Body Parts In French: Vocabulary Worksheet And Examples

Learning a new language, French in this case, will feed your mind with new knowledge and this will surely give you many reasons to celebrate how your brain works! Likewise, knowing how to refer to the different parts of your body will be useful in plenty of common situations: going to the doctor during a trip to France or Canada, buying clothes, going to the gym, practicing sports, etc. Once you have finished reading this article, you will be able to:

name in French the parts of your face
the parts of your body from top to bottom and:
some idiomatic expressions in French which contain body parts (learning to use them will allow you to sound like a French native speaker!)

Now without further delay, let’s get started!

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First things first: The Head, The Face

We can recognize people by their voice, their height, the way they walk… but what makes us unique, visually and individually recognizable is our face features. Let’s study the following table to learn how to say in French the parts of the head and the face.

Remember: Contrary to English, in French possessive adjectives are not used to accompany the parts of the body. Instead, you must use a definite article.

In English you say: I wash my face before going to bed.

In French you must say: Je me lave le visage avant d’aller me coucher.

List Of The Parts Of The Head And The Face

Parts Of The Head And The Face	Les parties de la tête et du visage
the head	la tête
the face	le visage
forehead	le front
skull	le crâne
brain	le cerveau
hair	les cheveux
nape	la nuque
neck	le cou
eyes	les yeux
cheek	la joue (les joues)
mouth	la bouche
a tooth, teeth	une dent, les dents
lip, lips	la lèvre, les lèvres
tongue	la langue
chin	le menton
ear	l’oreille
nose	le nez
nasal fossae	les fosses nasales

The Eyes: An Extension Of Our Soul

Let’s dedicate some time to study how to say in French the parts of the eye.

List Of The Parts Of The Eye

Eye, The Eyes	L’oeil, les yeux
eyebrow	le sourcil
eyelash	le cil
upper eyelid	la paupière supérieure
lower eyelid	la paupière inférieure
lacrimal duct	la caroncule lacrymale
iris	le iris
the pupil	la pupille

The Upper Body: The Upper Extremity And The Torso

Now, what about learning some more vocabulary in French to refer to the torso and the upper extremities? Let’s go!

List Of Upper Extremities And The Torso

Upper Extremities And The torso	Les parties du haut du corps
shoulder	l’épaule
shoulder blade	l’omoplate
arm	le bras
elbow	le coude
forearm	l’avant-bras
wrist	le poignet
hand	la main
finger	le doigt
armpit	l’aisselle
nipple	le mamelon
breast	le sein
chest	la poitrine
thorax	le thorax
navel	le nombril
abdomen	le ventre
back	le dos
trunk	le tronc

Some Internal Organs

Why don’t we learn some essential words in French to refer to these important internal organs.

List Of Internal Organs

Some Of The Main Internal Organs Of The Human Body	Quelques-uns des principaux organes internes du corps humain
brain	le cerveau
cerebellum	le cervelet
throat	la gorge
right / left lung	le poumon droit / le poumon gauche
liver	le foie
stomach	l’estomac
pancreas	le pancréas
colon	le côlon
heart	le coeur
right / left kidney	le rein droit / le rein gauche
urinary bladder	la vessie

The Lower Extremity Of The Body

Did you know that each of our lower extremities has more than 30 bones and 40 muscles? That’s fascinating, isn’t it? It shows how perfect our bodies are and reminds us to take care of our bodies by eating healthy food and doing exercise regularly. Now, let’s continue with our French learning!

List of Lower Extremity Vocabulary

Lower Extremity	Les parties du bas du corps
waist	la taille
hip	la hanche
pubis	le pubis
groin	l’aine
buttok	la fesse
leg	la jambe
thigh	la cuisse
knee	le genou
calf	le mollet
ankle	la cheville
heel	le talon
foot	le pied
toe	l’orteil

From head to toes: French Idioms With Body Parts

Are you comfortable with yourself? So, you can say in French that you are “bien dans ta peau”. Like English, French is rich in colloquial expressions that include body parts and which do not make sense literally. These idioms are used to express an endless number of feelings and also to describe situations in a graphic, sometimes ironic, sometimes funny way. Learning idioms will help you understand how French people think, their cultural references and their humour. If you want to sound like a native French speaker, continue reading and try to incorporate idioms into your daily French practice.

If you want to say:	Use this French idiom:	Example in French (Exemple en français)	Translation into English:
to think very hard	se creuser la tête	Je me suis creusé la tête pour trouver la réponse à sa question.	I thought really hard to try to find an answer to his question.
to be angry, to pout	faire la tête	Fred fait la tête car son père ne lui a pas prêté sa voiture.	Fred is angry because his father didn’t lend him his car.
not easily scared	ne pas avoir froid aux yeux	Isabelle adore les sports d’aventure, elle n’as pas froid aux yeux.	Isabelle loves extreme sports. She is very brave.
Yeah, sure!	mon oeil!	Oui, tu es en retard à cause du tram… Mon oeil! Je sais que tu as fait la fête hier soir!	Yeah, sure, you’re late because of the tramway… I know you were partying last night!
to keep really concentrated	ne pas lever le nez	Depuis que j’ai commencé le projet, je n’ai pas levé le nez.	Since I’ve started the project, I haven’t stopped to make a pause!
to keep something to yourself, to keep a secret	rester bouche cousue	Je ne dirai rien à ton père, je resterai bouche cousue.	I won’t tell your father,I’ll keep it to myself.
to have a frog in your throat	avoir un chat dans la gorge	Ava a pris froid et maintenant elle a un chat dans la gorge.	Ava’s got a cold and now she's got a frog in her throat.
a little bird told me	mon petit doigt m’as dit	-Comment as tu su que Manuel et moi avions rompu? -Mon petit doigt m’as dit.	How did you know I had broken up with Manuel? A little bird told me.
to be generous	avoir le coeur sur la main	M.Roche a le cœur sur la main, il nous a donné son vieux ordinateur qui marchait encore très bien.	Mr. Roche is very generous. He gave us his old computer which was still working very well.
to be well-connected	avoir le bras long	Grâce à Stéphanie, j’ai pu travailler chez cet éditeur, elle a le bras long.	Thanks to Stéphanie, I could work for this publishing house, she’s well-connected.
to be hungry	avoir l' estomac creux	Mon ventre gargoullait en cours, j’avais l’estomac creux car je n’avais pas pris mon petit déjeneur.	My stomach was gurgling in class, I was hungry because I didn’t have any breakfast.
to get on sb's nerves	casser les pieds à quelqu’un	Mon voisin fait trop de bruit, il me casse les pieds!	My neighbor is too noisy. He really gets on my nerves!

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