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How to Say ‘My stomach has been hurting for two days.’ in German

Mein Bauch tut seit zwei Tagen weh.

mine bowkh toot zyte tsvy TAH-gen vay

[mine bowkh toot zyte tsvy TAH-gen vay]

💬 Usage Tip: wehtun "to hurt" splits apart, with weh going to the very end: Mein Kopf tut weh "My head hurts". Swap in any body part to reuse it.

Phrase Breakdown

Mein Bauch tut

mine bowkh toot

My stomach hurts

'Bauch' (belly) has a throaty 'ch' at the end, like Scottish 'loch'. 'tut' is the first half of 'wehtun'.

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

Words in this phrase

Mein

[mine]

Possessive word used before masculine or neuter nouns.

Example

Mein Vater kocht gern.

My father likes to cook.

Bauch

[bowkh]

belly, abdomen

Everyday word for the stomach area; masculine noun.

Example

Mein Bauch ist geschwollen.

My belly is swollen.

tut

[toot]

does (hurt)

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

Example

Mein Kopf tut weh.

My head hurts.

seit zwei Tagen weh.

zyte tsvy TAH-gen vay

for two days.

'weh' completes the separable verb 'wehtun' and goes at the end. It sounds like 'vay'.

Example

Das Knie tut seit zwei Tagen weh.

My knee has hurt for two days.

Words in this phrase

seit

[zyte]

since / for

Used with time expressions to show duration from the past until now.

Example

Seit zwei Jahren arbeite ich in Berlin.

I have been working in Berlin for two years.

zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 2.

Example

Wir sind zwei Personen.

We are two people.

Tagen

[TAH-gen]

days

Dative plural of 'Tag'.

Example

In drei Tagen gehen Sie nach Hause.

In three days you go home.

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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