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

Dove le fa male, esattamente?

doh-veh leh fah MAH-leh eh-zaht-tah-MEN-teh

[doh-veh leh fah MAH-leh eh-zaht-tah-MEN-teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Dove le fa male,

doh-veh leh fah MAH-leh

Where does it hurt you,

Formal question a doctor asks. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Dove le fa male, signora?

Where does it hurt, madam?

Words in this phrase

Dove

[doh-veh]

Where

Used to ask or talk about location or position.

Example

Dove sarà il tuo cuore?

Where will your heart be?

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

[fah]

does / makes

From 'fare'; with 'male' means 'it hurts'.

Example

Il braccio le fa male?

Does your arm hurt?

male

[MAH-leh]

pain, hurt

Used with 'fare' to say something hurts.

Example

Dove ti fa male?

Where does it hurt you?

esattamente?

eh-zaht-tah-MEN-teh

exactly?

Adverb meaning 'precisely'. Stress the 'men' syllable: e-sat-ta-MEN-te.

Example

Cosa vuole esattamente?

What do you want exactly?

Words in this phrase

esattamente

[eh-zaht-tah-MEN-teh]

exactly

Adverb meaning precisely, in detail.

Example

Cosa vuoi dire esattamente?

What do you mean exactly?

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