Body Parts in French
The word for the body in French is le corps, but why stop there? Find out how to pronounce common body parts in French with this free lesson! Listen to the audio on body parts in French and practice your pronunciation with our voice recognition tool.
I hope you don’t need to use it, but you’ll also learn how to say I’m sick in French – just in case!
Just as everything else in French, body parts are either feminine or masculine, which affects how you would describe them! Look at the following gender clues in both singular and plural forms.
Resources for further reading:
Talking about body parts in French
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Le corps
The body
La jambe
The leg
Les jambes
The legs
La main
The hand
Les mains
The hands
Le pied
The foot
Les pieds
The feet
La tête
The head
Le ventre
The stomach
Le dos
The back
When a word begins with “Le”, it means it falls into the masculine group of words, and when it begins with “La”, it’s feminine. Also, if the word is a plural then it begins with "Les", no matter whether it is referring to a male or female gender word.
When describing physical pain, its useful to know a few expressions that might get you some help when you need it!
Mal
Pain or Ache
J'ai mal à la tête
I have a headache
J'ai mal au dos
I have backache
J'ai mal au ventre
I have a stomach ache
You might also be interested in these French lessons on general health in French and medical French phrases.
À bientôt!
Marie-Claire Rivière and the Rocket French Team
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