How do you say "I still have pain." in German?

"I still have pain." in German is "Ich habe noch Schmerzen.". This phrase is commonly used in Germany.

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How to Say ‘I still have pain.’ in German

Q: What does "Ich habe noch Schmerzen." mean in English?

"Ich habe noch Schmerzen." means "I still have pain." in English. Usage tip: Schmerzen is plural in German, even when English often says "pain" as a mass noun. Literally: "I still have pains."

Ich habe noch Schmerzen.

ikh HAH-buh nokh SHMAIR-tsen

[ikh HAH-buh nokh SHMAIR-tsen]

💬 Usage Tip: Schmerzen is plural in German, even when English often says "pain" as a mass noun. Literally: "I still have pains."

🇩🇪 In Germany: A very common phrase after surgery. Patients may use this before being asked directly about pain scale or location.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich

[ikh]

first-person singular pronoun used by the patient

Example

Ich steht am Anfang von Ich habe noch Schmerzen.

Ich stands at the beginning of I still have pain.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

from 'haben'; used to say that one has pain or symptoms

Example

Mit habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen. beschreibt der Patient sein Symptom.

With habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen., the patient describes their symptom.

noch

[nokh]

still

shows the pain is continuing and has not gone away yet

Example

Noch in Ich habe noch Schmerzen. zeigt, dass die Schmerzen weiter da sind.

Noch in Ich habe noch Schmerzen. shows that the pain is still there.

Schmerzen

[SHMAIR-tsen]

pain

plural form often used in German to mean pain or aches in the body

Example

Schmerzen ist das Hauptproblem in Ich habe noch Schmerzen.

Schmerzen is the main problem in I still have pain.

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