Korean phrases / Everyday Korean
머리 아프고 열도 있는 것 같아요
meo-ri a-peu-go yeol-do it-neun geot ga-ta-yo
“My head hurts and I think I have a fever too”
🏷️ Any casual settingTextbook vs Real
Textbook머리가 아프고 열이 있습니다meo-ri-ga a-peu-go yeol-i it-seum-ni-da
Real머리 아프고 열도 있는 것 같아요meo-ri a-peu-go yeol-do it-neun geot ga-ta-yo
Why Koreans say it this way
At Korean clinics, ~것 같아요 (I think/it seems like) is how patients describe symptoms. Being too definitive sounds odd — you're not the doctor. 것 같다 softens everything.
Situation: health