Body Parts

1. lo cap

   Head

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your head to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. Also means "chief/end" (cap de ... = head of ...)

2. lo pel

   Hair

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your hair to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; the same word covers body hair. The plural los pels also occurs

3. lo visatge

   Face

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your face to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. Cara also occurs, but visatge is the clear anatomical word

4. l'aurelha

   Ear

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your ear to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; la elides to l'. The final -a is read /ɔ/

5. lo nas

   Nose

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your nose to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; the final s is pronounced

6. la boca

   Mouth

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your mouth to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; the final -a is read /ɔ/

7. la lenga

   Tongue

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your tongue to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; the same word means "language" (lenga d'òc)

8. lo còl

   Neck

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your neck to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; the ò is an open vowel

9. l'espatla

   Shoulder

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your shoulder to say where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; la elides to l' before the vowel

10. lo braç

    Arm

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your arm to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the final ç is read /s/

11. lo coide

    Elbow

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your elbow to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; oi is read as a diphthong

12. lo ponhet

    Wrist

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your wrist to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; punhet is a variant spelling. nh is a palatal nasal

13. la man

    Hand

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your hand to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the plural is las mans

14. lo det

    Finger

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your finger to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the final t is pronounced. For toes see artelh

15. l'ongla

    Nail

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your nail to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; ungla is a variant spelling

16. lo pitre

    Chest

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your chest to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; refers to the whole chest

17. l'estomac

    Stomach

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your stomach to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; lo elides to l' before the vowel

18. l'esquina

    Back

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your back to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; can also cover the spine and lower back

19. l'anca

    Hip

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your hip to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the side of the pelvis

20. la camba

    Leg

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your leg to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; written camba here (not cama)

21. lo genolh

    Knee

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your knee to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; final lh is a palatal lateral

22. lo pè

    Foot

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your foot to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; è is an open vowel

23. la cavilha

    Ankle

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your ankle to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the word also means "peg"

24. l'artelh

    Toe

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your toe to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun

25. la pèl

    Skin

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your skin to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the final l is pronounced

26. l'òs

    Bone

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your bone to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; ò is an open vowel

27. lo sang

    Blood

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your blood to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun (also used as feminine)

28. lo còr

    Heart

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your heart to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the word also means "heart" in the figurative sense

29. lo palmon

    Lung

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your lung to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; paumon is a variant spelling

30. l'intestin

    Intestine

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your intestine to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; same form as French intestin

31. lo fetge

    Liver

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your liver to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; spelled -tge

32. lo ren

    Kidney

    Usage

    Show it at a clinic or pharmacy while pointing to your kidney to say where it hurts

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the kidney as an organ

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