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😷 Chapter 8 · A2 — Exercise 5: Describing Your Pain
The doctor needs to know where it hurts — can you describe it in Spanish?
Body parts, pain types and duration — the words that help you get the right treatment fast.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 expressions. You'll use them when describing your pain to a doctor.
el dolor
→
the pain / ache
agudo/a
→
sharp (pain)
sordo/a
→
dull / throbbing (pain)
el pecho
→
the chest
la espalda
→
the back
el estómago
→
the stomach
la cabeza
→
the head
la rodilla
→
the knee
desde hace
→
for (time) / since
insoportable
→
unbearable