How to Say ‘My stomach hurts a lot.’ in Spain Spanish
Me duele mucho el estómago.
meh DWEH-leh MOO-choh ehl es-TOH-mah-goh
[meh DWEH-leh MOO-choh ehl es-TOH-mah-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: With body parts Spanish says "the", not "my": el estómago, never mi estómago. The me already tells you whose stomach it is, so me duele la cabeza means "my head hurts".
Phrase Breakdown
Me duele mucho
meh DWEH-leh MOO-choh
It hurts a lot
'Me duele' means 'it hurts me'. Keep 'mucho' attached as one unit.
Me duele mucho la espalda.
My back hurts a lot.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me / me
Indirect object pronoun showing that something matters to the speaker.
Me interesa mucho saber cómo trabaja el equipo.
I am very interested in knowing how the team works.
duele
[DWEH-leh]
hurts
From 'doler' (to hurt); works like 'gustar', the body part is the subject.
Le duele la cabeza.
His head hurts.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot / very much
Adverb meaning a lot or very much.
Aprendí mucho en la charla de hoy.
I learned a lot in today's talk.
el estómago.
ehl es-TOH-mah-goh
the stomach
Spanish uses 'el' (the), not 'my', with body parts. Stress the second syllable: es-TÓ-ma-go.
Tengo el estómago lleno.
My stomach is full.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
estómago
[es-TOH-mah-goh]
stomach
Masculine noun for the digestive organ; also used loosely for the belly.
Tengo el estómago vacío.
My stomach is empty.
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