You use your body all the time. It gets you from A to B, using your legs to walk to the store, your hands to open a door, your shoulders to carry a backpack. I'm sure you're very comfortable talking about all these parts of the body in English, but how about talking about your body in Russian?
Learning body parts is very important. If you ever need to go to the doctor or the pharmacy, you'll need to know what you're talking about. That's why we'll be talking about all the different parts of the body in Russian – тело (tela) – in this lesson.
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тело
tela
body
голова
galava
head
плечи
plechi
shoulders
колени
kaleni
knees
пальцы ног
pal’tsy nog
toes
ноги
nogi
legs
руки
rooki
arms
пальцы
pal’tsy
fingers
ступня
stupnya
foot
шея
sheia
neck
рука
ruka
hand
спина
spina
back
грудь
groot’
chest
локоть
lokat’
elbow
кожа
kozha
skin
горло
gorla
throat
язык
izyk
tongue
How did you do with these new words? Time to rest your голова galava from all the learning? You should feel great, as you've added a lot of important new words to your Russian vocabulary bank. Practice the muscles in your язык (izyk) by saying these words aloud until you perfect them. I'm sure you'll have no problem with this lesson under your belt!
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