Body Parts

1. el cap

   Head

   Usage

   A headache is "mal de cap". Same form as in the nouns deck

2. el cabell

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a salon. The plural "els cabells" is just as common

3. la cara

   Face

   Usage

   Point at this to describe a skin problem

4. l'ull

   Eye

   Usage

   The plural is "els ulls". Same form as in the nouns deck

5. l'orella

   Ear

   Usage

   An earache is "mal d'orella"

6. el nas

   Nose

   Usage

   A nosebleed is expressed with a verb: "sagnar pel nas"

7. la boca

   Mouth

   Usage

   Used at a dentist or pharmacy

8. les dents

   Teeth

   Usage

   One tooth is "la dent"; toothache is often "mal de queixal" (molar ache). Kept plural to match the nouns deck

9. la llengua

   Tongue

   Usage

   The same word means "language" — Catalan itself is "la llengua catalana"

10. el coll

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck — but "mal de coll" idiomatically means a sore throat, so point at yourself to clarify

11. la gola

    Throat

    Usage

    The inside of the throat; same form as the nouns deck. In daily speech "mal de coll" is the usual phrase

12. l'espatlla

    Shoulder

    Usage

    The plural is "les espatlles". Useful at a massage

13. el braç

    Arm

    Usage

    Ends in a c-cedilla; the plural "els braços" reverts to plain c

14. el colze

    Elbow

    Usage

    Point at it after a fall

15. la mà

    Hand

    Usage

    A feminine noun. The whole arm is "el braç". Same form as in the nouns deck

16. el dit

    Finger

    Usage

    A toe is "el dit del peu"

17. l'ungla

    Nail

    Usage

    At a nail salon, or for a nail injury

18. el pit

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain. Same form as in the nouns deck

19. la panxa

    Belly

    Usage

    The belly from outside; stomachache is "mal de panxa". The organ is "l'estómac"

20. l'esquena

    Back

    Usage

    The back as a whole. Same form as in the nouns deck

21. la part baixa de l'esquena

    Lower back

    Usage

    Catalan has no single word for the lower back, so it is described. Same form as in the nouns deck

22. les natges

    Buttocks

    Usage

    The anatomical, non-crude word. The everyday "el cul" is too blunt for a clinic

23. la cama

    Leg

    Usage

    The whole leg; from the ankle down is "el peu"

24. el genoll

    Knee

    Usage

    The plural is "els genolls". For a knee hurt while hiking

25. el peu

    Foot

    Usage

    From the ankle down. Same form as in the nouns deck

26. el turmell

    Ankle

    Usage

    "M'he torçat el turmell" means "I twisted my ankle"

27. la pell

    Skin

    Usage

    Sunburn is "cremada del sol" — show this at a pharmacy

28. l'os

    Bone

    Usage

    A fracture is "una fractura"; the plural is "els ossos"

29. la sang

    Blood

    Usage

    A blood test is "anàlisi de sang" and a blood type is "grup sanguini"

30. el cor

    Heart

    Usage

    Both the organ and the seat of feeling. Show it when explaining a condition

31. l'estómac

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    The organ, as opposed to "la panxa" (the belly)

32. l'intestí

    Intestine

    Usage

    The plural is "els intestins". Used when explaining abdominal pain

33. el pulmó

    Lung

    Usage

    The plural is "els pulmons"; asthma is "asma"

34. el fetge

    Liver

    Usage

    Comes up in health checks and questions about drinking

35. el ronyó

    Kidney

    Usage

    The plural is "els ronyons". Show it when explaining a condition or medication

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