How to Say ‘My back was really hurting.’ in Spain Spanish
Me dolía mucho la espalda.
meh doh-LEE-ah MOO-choh lah es-PAHL-dah
[meh doh-LEE-ah MOO-choh lah es-PAHL-dah]
Phrase Breakdown
Me dolía mucho
meh doh-LEE-ah MOO-choh
It hurt me a lot
'Doler' works like 'gustar': the thing that hurts is the subject. Stress 'do-LÍ-a'.
Me dolía mucho el pie.
My foot hurt a lot.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun meaning to me.
¿Me confirma si hay rampa en la entrada?
Can you confirm to me whether there is a ramp at the entrance?
dolía
[doh-LEE-ah]
was hurting
Imperfect of doler (to hurt); describes ongoing past pain. Used like gustar.
Le dolía la cabeza.
His head was hurting.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot
An adverb meaning to a great degree or very much.
Se apoyan «Mucho» en esa empresa.
They support each other a lot in that company.
la espalda.
lah es-PAHL-dah
my back.
Spanish uses 'la' (the) rather than 'my' with body parts. Link the words smoothly: 'laes-PAL-da'.
Tengo dolor de espalda.
I have back pain.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
espalda
[es-PAHL-dah]
back
Feminine noun for the rear part of the torso.
Tengo dolor de espalda.
I have back pain.
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