Korean with my language exchange friend EP.9

Ep.9: Talking About Being Sick

In this episode, both Jihoon and Emily aren’t feeling well and share their symptoms. You’ll learn Korean expressions to describe sickness, pain, and comfort someone naturally.

1. Dialogue by Topic

🤒 Talking About Being Sick

1. Feeling Unwell

Jihoon: 몸이 안 좋아요.
Jihoon: I don’t feel well.

Emily: 어디가 아파요?
Emily: Where does it hurt?

Jihoon: 머리가 아파요.
Jihoon: I have a headache.

2. Stomachache

Emily: 사실 저도 배가 아파요.
Emily: Actually, my stomach hurts too.

Jihoon: 약 먹었어요?
Jihoon: Did you take medicine?

Emily: 아직 안 먹었어요. 그냥 쉬고 있어요.
Emily: Not yet. I’m just resting.

3. Fever

Jihoon: 열이 나요.
Jihoon: I have a fever.

Emily: 병원에 가는 게 좋겠어요.
Emily: You’d better go to the hospital.

4. Cold/Flu

Emily: 저도 감기에 걸린 것 같아요.
Emily: I think I caught a cold too.

Jihoon: 목이 아파요? 기침도 해요?
Jihoon: Do you have a sore throat? Are you coughing?

Emily: 네, 둘 다 있어요.
Emily: Yes, both.

5. Comforting Each Other

Emily: 푹 쉬세요.
Emily: Get plenty of rest.

Jihoon: Emily 씨도 빨리 나으세요.
Jihoon: You too, get well soon.

2. Key Expressions

몸이 안 좋아요 → I don’t feel well
어디가 아파요? → Where does it hurt?
머리가 아파요 → I have a headache
배가 아파요 → My stomach hurts
약 먹었어요? → Did you take medicine?
열이 나요 → I have a fever
병원에 가는 게 좋겠어요 → You’d better go to the hospital
감기에 걸렸어요 → I caught a cold
목이 아파요 → I have a sore throat
기침이 나요 → I’m coughing
푹 쉬세요 → Get plenty of rest
빨리 나으세요 → Get well soon

3. Grammar & Notes

~이/가 아파요

Used to describe pain in a body part.
Example: 머리가 아파요 (My head hurts), 배가 아파요 (My stomach hurts).

~에 걸렸어요

Means “caught (an illness).”
Example: 감기에 걸렸어요 (I caught a cold).

약 먹었어요?

Literally “Did you take medicine?” → very common way of showing care.

병원에 가는 게 좋겠어요

Polite suggestion for more serious symptoms (like fever).
Example: 열이 나요. → 병원에 가는 게 좋겠어요.

-세요 (polite suggestion)

Polite way to suggest or give advice.
Example: 푹 쉬세요 (Get plenty of rest), 약 드세요 (Please take medicine).

4. Practice

몸이 안 좋아요. → I don’t feel well.
머리가 ___ 아파요. → My ___ hurts.
약 ___어요? → Did you ___ medicine?
열이 나요. → I have a fever.
병원에 가는 게 ___겠어요. → You’d better go to ___.
빨리 ___세요. → Please ___ quickly.

5. Wrap-up

In this episode, Jihoon and Emily both felt sick and shared their symptoms. You learned how to describe headaches, stomachaches, fever, colds, sore throats, and coughing. You also practiced natural ways to comfort someone, like asking if they took medicine or suggesting they get rest.

👉 Next time, they will continue with another everyday topic to make your Korean even more natural.

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