Parts of the Body Vocabulary in French

A beginner list of 22 French words for parts of the body vocabulary, each with an example sentence to show it in context.

French English Example sentence
un membre a limb Un membre cassé fait mal.
A broken limb hurts.
la tête head J’ai mal à la tête.
I have a headache.
le cou neck Elle porte un collier au cou.
She wears a necklace around her neck.
une épaule a shoulder Il se fait mal à l’épaule.
He hurts his shoulder.
le bras arm Il a un tatouage sur le bras.
He has a tattoo on his arm.
le coude elbow Je me suis cogné le coude.
I banged my elbow.
le poignet wrist Elle porte une montre au poignet.
She wears a watch on her wrist.
la main hand Il serre la main de son ami.
He shakes his friend’s hand.
le doigt finger Elle a une bague au doigt.
She has a ring on her finger.
le dos back (body) J’ai mal au dos après le sport.
My back hurts after sport.
le torse torso Il a le torse musclé.
He has a muscular torso.
la poitrine chest, breasts Il respire, la poitrine qui se soulève.
He breathes, his chest rising.
la hanche hip La jupe serre à la hanche.
The skirt is tight at the hip.
les fesses buttocks L’enfant tombe sur les fesses.
The child falls on his bottom.
la jambe leg Elle s’est cassé la jambe au ski.
She broke her leg skiing.
la cuisse thigh Le muscle de la cuisse est puissant.
The thigh muscle is powerful.
le genou knee Il s’est blessé au genou.
He injured his knee.
le mollet calf Le mollet se contracte en courant.
The calf contracts when running.
la cheville ankle Je me suis tordu la cheville.
I twisted my ankle.
le pied foot Le pied mesure vingt-cinq centimètres.
The foot measures twenty-five centimetres.
un orteil a toe Un orteil est engourdi.
A toe is numb.
un doigt de pied a toe Il remue les doigts de pied.
He wiggles his toes.

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