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How to Say ‘My knee doesn't hurt anymore.’ in Mexican Spanish

Ya no me duele la rodilla.

yah noh meh DWEH-leh lah roh-DEE-yah

[yah noh meh DWEH-leh lah roh-DEE-yah]

💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says "the knee hurts me", so it's la rodilla, not "my knee". For more than one thing, use duelen: me duelen los pies "my feet hurt".

Phrase Breakdown

Ya no me duele

yah noh meh DWEH-leh

It no longer hurts

Says that a pain has stopped. 'Duele' is pronounced 'DWEH-leh'.

Example

Ya no me duele nada.

Nothing hurts anymore.

Words in this phrase

Ya

[yah]

anymore (with no)

With 'no', means no longer / not anymore.

Example

Ya no fumo.

I don't smoke anymore.

no

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

me

[meh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.

Example

En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.

In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.

duele

[DWEH-leh]

hurts

From 'doler'; something hurts a person, used with me/te/le.

Example

Me duele la cabeza.

My head hurts.

la rodilla.

lah roh-DEE-yah

the knee / my knee

Spanish uses 'la' instead of 'my' for body parts. Roll the 'r' in 'rodilla'. 'll' sounds like 'y': 'ro-DEE-ya'.

Example

Me lastimé la rodilla.

I hurt my knee.

Words in this phrase

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

rodilla

[roh-DEE-yah]

knee

The joint in the middle of the leg.

Example

Me duele la rodilla.

My knee hurts.

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