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A nurse asks Erica what’s wrong.

왜 그래요?
머리가 아파요.
Wae geuraeyo?
Meoriga apayo.

Translation
What's the matter?

My head hurts.

Focus Example
______가/이 아파요. 머리가 아파요.

______ga/gi apayo. Meoriga apayo.

My ________ hurts. My head hurts.

Key Vocabulary

등 목 머리 목구멍

deung mok meori mokgumeong

back neck head throat

 Sickness & Injury-Related Vocabulary
알레르기 allereugi allergy

천식 cheonsik asthma

다리가 부러지다 dariga beureojida broken leg

기침 gichim cough

당뇨병 dangnyobyeong diabetes

독감 dokgam flu

열 yeol fever

약 yak medicine

폐렴 pyeryeom pneumonia

발목을 삐다 balmogeul ppida sprained ankle

Questions and Answers About Sickness

Q. 증세가 어떻게 돼요? A. 목구멍이 아프고 기침이 나요.
Jeungsega eotteoke dwaeyo? Mokgumeongi apeugo gichimi nayo.
What are your symptoms? I have a sore throat and a cough.

Q. 얼마나 그랬어요? A. 삼일 됐어요.

Eolmana geuraesseoyo? Samil dwaesseoyo.
How long have you been feeling this way? For three days.

Phrases You Need at the Doctor’s Office

의사를 보러 가야겠어요. 몸이 안 좋아요.
Uisareul boreo gayagesseoyo. Momi an joayo.
I need to see a doctor. I don’t feel well.

열이 38도예요. 머리가 아파요.

Yeori samsippaldoyeyo. Meoriga apayo.
You have a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius. My head hurts.

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