avoir mal

Meanings

Verb

1. to have a pain, to have an ache (intransitive, followed by à)

Examples8

avoir mal à la tête

to have a headache

avoir mal aux pieds

for one's feet to be hurting

avoir mal à la gorge

to have a sore throat

avoir mal au ventre

to have a bellyache

Je ne veux pas avoir mal.

I don't want to be in pain.

avoir mal au dos

to have backache