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How to Say ‘Well, my back is hurting again.’ in German

Na ja, mein Rücken tut wieder weh.

nah yah mine RUE-ken toot vee-der vay

[nah yah mine RUE-ken toot vee-der vay]

Phrase Breakdown

Na ja, mein Rücken

nah yah mine RUE-ken

Well, my back

'Na ja' is a hesitant 'well'. 'Rücken' has a short ü: round your lips as for 'oo' and say 'ee'.

Example

Na ja, mein Rücken ist steif.

Well, my back is stiff.

Words in this phrase

[nah]

well

Interjection expressing mild reaction.

Example

Na, das ist gut.

Well, that's good.

[yah]

well / oh well

After 'na', 'ja' forms a hesitant filler, not a real 'yes'.

Example

Na ja, es geht so.

Oh well, it's so-so.

mein

[mine]

Possessive word meaning something belongs to me.

Example

In „Mein Geburtstag ist“ zeigt „Mein“, dass es um meine Daten geht.

In “My birthday is,” “Mein” shows that it is about my personal information.

Rücken

[RUE-ken]

back (pain)

'Rücken haben' is colloquial for having back pain.

Example

Ich habe Rücken.

My back is hurting.

tut wieder weh.

toot vee-der vay

hurts again.

'wehtun' (to hurt) is a separable verb, so 'weh' goes to the end. The h in 'weh' is silent.

Example

Mein Kopf tut wieder weh.

My head hurts again.

Words in this phrase

tut

[toot]

does (hurt)

Form of 'tun'; with 'weh' it means 'to hurt'.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

wieder

[vee-der]

again

Once more; another time.

Example

Wieder einmal.

Once again.

weh

[vay]

sore, painful

Used with 'tun' to express that something hurts.

Example

Das tut sehr weh.

That hurts a lot.

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