Telling the doctor where it hurts in Italian

1. 1
   dolore/doˈlore/

   painnoun

   An unpleasant physical sensation in a part of the body.
2. 2
   male/ˈmale/

   pain, achenoun

   Pain or discomfort you feel in the body.
3. 3
   schiena/ˈskjɛna/

   backnoun

   The back of the body, from the neck to the waist.
4. 4

   pettochest

5. 5

   stomacostomach

6. 6

   ginocchioknee

7. 7

   cavigliaankle

8. 8

   brucioreburning

9. 9

   premereto press

10. 10

    indicareto point out

The sentences3 of 10

1. Ho un dolore forte qui da tre giorni.

   I've had a strong pain here for three days.

2. Mi fa male soprattutto quando mi alzo dal letto.

   It hurts most when I get out of bed.

3. La schiena mi fa male da più di una settimana.

   My back has hurt for more than a week.

Pronunciation

• schiena/ˈskjɛna/

  sch is read /sk/, hard: the h just keeps the c hard. The stress falls on the first syllable, with an open e: SCHIE-na.

Questions

How do I tell the doctor the pain has lasted a while?

You can say "Ho un dolore forte qui da tre giorni" (I've had a strong pain here for three days), or for your back, "La schiena mi fa male da più di una settimana".

What does bruciore mean?

It's a burning sensation, an unpleasant heat, like the one you can feel in your stomach after eating.