Understanding the vocabulary of human body parts is essential when learning French. Whether you’re visiting a doctor, describing someone, or studying anatomy, these words will come in handy. Below, we’ve divided body parts into sections to make learning easier.
Head and Face
English | French with pronunciation |
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Head | (la) tête |
Hair | (les) cheveux |
Forehead | (le) front |
Eye | (le) oeil (pl. (les) yeux) |
Nose | (le) nez |
Mouth | (la) bouche |
Ear | (la) oreille |
Chin | (le) menton |
Cheek | (la) joue |
Eyebrow | (le) sourcil |
Lips | (les) lèvres |
Teeth | (les) dents |
Tongue | (la) langue |
Eyelash | (le) cil |
Jaw | (la) mâchoire |
Temple | (la) tempe |
Nostril | (la) narine |
Beard | (la) barbe |
Mustache | (la) moustache |
Upper Body
English | French with pronunciation |
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Neck | (le) cou |
Shoulder | (la) épaule |
Chest | (la) poitrine |
Back | (le) dos |
Arm | (le) bras |
Elbow | (le) coude |
Wrist | (le) poignet |
Hand | (la) main |
Fingers | (les) doigts |
Thumb | (le) pouce |
Palm | (la) paume |
Forearm | (le) avant-bras |
Collarbone | (la) clavicule |
Rib | (la) côte |
Spine | (la) colonne vertébrale |
Lower Body
English | French with pronunciation |
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Stomach | (le) ventre |
Hip | (la) hanche |
Leg | (la) jambe |
Knee | (le) genou |
Ankle | (la) cheville |
Foot | (le) pied |
Toes | (les) orteils |
Heel | (le) talon |
Thigh | (la) cuisse |
Calf | (le) mollet |
Shin | (le) tibia |
Sole | (la) plante du pied |
Groin | (la) aine |
Internal Organs
English | French with pronunciation |
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Heart | (le) coeur |
Lungs | (les) poumons |
Liver | (le) foie |
Stomach (organ) | (le) estomac |
Kidney | (le) rein |
Intestines | (les) intestins |
Brain | (le) cerveau |
Pancreas | (le) pancréas |
Bladder | (la) vessie |
Gallbladder | (la) vésicule biliaire |
Spleen | (la) rate |
Esophagus | (le) oesophage |
Appendix | (le) appendice |