乾きました vs 渇きました

[pacerier]

What's the difference between "のど・口が乾きました" and "のど・口が渇きました" ?

Or rather, which is the correct kanji to use?

 

[Toritoribe]

渇く means "to be thirst", whereas 乾く is "to dry". Thus, both are correct but the meanings are different.

 

[pacerier]

Sorry, I don't get it.. what's the difference in meaning between these two sentences:

1. のどが乾きました

1. のどが渇きました

Don't both of them mean "I'm thirsty" ?

 

[Toritoribe]

#1 means "My throat is physically dry (e.g., because of the dry air)".

 

[pacerier]

What about:

1. のどが渇きました

2. 口が渇きました

Do both of them mean "I'm thirsty" ?

 

[Toritoribe]

のどが渇く: thirsty
のどが乾く: thirsty/dry
口が渇く: dry/(rarely "thirsty")
口が乾く: dry

So, I should say "のどが乾きました can mean..." in my previous post.(I've realized that you put the same number to the two example sentences.)

 

[pacerier]

Ok thanks for all the help =D