[#58] 🎧 How to Say 'I Have a Bad Cough' in Korean

How to Say 'I Have a Bad Cough' in Korean

 

The phrase "기침이 심해요."

( gi-chim-i sim-hae-yo )

🗣 Meaning: "I have a bad cough."

 

🔍Here’s the breakdown: 

✔️ 기침 (gi-chim) = Cough

✔️ 이 (-i) = Subject marker

✔️ 심해요 (sim-hae-yo) = Severe, bad

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🧔🏻You:
- I have a bad cough. : ( gi-chim-i sim-hae-yo )

 

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👨‍⚕️Pharmacist:

 - Since when have you had it? : ( eon-je-bu-teo geu-raess-eo-yo? )

 

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🧔🏻You:
- Since yesterday. : ( eo-je-bu-teo-yo )

 

 

- Since today : ( o-neul-bu-teo-yo )

 

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💡 In Korea, when you have a cough, 

people may wear a mask 

to prevent spreading germs. 

Pharmacies offer a variety of cough medicines, 

and you can simply describe your symptoms 

to the pharmacist for recommendations. 

 

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