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Headache in Korean 🇰🇷


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headache 두통
How to say “headache” in Korean? “두통”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “두통” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on headache in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Recognize that 두통 comes from the Chinese characters 頭 (두, head) and 痛 (통, pain). Remembering it as “head pain” can help you associate it with headache.
• Think of it as a compact way to say “headache” in Korean.

Explanations:
• 두통 means “headache” in Korean. It is used to describe pain or discomfort in the head.
• The word is a Sino-Korean term and is often used in both formal and everyday contexts.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• 머리 아픔 (meori apeum) – literally “head pain.”
• 머리 아파 (meori apa) – an informal way of saying “my head hurts.”

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• Besides its literal meaning, 두통 can be used metaphorically to refer to something that causes frustration or a lot of hassle, as in describing a difficult problem.
• Example in slang: When someone says “이 일은 정말 두통이야,” it implies “This task is such a headache,” meaning it’s very troublesome.

Examples of Sentences:
1. Korean: 오늘 아침에 두통이 심해서 약을 먹었어요.
 Romanized: Oneul achime dutongi simhaeseo yag-eul meogeosseoyo.
 Translation: I had a bad headache this morning, so I took some medicine.
2. Korean: 그 복잡한 문제 때문에 머리가 두통나게 되었어요.
 Romanized: Geu bokjaphan munje ttaemune meori-ga dutongnage doeeosseoyo.
 Translation: That complicated problem gave me a headache.

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