Parts of the face

la cabeza       head

la cara            face

los ojos          eyes

la nariz           nose

la boca           mouth

los dientes    teeth

las muelas     molars

los labios       lips

la frente         forehead

las cejas        eyebrows

las orejas       outer ears

los oídos        inner ears

las mejillas    cheeks

la lengua        tongue

el cuello         neck

la barbilla      chin

las pestañas eyelashes

las pecas       freckles

Body parts

el cuerpo                   body

la cabeza                   head

el brazo                      arm

la mano*                    hand

la pierna                    leg

el dedo                       finger

el pie                          foot

el dedo del pie          toe

la rodilla                     knee

el tobillo                     ankle

el cuello                     neck

la barriga                   belly/tummy

la garganta               throat

el hueso                     bone


*la mano ends in ‘o’ but is actually feminine.

Organs

el corazón                 heart

el cerebro                  brain

los pulmones            lungs

el hígado                    liver

el estómago              stomach

el riñón                       kidney

los intestinos            intestines

la piel skin


*la mano ends in ‘o’ but is actually feminine.

Illnesses with TENER and ESTAR

estar enfermo                      to be ill

estar mareado                      to be dizzy

estar deshidratado              to be dehydrated

estar constipado                  to be congested

estar refriado                       to be (full of) cold

tener catarro                        to have a cold

tener gripe                            to have the flu

tener frío                               to be cold

tener tos                                to have a cough

tener dolor de + body part  to have pain in the______

tener una insolación            to have sunstroke

tener fiebre                           to have a fever

tener diarrea                         to have diarrhoea

Illnesses without TENER or ESTAR

estornudar                            to sneeze

desmayarse                          to faint

torcerse                                 to sprain

dislocarse                              to dislocate

fracturarse                            to fracture

romperse                               to break

magullar                                to bruise

caerse                                    to fall

golpearse                              to hit

marearse                               to get dizzy/feel sick

cortarse                                 to cut

quemarse                              to burn

lesionarse                             to get injured

sentirse mal                          to feel ill

General health and illness verbs and phrases

acostarse                              to go to bed

levantarse                             to get up

beber                                      to drink

comer                                     to eat

fumar                                     to smoke

dormir                                     to sleep

drogarse                                to take drugs

evitar                                      to avoid

enfermarse                           to get sick

mejorarse                              to get better

hacer daño                            to injure/harm

estar en forma                      to be fit

mantenerse en forma         to keep fit

coger un virus                       to catch a virus

contraer una enfermedad  to contract an illness

luchar contra el cáncer       to fight cancer

hacerse socio de un club    to become a member of a club

unirse a un gimnasio           to join a gym

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