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How to Say ‘Does your arm hurt?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Le duele el brazo?

leh DWEH-leh ehl BRAH-thoh

[leh DWEH-leh ehl BRAH-thoh]

🇪🇸 In Spain: Doctors and nurses in Spain often address patients politely like this, especially older ones. Many younger staff switch to te straight away, and that's normal rather than rude.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Le duele

leh DWEH-leh

Does it hurt (you)

This is the formal 'usted' question. Say le-DUE-le with rising intonation.

Example

¿Le duele mucho?

Does it hurt a lot?

Words in this phrase

[leh]

you / to you

Indirect object pronoun used formally for 'you' in polite speech.

Example

Le esperamos a las ocho en punto.

We are expecting you at eight o'clock sharp.

duele

[DWEH-leh]

hurts

Third-person singular of 'doler', used with a singular body part.

Example

Me duele la cabeza.

My head hurts.

el brazo?

ehl BRAH-thoh

the arm?

Say el-BRA-zo. Tap the 'r' after the 'b', and in Spain the 'z' sounds like 'th'.

Example

Me rompí el brazo.

I broke my arm.

Words in this phrase

[ehl]

the

A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.

The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.

brazo

[BRAH-thoh]

arm

The limb from the shoulder to the hand.

Example

Tiene el brazo roto.

He has a broken arm.

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