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How to Say ‘Where exactly does it hurt?’ in German

Wo genau tut es weh?

voh geh-NOW toot es vay

[voh geh-NOW toot es vay]

Phrase Breakdown

Wo genau

voh geh-NOW

Where exactly

'Genau' means 'exactly'. Stress the second syllable: 'geh-NOW'.

Example

Wo genau wohnen Sie?

Where exactly do you live?

Words in this phrase

[voh]

where

Question word asking about location.

Example

Wo ist das Büro?

Where is the office?

genau

[geh-NOW]

exactly

Asks for or gives precise details.

Example

Wo genau wohnst du?

Where exactly do you live?

tut es weh?

toot es vay

does it hurt?

The core question 'does it hurt?'. Say it smoothly: 'toot es vay'.

Example

Tut es hier weh?

Does it hurt here?

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.

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

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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