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French Vocabulary

Human Anatomy & Exterior Body Topography

Comprehensive vocabulary for the external parts of the human body, including the head, trunk, and limbs.

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Lesson Summary

Comprehensive vocabulary for the external parts of the human body, including the head, trunk, and limbs.

Vocabulary

Le corps humain

The vocabulary of the body complements the descriptive adjectives and colours studied in colours and basic descriptive adjectives. This lesson provides the primary terms for the head, trunk, and limbs, enabling learners to describe physical appearance, refer to minor injuries, and understand basic medical instructions.

La tête (The Head)

French	English
la tête	head
le visage	face
les cheveux (m)	hair
les yeux (m)	eyes
le nez	nose
la bouche	mouth
les oreilles (f)	ears

Le tronc et les membres (The Trunk and Limbs)

French	English
le cou	neck
l’épaule (f)	shoulder
le bras	arm
le coude	elbow
le poignet	wrist
la main	hand
le doigt	finger
la poitrine	chest
le dos	back
le ventre	stomach / belly
la jambe	leg
le genou	knee
la cheville	ankle
le pied	foot

Describing Physical Appearance

Body parts are often used with the verb avoir to describe a person’s features: Il a les yeux bleus. Elle a de longs cheveux noirs. The verb être introduces general physical characteristics: Il est grand. Elle est mince. For the conjugation of avoir and être, see the verb avoir and the verb être.

Examples

Thomas a les cheveux courts et les yeux marron.
Description with avoir: les cheveux (hair) and les yeux (eyes).
Léa s’est lavée le visage et les mains.
Reflexive verb se laver with body parts: le visage (face) and les mains (hands).

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Human Anatomy & Exterior Body TopographyComprehensive vocabulary for the external parts of the human body, including the head, trunk, and limbs.Name and locate major body parts in French and use them in descriptions of physical appearance.VocabularyA2vocabularyLearn French VocabularyFrench VocabularyLe corps humainThe vocabulary of the body complements the descriptive adjectives and colours studied in colours and basic descriptive adjectives. This lesson provides the primary terms for the head, trunk, and limbs, enabling learners to describe physical appearance, refer to minor injuries, and understand basic medical instructions.