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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