GermanA2Lesson 4.1
🇩🇪 German A2 · Lesson 4.1

Mir tut der Kopf weh — The body and symptoms

Name parts of the body and say what hurts.

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A flatmate notices her roommate is unwell and asks what's wrong.

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der Kopfthe head 🔊
der Bauchthe stomach / belly 🔊
der Halsthe throat / neck 🔊
die Kopfschmerzenthe headache 🔊
krankill / sick 🔊
das Fieberthe fever 🔊

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« Mir tut der Kopf weh und ich habe Halsschmerzen. » 🔊
My head hurts and I have a sore throat.
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Du siehst nicht gut aus. Bist du krank? 🔊You don't look well. Are you ill?
Ja, mir tut der Kopf weh und ich habe Halsschmerzen. 🔊Yes, my head hurts and I have a sore throat.
Hast du auch Fieber? 🔊Do you also have a fever?
Ein bisschen. Mein Bauch tut auch weh. 🔊A little. My stomach hurts too.
Du solltest im Bett bleiben und viel Tee trinken. 🔊You should stay in bed and drink lots of tea.
Grammar in focus · expressing pain

There are two common ways to say something hurts. (1) « wehtun » with the dative person: « Mir tut der Kopf weh » (literally: to me the head does hurt). The pattern is « Mir / Dir tut der/die/das … weh »; for plural body parts use « tun »: « Mir tun die Füße weh. » (2) « Ich habe … schmerzen » — combine the body part with -schmerzen as one compound noun: Kopfschmerzen (headache), Halsschmerzen (sore throat), Bauchschmerzen (stomach ache), Zahnschmerzen (toothache). General state: « Ich bin krank », « Ich habe Fieber. »

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Write 3 sentences describing how you feel when you have a cold.

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Gute Besserung! Use « Mir tut … weh » for single parts and compounds like « Halsschmerzen ». Body-part nouns are capitalised: « der Kopf ».

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