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Le corps
Knowing the parts of the body can come in handy when playing sports, clothes shopping, seeing the doctor, and more. Learn how to talk about your body in French, from head to toe.
| le corps | body | |
| des cheveux | hair | |
| une tête | head | |
| un crâne | skull, head | |
| un visage | face | |
| un œil des yeux |
eye eyes |
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| un nez | nose | |
| une joue | cheek | |
| une bouche une gueule |
mouth (familiar) |
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| une lèvre | lip | |
| une dent | tooth | |
| une oreille | ear | |
| un cou | neck | |
| une gorge | throat | |
| une poitrine | chest | |
| un cœur | heart | |
| un estomac | stomach | |
| un bras | arm | |
| une épaule | shoulder | |
| un coude | elbow | |
| un poignet | wrist | |
| une main | hand | |
| un doigt | finger | |
| un ongle | fingernail | |
| un pouce | thumb | |
| un dos | back | |
| une jambe | leg | |
| un genou | knee | |
| une cheville | ankle | |
| un pied | foot | |
| un orteil | toe |
In French, possessive adjectives are usually not used to indicate the owner of any given body part. Instead, we use a reflexive pronoun plus a definite article.
Par exemple…
| Je me lave le visage. | I’m washing my face. | |
| Quand est-ce que tu t’es cassé le bras ? | When did you break your arm? |
But of course there are exceptions: Using possessive adjectives with parts of the body
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