320: It hurts a lot!

Subtitles:

Elimi kestim! = I cut my hand! Çok acıyor, çok acıyor, çok acıyor! = It hurts a lot!

Vocabulary:

elimi [=my hand]. Hand is “el”. kestim [=I cut] (past simple) from kesmek= to cut çok [=very; a lot; so much] acıyor [= it hurts] (present continuous) from acımak= to hurt; to ache. Normally native Turkish speakers leave out the final "r" when using a present continuous verb in the third person.  Tip: There are two verbs in Turkish to express “hurt or ache”: “acımak” and “ağrımak”. So how can you decide which one to use in specific sentences? Generally speaking, if the pain is internal, say like a toothache or a stomach ache, use “ağrımak”. If the pain is external or visible, i.e., there is a cut or a wound, then use “acımak”. Notice how Can in the video above uses “acıyor” over “ağrıyor” since “acıyor” expresses the idea of physical, external pain, probably with a bleeding cut or wound. Examples: My back hurts [=sırtım ağrıyor] My stomach hurts [=karnım ağrıyor] My tooth is aching/I have a toothache [=dişim ağrıyor] My head hurts/I have a headache [=kafam ağrıyor] while “kafam acıyor” would imply there is a wound or cut in the head. However, note the following difference between: kalbim ağrıyor [=I have a heart pain] vs. kalbim acıyor [=I have a heartache; I am heartbroken].

  

Video is from the Turkish Series "İlişki Durumu: Karışık"

English Title: "Relationship Status: It's Complicated"