Questions & Answers about Bolí mě hlava a jedno oko, proto dnes nechci jít do práce.
Czech usually talks about pain differently from English.
- English: I have a headache.
- Czech: literally “My head hurts me” → Bolí mě hlava.
Key points:
- Bolí = hurts / is hurting (3rd person singular).
- hlava = the subject (nominative).
- mě = the person who feels the pain (object).
So the structure is:
[subject = body part] + bolí + [object = person]
Hlava bolí mě. → neutral spoken form: Bolí mě hlava.
You can say things like mám bolavou hlavu, but:
- Bolí mě hlava is the most natural and common.
- Já mám bolest hlavy sounds formal/medical and not like everyday speech.