How to Say ‘My stomach hurts.’ in Japanese
おなかがいたいです。
onaka ga i tai desu
[oh-nah-kah gah ee tah-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: A safe, polite full sentence. If you’re struggling, you can even just say [おなか] + [いたいです].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese pharmacists are trained to triage OTC needs—starting with a clear symptom like this helps them ask the right questions fast.
Phrase Breakdown
おなか
onaka
[oh-nah-kah]
stomach; belly
Body part word. In this full sentence, it’s the thing that hurts (おなかが…).
すみません、おなかがいたいです。
Excuse me, my stomach hurts.
が
ga
[gah]
(subject marker)
Marks what hurts/what has the symptom. Very common in symptom sentences: 頭が痛い, のどが痛い, etc.
おなかがいたいです。
My stomach hurts.
いたい
i tai
hurts; painful
い-adjective meaning “painful.” Used to describe where it hurts: Xが痛い.
のどがいたいです。
My throat hurts.
Words in this phrase
い
i
[ee]
(part of いたい)
First mora of いたい. Included here because the phrase is split into tokens.
おなかがいたいです。
My stomach hurts.
たい
tai
[tah-ee]
(part of いたい)
Second part of いたい. Together with い, it forms the full adjective meaning “hurts.”
おなかがいたいです。
My stomach hurts.
です
desu
[dess]
am/is (polite)
Polite ending to sound respectful. Especially appropriate in pharmacies and clinics.
おなかがいたいです。
My stomach hurts.
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