How to Say ‘Does your stomach hurt?’ in German
Tut Ihr Bauch weh?
toot eer bowkh vay
[toot eer bowkh vay]
💬 Usage Tip: Wehtun means to hurt. Literally: 'Does your belly do pain?' German is charmingly dramatic here.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Using Ihr Bauch sounds patient-friendly and less technical than asking about the Abdomen.
Phrase Breakdown
Tut
[toot]
does hurt
From tun weh, meaning to hurt or be painful.
Tut Ihr Bauch weh? Dann untersuche ich Sie vorsichtig.
Does your abdomen hurt? Then I will examine you carefully.
Ihr
[eer]
your
Formal possessive pronoun used when addressing a patient politely.
Tut Ihr Bauch weh? Haben Sie auch Übelkeit?
Does your abdomen hurt? Do you also have nausea?
Bauch
[bowkh]
abdomen; belly
The belly or abdominal area, especially relevant on a surgical ward.
Tut Ihr Bauch weh? Ich taste den Bauch jetzt ab.
Does your abdomen hurt? I will palpate the abdomen now.
weh
[vay]
painful; hurting
Used with tun to say that something hurts.
Tut Ihr Bauch weh? Oder tut die Narbe weh?
Does your abdomen hurt? Or does the scar hurt?
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