How to say

It hurts

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ይጎዳል

Yi-go-dal

This is a standard way to express pain.

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Arabic العربية ar

يؤلمني

Yoo-li-mu-nee

This is a standard way to express pain.

Bangla বাংলা bn

ব্যাথা লাগছে

Bya-tha lag-che

This is a common way to express pain.

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Catalan català ca

Em fa mal

Em fa mahl

This is a common and widely used phrase to express pain.

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Czech čeština cs

Bolí to

Bo-lee toh

This is a standard way to express that something hurts.

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Danish dansk da

Det gør ondt

Deh gøhr ont

This is a common way to express pain.

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German Deutsch de

Es tut weh

Es toot vay

This is a standard way to express pain, applicable in most situations.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Πονάει

Po-NAH-ee

This is a standard way to express pain.

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Spanish Español es

Me duele

Meh DWEH-leh

This is a common and versatile phrase used in various situations to express pain.

Estonian eesti et

See valutab

Say va-loo-tab

This is a common way to express pain.

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Basque Basque eu

Minatu min

Mi-na-too min

This is a common way to express pain.

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Persian فارسی fa

درد می‌کند

Dard mee-ko-nad

This is a standard way to express pain.

Finnish suomi fi

Se sattuu

Se sat-too

This is a common way to express pain.

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French Français fr

Ça fait mal

Sah fay mahl

This is the most common way to express pain; 'Ça' refers to 'it' or 'that'.

Galician Galician gl

Dóeme

Doe-eh-meh

This is a common and versatile phrase used in various situations to express pain.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

દુખે છે

Du-khe chhe

This is a common way to express pain.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Yana ciwo

Ya-na chee-wo

This is a common way to express pain.

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Hebrew עברית he

זה כואב

Zeh koh-EV

This is a common way to express pain.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

दर्द हो रहा है

Dard ho ruh-ha hai

This is a common way to express pain.

Hungarian magyar hu

Fáj

Fai

This is a simple and common way to express pain.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Sakit

Sa-KEET

This word is also used to mean 'sick'.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Það er sárt

Thath er sourt

This is a common way to express pain.

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Italian Italiano it

Mi fa male

Mee fah MAH-leh

This is a common and widely used phrase to express pain.

Japanese 日本語 ja

痛い

ee-TAI

This is a common way to express pain.

Korean 한국어 ko

아파요

Ah-pa-yo

This is a common way to express pain; the polite form is 'apayo'.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Skauda

Skow-da

This is a common way to express pain.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Tas sāp

Tas sahp

This is a common way to express pain.

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Marathi मराठी mr

दुखत आहे

Du-khat aa-hey

This is a common way to express pain.

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Malay Melayu ms

Sakit

Sa-KEET

This word is also used to mean 'sick'.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Het doet pijn

Het doot payn

This is a common and straightforward way to express pain.

Norwegian norsk no

Det gjør vondt

Det yøːr vont

This is a common way to express pain.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਦਰਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

Dard hun-da hai

This is a common way to express pain.

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Polish polski pl

Boli

BO-lee

This is a direct and common way to express pain.

Portuguese Português pt

Dói

Doy

This is a short and direct way to say 'It hurts'.

Romanian română ro

Doare

Do-AH-reh

This is a direct and common way to express pain.

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Russian русский ru

Мне больно

Mnye BOHL-noh

This phrase is used in various situations to express pain.

Swedish svenska sv

Det gör ont

Deh yurr ont

This is a common way to express pain.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Inauma

ee-NAU-mah

This is a common way to express pain.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

வலிக்குது

Va-li-ku-thu

This is a common way to express pain.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నొప్పిగా ఉంది

Nopp-i-ga un-dhi

This is a common way to express pain.

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Thai ไทย th

เจ็บ

Jep

This is a simple and direct way to express pain.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Masakit

Ma-sa-KEET

This is a common and versatile phrase to express pain.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Acıyor

Ah-juh-yor

This is a common and versatile phrase to express pain.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Мені боляче

Meh-NEE bo-LYAH-cheh

This phrase is used to express pain in various situations.

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Urdu اردو ur

درد ہو رہا ہے

Dard ho ruh-ha hai

This is a common way to express pain.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Đau

Dow

This is a simple and direct way to express pain.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ó ń rọ

Oh n ro

This is a common way to express pain.

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Chinese 中文 zh

疼

Tung

This is a simple and direct way to express pain.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

痛

Tung (tone 3)

This is a simple and direct way to express pain.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Kuyabuhlungu

Koo-yah-boo-hloon-goo

This is a common way to express pain.

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