Textbook왼쪽 어금니가 통증이 있습니다oen-jjok eo-geum-ni-ga tong-jeung-i it-seup-ni-daI have pain in my left molar
Real왼쪽 뒤에 이가 아파요oen-jjok dwi-e i-ga a-pa-yoThe tooth in the back left hurts🏷️ Any casual setting
No one says 어금니 (molar) casually. 뒤에 이 (back tooth), 앞에 이 (front tooth), 위/아래 (upper/lower) is how real patients talk. Point and say 여기요.
Dental & specialist vocabulary
At the dentist
이가 시려요My tooth is sensitive (to cold)
잇몸에서 피가 나요My gums are bleeding
이가 흔들려요My tooth is loose
마취 좀 해주세요Please use anesthesia
아프면 손 들게요I'll raise my hand if it hurts
Korean dentists are efficient and skilled. Dental cleaning (스케일링) is covered by insurance once a year — most Koreans go annually. The phrase 아프면 손 들게요 is the universal dentist-chair survival Korean.
Korean specialist system: you CAN go directly to a specialist without a referral (unlike many countries). Just search for the right '과' (department): 내과 (internal), 외과 (surgery), 피부과 (dermatology), 정신건강의학과 (psychiatry). Use Naver to find clinics near you with reviews.
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