Le Corps & la Santé — body and health | Vocabulary
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The main body parts in French — la tête, les yeux, le bras and more — each with audio. Body parts and health. This French body parts health vocabulary list gives you 20 essential words — from la tête (head) to un médicament (a medicine) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about body parts health, then test yourself with the games below.
Le Corps & la Santé
Body parts and health
La tête
Le corps
Chez le médecin
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5 quick questions on « Le Corps & la Santé » — guess before the reveal. Practise with the free games → Open this short as a page — transcript included →
📘 The health patterns
- avoir mal à + body part: j’ai mal à la tête, au dos, aux dents — the contraction rules again!
- French uses the definite article with body parts, not the possessive: je me lave les mains (not “mes mains”).
- Je suis malade = I’m ill · j’ai mal = it hurts — two different things.
- un œil → des yeux: one of the strangest plurals in French.
- At the pharmacy: French pharmacies (la pharmacie, green cross) give real medical advice — very useful when travelling.
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J’ai mal ___ tête. (à + la)
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à la
J’ai mal ___ dents. (à + les)
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aux
Je me lave ___ mains. (article, not possessive)
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les
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🎯 More practice — vocabulary recall — both directions
How do you say « head »? (recall)
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la tête
What does « le nez » mean? (recall)
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nose
How do you say « ears »? (recall)
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les oreilles
What does « le bras » mean? (recall)
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arm
How do you say « back »? (recall)
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le dos
What does « la jambe » mean? (recall)
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leg
How do you say « heart »? (recall)
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le cœur
What does « J’ai mal à la tête. » mean? (recall)
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I have a headache.
Go further: this chart is one small piece — get the full picture in our guide 25 survival phrases for your trip to France.
Body parts in French — FAQ
How do you say common body parts health words in French?
For example: head is « la tête », eyes (one eye) is « les yeux (un œil) », nose is « le nez ». The full list above has 20 French body parts health words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French body parts health words to learn first?
Start with the basics: la tête (head), les yeux (un œil) (eyes (one eye)), le nez (nose), la bouche (mouth), les oreilles (ears), les dents (teeth). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French body parts health vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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