Shall we find out how to express ourselves when we’re sick?

When you’re feeling bad because you’re hurt or due to illness, you can say apeuda in Korean.

You can either say apeuda or apayo.

I hurt my finger earlier.

In this case, you can say 손가락이 아프다 or 손가락이 아파요

아프다 is a word you can use when you’re sick or in an accident. You can use the word with all parts of your bodies.

Is any part of your body hurting right now?

Why don’t you use apeuda behind the part that hurts?

배가 아프다

배가 아파요

목이 아프다

목이 아파요

머리가 아프다

머리가 아파요

아프다 can be used to mean that your heart is hurting too.

When you’ve broken up with someone you love, you can say 마음아 아프다 or 가슴이 아파요

Please remember that 아프다 can be used for both body and heart.

Michi;’s boyfriend Ilhan is worried about Michil, and asks a question.

아프니?

At first, Michil answers like this. 응, 아파.

But she changes her mind to say아니, 안 아파.

She is feeling sick, but she just wants to see Ilhan.

If you want to ask a friend if she’s sick or not, you can ask by saying 아프니?

The answer can be either 응, 아파

Or 아니, 안 아파

If you want to be more formal. You can ask like this 아파요?

The answers can be either 아파요 or 안 아파요.


Words

아프다 - sick ( Adjective )

아파요 - to be sick ( Adjective )

배 - stomach ( Noun )

목 - throat , neck ( Noun )

손가락 - finger ( Noun )

Phrases

머리가 아프다/아파요 - My head hurts (I have a headache) ( Informal polite )

이/가 아프다/아파요 - ___ hurts ( Informal casual )

배가 아프다/아파요 - My stomach hurts. (I have a stomachache). ( Informal casual )

목이 아프다/아파요 - My throat hurts. (I have a sore throat) ( Informal casual )

손가락이 아프다/아파요. - My finger hurts ( Informal casual )

아파? /아프니? - Are you sick? ( Informal casual )

응, 아파, - Yes, I am sick. ( Informal casual )

아니, 안 아파. - No, I am not sick. ( Informal casual )

아파요? - Are you sick? ( Informal polite )

네, 아파요. - Yes, I am sick. ( Informal polite )

아니요, 안 아파요. - No, I am not sick. ( Informal polite )