means 'still'.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

Words in this phrase

tut

[toot]

does

Part of a set phrase used to say sorry.

Example

In Es tut mir leid. ist tut Teil der Entschuldigung.

In Es tut mir leid., tut is part of the apology.

noch

[nokh]

still

Continuing or remaining in the same place.

Example

Haben Sie noch weitere Fragen zu klären?

Do you still have further questions to clarify?

weh

[vay]

sore, hurting

Used with 'tun' to say something hurts: weh tun.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

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