Ache vs. Pain vs. Hurt: Most English learners get these wrong!

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[upbeat music] Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day. My name is Shana, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English. Make sure to visit the website, espressoenglish.net, where you can get online courses and e-books that will help you learn English even faster. Let's get started with today's lesson. Ache, pain, and hurt all mean the same thing, right? Not exactly. There are some small differences in how we use these words in English. Let's learn them. The English language has a lot of words that seem similar but are actually different, and my free gift to you is a PDF explaining twenty words that even native English speakers confuse. Download it by clicking on the link in the video description and entering your email address so that you can use these words confidently. All right. Now let's look at ache, pain, and hurt. An ache is discomfort that continues for some time. It's usually associated with a specific part of the body, such as a headache, a stomach ache, a toothache, or an earache. After you exercise, the next day, your muscles will probably ache. An ache is usually not extremely strong, so you can try to ignore it. Pain is usually stronger, more sudden, and more difficult to ignore. You would feel pain when you cut yourself or hit your head on