Posts tagged with "body parts in French"

I’m a big fan of trying to learn groups of words (nouns with the corresponding adjective, adverb, etc.) all at once to improve foreign language vocabulary rather than learning a single word here and there.   The association involved really works for me when trying to recall vocabulary.  So, I’m going to provide you with the body parts in French that have to do with the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste – la vue, l’ouïe, l’odorat, le toucher, le goût) as well as the verb, noun and property for the sense.

les organes

l’action

la propriété

la langue

le palais

goûter

sentir

le goût

gustatif

le nez

les narines

sentir

l’odorat

olfactif

la peau

sentir

toucher

le toucher

tactile

l’œil

les yeux

voir

la vue

la vision

visuel

l’oreille

entendre

l’ouïe

l’audition

auditif

acoustique

I just finished helping a family friend prepare for a French test and I thought I would share some of the vocabulary he was learning with all of you.  And besides, given that it is still winter and illnesses avail, some of these expressions could help if you are going to a French doctor.
PARTS OF THE BODY

la tête head
la main hand
le poignet wrist
la poitrine chest
le ventre stomach
la jambe leg
la cuisse thigh
le pied foot
la genou knee
le cheville ankle
le mollet calf
le talon heel
le tibia shinbone
le coude elbow
le bras arms
les doigts fingers
les orteilles toes
le visage face
le front forehead
l’oreille ear
les dents teeth
la bouche mouth
la langue tongue
la gorge throat
le cou neck
le menton chin
le nez nose
les yeux eyes

SYMPTOMS

J’ai mal à la gorge. My throat hurts.
J’ai mal à la tête. My head hurts.
J’ai horriblement mal à la tête. I’ve got a splitting headache.
J’ai mal au ventre. I’ve got a stomachache.
J’ai mal à l’oreille. I’ve got an earache.
Je tousse. I’ve got a cough.
J’ai la voix cassée. My voice is hoarse.
J’ai froid. I’m cold.
J’ai de la fièvre. I’ve got a fever.
J’ai un rhume. I’ve got a cold.
Je suis enrhumé(e). I’ve got a cold.
J’ai attrapé un coup de froid. I’ve caught a cold.
J’ai la grippe. I’ve got the flu.
J’ai la gastro. I’ve got the stomach flu.
Je me sens malade. I feel sick.
J’ai des courbatures. I’ve got aching muscles.
J’ai des frissons. I’ve got chills.
La tête me tourne. I’m dizzy.
Je viens de vomir. I’ve been vomiting.
J’ai la diarrhée. I’ve got diarrhea.
J’ai du mal à respirer. I’m having difficulty breathing.

And finally, the most important thing is to get better, so make sure you ask:
Que me conseillez-vous pour me guérir ?

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