How to Say ‘My stomach hurts’ in Japanese
おなかがいたい
onaka ga i tai
[oh-nah-kah gah ee tie]
💬 Usage Tip: Pattern: [body part] + [が] + [いたい]. Think “My ___ hurts.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: This direct symptom statement is exactly what staff expect when choosing over-the-counter medicine.
Phrase Breakdown
おなか
onaka
[oh-nah-kah]
stomach
The noun “stomach/belly.” In the pattern おなかがいたい, it marks what hurts.
おなかがいたいので、整腸剤はありますか。
My stomach hurts, so do you have a probiotic/digestive medicine?
が
ga
[gah]
(subject marker)
Particle marking the subject/thing experiencing a condition. Here it marks おなか as what hurts.
おなかがいたいです。
My stomach hurts.
い
i
[ee]
(part of “itai”)
First mora of いたい. Not typically used alone; it forms the adjective with たい.
きのうからおなかがいたいです。
My stomach has hurt since yesterday.
たい
tai
[tie]
(part of “itai”)
Second part of いたい. Together with い it makes いたい (“hurts”).
食べたあと、おなかがいたいことがあります。
Sometimes my stomach hurts after I eat.
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