How to Say ‘My stomach hurts.’ in Mexican Spanish
Me duele el estómago.
meh DWEH-leh el es-TOH-mah-goh
[meh DWEH-leh el es-TOH-mah-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Spanish the body part does the hurting "to me", and it takes el, not "my". Swap in other parts: Me duele la cabeza "My head hurts". With more than one, use duelen: Me duelen los pies "My feet hurt".
Phrase Breakdown
Me duele
meh DWEH-leh
It hurts me / I have a pain
'Doler' works like 'gustar'. The thing that hurts is the subject. Say: me DUE-le.
Me duele la cabeza.
My head hurts.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
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.
Me duele la cabeza.
My head hurts.
el estómago.
el es-TOH-mah-goh
the stomach
Spanish uses 'el' here, not 'my', for body parts. Stress the second syllable: es-TÓ-ma-go.
Tengo el estómago lleno.
My stomach is full.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
estómago
[es-TOH-mah-goh]
stomach
The body organ where food is digested; used with 'doler' for stomachaches.
Tengo el estómago lleno.
My stomach is full.
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