How to Say ‘My stomach hurts.’ in Japanese
お腹が痛いです。
onaka ga itai desu
[oh-NAH-kah ga ee-TAH-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Swap in another body part to say what hurts: 頭が痛いです "I have a headache", 喉が痛いです "my throat hurts". お腹 is read (onaka).
Phrase Breakdown
お腹が
onaka ga
my stomach (subject)
お腹 (onaka) means 'stomach / belly'. The particle が marks it as the subject. Say 'o-na-ka-ga' smoothly.
お腹がすきました。
I'm hungry.
Words in this phrase
お腹
onaka
[oh-NAH-kah]
stomach; belly
Common polite word for the stomach or abdomen.
お腹がすきました。
I'm hungry.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
痛いです。
itai desu
hurts
痛い (itai) means 'painful'. です makes it polite. The final 'su' is usually whispered: 'i-ta-i-des'.
頭が痛いです。
I have a headache.
Words in this phrase
痛い
itai
[ee-TAH-ee]
painful; it hurts
I-adjective describing pain.
頭が痛いです。
My head hurts.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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