How to say "painful, it hurts" in Russian?

Больно

"painful, it hurts" is Больно in Russian.

Больно means "painful, it hurts" in English.

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Word #1132 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B1.

Example

Ему было больно слышать такие слова от друга.

It was painful for him to hear such words from a friend.