Korean · TOPIK Band 1 · Chapter 29
어디가 아파요?Where does it hurt?
The body and health. Words: 몸 (body), 머리 (head), 배 (stomach), 목 (throat), 손 (hand), 발 (foot), 아프다 (to hurt/be sick), 열 (fever), 기침 (cough), 병원 (hospital). Key grammar: to say where it hurts, use "[body part]이/가 아파요" — 머리가 아파요 (my head hurts), 배가 아파요 (my stomach hurts). "아프다" is an adjective, so it takes "이/가" and NOT the object marker "을/를" (do not confuse it with the "을/를" from ch19). English speakers say "머리를 아파요" copying "My head hurts" ✗ → "머리가 아파요" ✓. Symptoms are said with "열이 있어요" (have a fever), "기침을 해요" (have a cough), and if you are sick, "병원에 가요" (go to the hospital). Pronunciation corner: batchim sounds (몸, 목, 손, 발).
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머리를 아파요? 머리가 아파요?
- Jieun마이클씨,어디가아파요?Michael, where does it hurt?
- Michael저는머리를아파요.그리고배를아파요.My head hurts. And my stomach hurts. (slip: 아프다 takes 이/가, not the object marker 을/를: "머리가 아파요", "배가 아파요")
- Jieun"아프다"는"이/가"를써요:머리가아파요."아프다" takes "이/가": 머리가 아파요.
- Michael아,머리가아파요.그리고배가아파요.Ah, my head hurts. And my stomach hurts.
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병원에서— At the hospital
- 의사어디가아파요?Where does it hurt?
- Michael목이아파요.그리고열이있어요.My throat hurts. And I have a fever.
- 의사기침을해요?Do you have a cough?
- Michael네,기침을해요.Yes, I have a cough.
- 의사물을많이마시세요.그리고쉬세요.Drink lots of water. And rest.
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- 몸
nounbody
- 머리
nounhead
- 배
nounstomach, belly
- 목
nounthroat, neck
- 손
nounhand
- 발
nounfoot
- 아프다
adjectiveto hurt, be sick (→ 아파요)
- 열
nounfever
- 기침
nouncough
- 병원
nounhospital, clinic
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Where it hurts: "[body part]이/가 아파요"
Explanation
To say where it hurts, use "[body part]이/가 아파요": 머리가 아파요 (my head hurts), 배가 아파요 (my stomach hurts), 목이 아파요 (my throat hurts). "아프다" is an adjective, so it takes "이/가" — not the object marker "을/를". We learned "을/를" in ch19, but it is not used with "아프다". Copying English "My head hurts" as "머리를 아파요" is wrong — "머리가 아파요" is correct. If several places hurt, say each with "-이/가 아파요": "머리가 아파요. 그리고 배가 아파요." Other symptoms are said with "열이 있어요" (have a fever) and "기침을 해요" (have a cough — here "을/를" marks the object of "기침을 하다"), and if you are sick, "병원에 가요".
Examples
- 머리가 아파요.My head hurts.
- 배가 아파요. 그리고 목이 아파요.My stomach hurts. And my throat hurts.
- 열이 있어요. 기침을 해요.I have a fever. I have a cough.
- 많이 아파요. 병원에 가요.It hurts a lot. I am going to the hospital.
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한글: 받침 소리 (몸, 목, 손, 발)— Hangul: batchim sounds (몸, 목, 손, 발)
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