French health & the body vocabulary
38 words at level A2, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| le corps | body | |
| la tête | head | J'ai mal à la tête. |
| le visage | face | |
| l'œil | eye (plural: les yeux) | |
| l'oreille | ear | |
| le nez | nose | |
| la bouche | mouth | |
| la dent | tooth | |
| le cou | neck | |
| l'épaule | shoulder | |
| le bras | arm | |
| la main | hand | |
| le doigt | finger | |
| le dos | back | J'ai mal au dos. |
| le ventre | stomach, belly | |
| la jambe | leg | |
| le genou | knee | |
| le pied | foot | |
| le cœur | heart | |
| la peau | skin | |
| avoir mal à | to have a pain in | Tu as mal où ? |
| la santé | health | en bonne santé |
| la maladie | illness | |
| la grippe | flu | |
| le rhume | cold (illness) | |
| la fièvre | fever | |
| tousser | to cough | |
| le médicament | medicine | |
| l'ordonnance | prescription | |
| le pharmacien | pharmacist | |
| les urgences | A&E, emergency room | |
| se blesser | to injure oneself | Il s'est blessé au genou. |
| se casser | to break | Elle s'est cassé la jambe. |
| guérir | to heal, to recover | |
| se sentir | to feel | Je me sens mieux. |
| se reposer | to rest | |
| enceinte | pregnant | |
| en forme | fit, in shape |
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