Human body: body parts in English

Today, I want to continue a series of articles about important groups of words. We offer to learn the names of body parts in English. Many students admit that they know the subject surface, only basic words, because the scope of their activities not related to the anatomy or medicine. But our life is so unpredictable: sometimes only a lack of knowledge of words in a stressful situation may endanger someone’s life or your own.

When my close friend was vacationing in Europe, it had a very unpleasant experience. During the walk, she stumbled and fell. The pain was very strong, called an ambulance, but that’s my girlfriend did not know how to say «ankle» or «shin» on the phone. Fortunately, a number turned out to be an English-speaking compatriot who helped. But after the story my friend can take the test on knowledge of the parts of the body with your eyes closed.

Test yourself and learn new words. It is best to associate them with pictures, and then speak or check on her, calling her (or someone else’s) body. Here they are!

Body

Word	Translation
Body	The body
Hand	Arm
Head	The head
Neck	Neck
Elbow	Cubit
Shoulder	Shoulder
Chest	The rib cage, chest
Armpit	Armpit
Arm	Hand (from wrist to shoulder)
Abdomen, stomach	Stomach
Waist	Thalia
Hip	Thigh (side)
Thigh	Thigh
Knee	Knee
Calf	Caviar (feet)
Shin	Shin
Leg	Leg
Foot (plural — feet)	The foot (plural. H. — Feet)

Face

I hope that the first part was easy. Now look at the person and find out what it consists of. You know all these words?

Word	Translation
Face	The face
Hair	Hair
Skin	Skin
Eyebrow	Eyebrow
Forehead	Forehead
Eyelash	Eyelash
Eye	Eye
Ear	Ear
Cheek	Cheek
Nose	Nose
Nostril	Nostril
Mole	Birthmark, birthmark
Mouth	Mouth
Lip	Guba
Jaw	Jaw
Chin	Chin

Hand and foot

The next group of words for the curious. Consider the structure of the hands and feet.

Word	Translation
Hand	Arm
Wrist	Wrist
Little finger	Pinky
Ring finger	Ring finger
Middle finger	Middle finger
Index finger	Forefinger
Thumb	Thumb
Palm	Palm
Nail	Fingernail
Cuticle	Cuticle
Knuckle	Knuckle, knuckle

Word	Translation
Foot	Foot
Toe	A toe)
Sole	The sole, the foot
Instep	Lifting legs
Arch	Arch of the foot
Heel	Heel
Big toe	Thumb
Toenail	Toenail
Little toe	Pinky (on foot)
Bridge	The upper part of the leg
Ankle	Malleolus

I would like to draw your attention to some idioms related to body parts in English. English language teacher Alex engvid.com site will tell you about five popular idioms by topic.

And, of course, I offer a good tradition to take the test on knowledge of body parts.

 

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