How to Say ‘Where exactly does it hurt?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Dónde le duele exactamente?
DOHN-deh leh DWEH-leh ek-sahk-tah-MEN-teh
[DOHN-deh leh DWEH-leh ek-sahk-tah-MEN-teh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Dónde le duele
DOHN-deh leh DWEH-leh
Where does it hurt
'Duele' comes from 'doler' (to hurt). Say 'due' as one quick sound: DUE-le.
¿Dónde le duele ahora?
Where does it hurt now?
Words in this phrase
Dónde
[DOHN-deh]
where
Question word asking about place; has an accent in questions.
¿Dónde vives?
Where do you live?
le
[leh]
to you (formal)
Indirect object pronoun for formal 'usted'.
¿Le traigo algo más?
Can I bring you anything else?
duele
[DWEH-leh]
hurts
From 'doler'; something hurts a person, used with me/te/le.
Me duele la cabeza.
My head hurts.
exactamente?
ek-sahk-tah-MEN-teh
exactly?
Spanish adverbs often end in '-mente', like English '-ly'. Pronounce it ek-sak-ta-MEN-te, with the stress on 'MEN'.
¿Qué pasó exactamente?
What happened exactly?
Words in this phrase
exactamente
[ek-sahk-tah-MEN-teh]
exactly
Adverb asking for or giving precise detail.
No sé exactamente cuándo empezó.
I don't know exactly when it started.
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