This is a list of 35 common words for talking about body parts in French, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Body parts in French: la tête, les cheveux, le visage, l'œil, l'oreille, le nez, la bouche. The table below gives all 35 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la tête /tɛt/ | head | Il se couvre la tête quand il pleut. He covers his head when it rains. |
| les cheveux /ʃəvø/ | hair | Elle a les cheveux longs depuis l'été dernier. She has had long hair since last summer. |
| le visage /vizaʒ/ | face | Elle se lave le visage chaque matin. She washes her face every morning. |
| l'œil /œj/ L'œil is masculine. | eye | J'ai quelque chose dans l'œil gauche. I have something in my left eye. |
| l'oreille /oʁɛj/ | ear | Il écoute avec son oreille droite. He listens with his right ear. |
| le nez /ne/ | nose | Mon nez est froid ce matin. My nose is cold this morning. |
| la bouche /buʃ/ | mouth | Ouvre la bouche pour le médecin. Open your mouth for the doctor. |
| la lèvre /lɛvʁ/ | lip | Elle s'est coupé la lèvre hier matin. She cut her lip yesterday morning. |
| la dent /dɑ̃/ | tooth | Cette dent me fait mal depuis hier. This tooth has hurt me since yesterday. |
| la langue /lɑ̃ɡ/ | tongue | Il se brûle la langue avec la soupe. He burns his tongue with the soup. |
| le cou /ku/ | neck | Elle porte une écharpe autour du cou. She wears a scarf around her neck. |
| l'épaule /epol/ L'épaule is feminine. | shoulder | Mon sac lourd me fait mal à l'épaule. My heavy bag hurts my shoulder. |
| le bras /bʁa/ | arm | Il lève le bras pour répondre. He raises his arm to answer. |
| le coude /kud/ | elbow | Je me suis cogné le coude contre la table. I hit my elbow against the table. |
| la main /mɛ̃/ | hand | Elle tient le bébé par la main. She holds the baby by the hand. |
| le doigt /dwa/ | finger | Il s'est coupé le doigt en cuisinant. He cut his finger while cooking. |
| le pouce /pus/ | thumb | Le bébé suce son pouce avant de dormir. The baby sucks his thumb before sleeping. |
| la poitrine /pwatʁin/ | chest | Il respire profondément en gonflant la poitrine. He breathes deeply while puffing out his chest. |
| le ventre /vɑ̃tʁ/ | stomach | J'ai mal au ventre après le repas. I have a stomachache after the meal. |
| le dos | back | Elle porte son sac sur le dos. She carries her bag on her back. |
| la jambe /ʒɑ̃b/ | leg | Il s'est blessé à la jambe gauche. He injured his left leg. |
| le genou /ʒənu/ | knee | Elle plie le genou pour s'asseoir. She bends her knee to sit down. |
| le pied /pje/ | foot | J'ai marché sur un caillou avec le pied. I stepped on a pebble with my foot. |
| l'orteil /ɔʁtɛj/ L'orteil is masculine. | toe | Je me suis cogné l'orteil contre la chaise. I hit my toe against the chair. |
| la cheville /ʃəvil/ | ankle | Il porte une bande autour de la cheville. He wears a bandage around his ankle. |
| le poignet /pwanjɛ/ | wrist | Elle porte une montre au poignet gauche. She wears a watch on her left wrist. |
| la peau /po/ | skin | La peau de ses mains est très sèche. The skin on her hands is very dry. |
| l'os /ɔs/ L'os is masculine. | bone | Le médecin examine l'os de mon bras. The doctor examines the bone in my arm. |
| le cœur /kœʁ/ | heart | Mon cœur bat vite après la course. My heart beats fast after the run. |
| le cerveau /sɛʁvo/ | brain | Le cerveau contrôle beaucoup de fonctions du corps. The brain controls many functions of the body. |
| la joue /ʒu/ | cheek | Le bébé a une tache sur la joue. The baby has a spot on his cheek. |
| le menton /mɑ̃tɔ̃/ | chin | Il pose sa main sous son menton. He places his hand under his chin. |
| le front /fʁɔ̃/ | forehead | Elle a de la fièvre et le front chaud. She has a fever and a hot forehead. |
| le sourcil /suʁsil/ | eyebrow | Il lève un sourcil devant cette réponse. He raises an eyebrow at this answer. |
| la hanche /ɑ̃ʃ/ | hip | Elle ressent une douleur à la hanche droite. She feels pain in her right hip. |
The list on this page has 35 words. The first ones are la tête (head), les cheveux (hair), le visage (face). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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