How to Say ‘Does it hurt? / Is it painful?’ in Japanese
いたいですか
i tai desu ka
[ee tah-ee dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Question form of [いたいです]. Rising intonation + [か] makes it a clear yes/no question.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Pharmacists often use short, simple questions like this to keep the conversation easy for everyone.
Phrase Breakdown
い
i
[ee]
(part of いたい)
First mora of いたい. In this question, it’s part of “Does it hurt?”
いつからおなかがいたいですか。
Since when has your stomach been hurting?
たい
tai
[tah-ee]
(part of いたい)
Second part of いたい, completing the adjective “hurts.”
どこがいたいですか。
Where does it hurt?
です
desu
[dess]
is (polite)
Polite ending used before か to form a polite question.
どこがいたいですか。
Where does it hurt?
か
ka
[kah]
(question marker)
Turns the sentence into a question: ～ですか.
いたいですか。
Does it hurt?
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