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Name body parts, health and well-being in Spanish

Here you will learn the key Spanish words for the body, health and well-being – and how to say how you feel or what hurts.

The body

el cuerpo (the body) is made up of many parts: el brazo (the arm), la mano (the hand), el dedo (the finger), la pierna (the leg), el pie (the foot), el dedo del pie (the toe), la rodilla (the knee), el codo (the elbow), el cuello (the neck), la muñeca (the wrist), la espalda (the back) and el estómago (the stomach).

Head and face

On your face you find el pelo (the hair), el ojo (the eye), la nariz (the nose), la boca (the mouth), el diente (the tooth), la lengua (the tongue), los labios (the lips), la oreja (the ear), la frente (the forehead) and la barba (the beard) – together they make up la cabeza (the head) and la cara (the face). Some people need las gafas (glasses) to see better.

Health and ailments

la salud (health) matters. When you are ill you might say: Tengo fiebre. (I have a fever.) Tengo un resfriado. (I have a cold.) Tengo gripe. (I have the flu.) Tengo tos. (I have a cough.) Then you go to el médico (the doctor) or the el hospital (hospital), wait in la sala de espera (the waiting room) and get la medicina (the medicine) at la farmacia (the pharmacy). In an emergency you dial el teléfono de emergencia (the emergency number) and call la ambulancia (the ambulance).

How are you feeling?

Use estar to say how you feel right now: Estoy bien. (I am fine.) Estoy mal. (I am not well.) Estoy enfermo. (I am ill.) Estoy cansado. (I am tired.) Estoy triste. (I am sad.) Estoy contento. (I am happy.) estar fits here because it describes a temporary state.

When something hurts

Use doler (to hurt) to say what hurts. For one body part it is me duele: Me duele la cabeza. (My head hurts.) Me duele la espalda. (My back hurts.) Me duele el estómago. (My stomach hurts.) For several body parts it is me duelen: Me duelen los pies. (My feet hurt.)

Personal hygiene

Daily hygiene includes ducharse (to shower), lavarse (to wash) and cepillarse los dientes (to brush your teeth). For this you need el jabón (soap), la toalla (the towel), el cepillo de dientes (the toothbrush) and la ducha (the shower).

Appearance and description

You can describe people with alto/bajo (tall/short), guapo/feo (good-looking/ugly), delgado/gordo (slim/fat) and rubio/moreno (blond/dark-haired).

Examples

  • Me duele la cabeza.
  • Me duelen los pies.
  • Estoy bien.
  • Tengo fiebre.

Exercises

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Exercise 1 of 15

Picture memory: body parts

Find the matching pairs.

Match each picture with the correct Spanish word.

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Exercise 2 of 15

Picture memory: head and face

Find the matching pairs.

Match each picture with the correct Spanish word.

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Exercise 3 of 15

Picture memory: appearance

Find the matching pairs.

Match each picture with the correct Spanish word.

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Exercise 4 of 15

More body and hygiene words

Choose the matching meaning for each word.

Vocabulary about the body and personal hygiene.

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Exercise 5 of 15

Health and ailments

Choose the matching meaning for each word.

Vocabulary about health.

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Exercise 6 of 15

Ailments with tener

Choose the matching meaning for each expression.

What do these expressions mean?

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Exercise 7 of 15

Body, health, hygiene or state?

Sort each word into the matching group.

What does each word belong to?

el brazo
la pierna
el pie
la cabeza
la mano
el estómago
el resfriado
la gripe
la tos
el hospital
la farmacia
la salud
el jabón
la toalla
la ducha
el cepillo de dientes
las gafas
ducharse
estar cansado
estar bien
estar mal
guapo
gordo
rubio

Body

Health

Hygiene

State

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Exercise 8 of 15

Body parts in everyday life

Choose the matching body part.

Giro la para mirar atrás.
Como con la .
Huelo las flores con la .
Llevo un collar en el .
Llevo la mochila en la .
Como demasiado y me duele el .
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Exercise 9 of 15

Me duele / me duelen

Choose the matching body part.

Me duele la .
Me duele la .
Me duele el .
Me duelen los .
Me duelen las .
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Exercise 10 of 15

Estoy... – how are you?

Choose the matching word.

Hoy estoy muy .
Ahora estoy .
Tengo 39 grados de fiebre. Estoy .
Estoy muy hoy.
Estoy ahora.
Es mi cumpleaños. Estoy muy .
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Exercise 11 of 15

Listening: body and health

Listen to the word and choose the correct meaning.

Recognise the spoken word.

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Exercise 12 of 15

At the doctor's and at the pharmacy

Choose the correct words.

Hoy no me encuentro bien. Tengo .
Voy al para que me revise.
El médico dice que tengo un .
Necesito ir a la para comprar la medicina.
Espero mi turno en la .
Compro la para la tos.
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Exercise 13 of 15

Review: body and well-being

Choose the correct words.

Me duele mucho la después de correr.
Antes de comer, me lavo las .
Estoy muy hoy.
Voy al médico porque tengo .
Para ducharme necesito y una toalla.
Mi hermano es y tiene el pelo rubio.
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Exercise 14 of 15

Flashcards: body and well-being

Look at the meaning and think of the matching Spanish word before revealing the solution.

Review the body and well-being vocabulary

the bodyel cuerpo
the armel brazo
the neckel cuello
the fingerel dedo
the toeel dedo del pie
the elbowel codo
the stomachel estómago
the footel pie
the handla mano
the wristla muñeca
the legla pierna
the kneela rodilla
the backla espalda
the hairel pelo
the eyeel ojo
the nosela nariz
the beardla barba
the mouthla boca
the toothel diente
the headla cabeza
the facela cara
the earla oreja
the tongue, the languagela lengua
the lipslos labios
the foreheadla frente
healthla salud
the medicinela medicina
to hurtdoler
to be illestar enfermo
to have a headachetener dolor de cabeza
to have a fevertener fiebre
the coldel resfriado
the flula gripe
the coughla tos
the doctorel médico
the hospitalel hospital
the pharmacyla farmacia
the emergency numberel teléfono de emergencia
the ambulancela ambulancia
the waiting roomla sala de espera
to be fineestar bien
to feel unwellestar mal
to be tiredestar cansado
to be sadestar triste
to be happyestar contento
to be afraidtener miedo
tallalto
shortbajo
uglyfeo
good-lookingguapo
slimdelgado
fatgordo
blondrubio
dark-hairedmoreno
to showerducharse
to washlavarse
to brush your teethcepillarse los dientes
to be bornnacer
the glasseslas gafas
the soapel jabón
the toothbrushel cepillo de dientes
the towella toalla
the showerla ducha
sexsexo
the skinla piel
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Exercise 15 of 15

Flashcards: write the words

Read the meaning, write the Spanish word and check your answer.

Write the body and well-being vocabulary

the bodyel cuerpo
the armel brazo
the neckel cuello
the fingerel dedo
the toeel dedo del pie
the elbowel codo
the stomachel estómago
the footel pie
the handla mano
the wristla muñeca
the legla pierna
the kneela rodilla
the backla espalda
the hairel pelo
the eyeel ojo
the nosela nariz
the beardla barba
the mouthla boca
the toothel diente
the headla cabeza
the facela cara
the earla oreja
the tongue, the languagela lengua
the lipslos labios
the foreheadla frente
healthla salud
the medicinela medicina
to hurtdoler
to be illestar enfermo
to have a headachetener dolor de cabeza
to have a fevertener fiebre
the coldel resfriado
the flula gripe
the coughla tos
the doctorel médico
the hospitalel hospital
the pharmacyla farmacia
the emergency numberel teléfono de emergencia
the ambulancela ambulancia
the waiting roomla sala de espera
to be fineestar bien
to feel unwellestar mal
to be tiredestar cansado
to be sadestar triste
to be happyestar contento
to be afraidtener miedo
tallalto
shortbajo
uglyfeo
good-lookingguapo
slimdelgado
fatgordo
blondrubio
dark-hairedmoreno
to showerducharse
to washlavarse
to brush your teethcepillarse los dientes
to be bornnacer
the glasseslas gafas
the soapel jabón
the toothbrushel cepillo de dientes
the towella toalla
the showerla ducha
sexsexo
the skinla piel