schmerzen vs. wehtun what is the difference?

[despina11111]

Mein Hals schmerzt.
Schmerzt deinen Halz?

Mein Hals tut mir weh.
Was tut dir weh?

Are these correct? Can I use the both verbs for these sentences or not?

ich bin physiotherapeutin von Beruf. Diese verben sind für mich sehr wichtig zu lernen.
Könnt ihr mir bitte helfen?
Danke! :D

Please correct me if I am wrong! thank you :D

[RedAngel666]

Hi Despina,

der Schmerz/schmerzen is more used in formal speech. wehtun is more collquial. in formal sentences we use more often Schmerz to build a sentence. 'Wo haben/spüren Sie die Schmerzen? Wie oft haben Sie schmerzen' Like Cythra wrote wehtun is more for children or colloquial 'Wo tut's denn weh? Hast Du Dir wehgetan?'

Please have a look on leo.org. That maybe helps you to understand the using of these words.

https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/wehtun

https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Schmerz

https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/schmerzen

Please notice below the translation lists are forum discussions. Please have also a look at them. I think to read them can help you a lot.

best regards Angel

ps. If you still have questions don't hesitate to write

[despina11111]

thank you very much :D

[Cythra]

Hi despina

The second one is: Schmerzt dein Hals? The others are ok, but they are informal - you'd probably ask your clients Schmerzt Ihr Hals? / Wo tut es Ihnen weh?

I would use weh tun more for kids and schmerzen more for adults, but they are almost interchangeable.

[despina11111]

thanky you very much :D