The parts of the body.

[AnnaC]

Interesting names for body parts are being discussed in another thread, so I thought we'd go over all of them for those of us still learning.

la cabeza/ the head
el pelo/ the hair
la cara/ the face
los oídos/ the ears
los ojos/ the eyes
la nariz/ the nose
la boca/ the mouth
los labios/ the lips
la barbilla/ el mentón/the chin
el cuello/ the neck
los hombros/ the shoulders
los brazos/ the arms
las manos/ the hands
los dedos/ the fingers
las uñas/ the fingernails
el pecho/ the chest
los senos/ the breasts
las entrerroscas/ the nipples
la cintura/the waist
las caderas/ the hips
el estómago/ the stomach
las piernas/ the legs
los pies/ the feet
los dedos del pie/ the toes (literally translationed -fingers of the foot)
uñas del dedo del pie/ the toenails
el talón/ the heel


el hombre tiene un pene/the male has a penis
la mujer tiene una vagina/ the woman has a vagina


I left out butt,bum,rear end. You may fill in. That conversation is going on in another thread so I'm not sure what the polite name for it is.


Let me know if I got any wrong.
You may add to this list. Please keep it clean.

Thanks

[Lesley D]

Anna,

"Chin" is masculine el menton.

You asked about "rear end"- There are many words. The most generic term I think is "nalgas". However, equally as common are: culo, pompis (mex.) and trasero.

Also where did you find that word for nipples?

More commonly for breasts is "los senos".


LDG.

[AnnaC]

Originally Posted by Lesley D

Anna,

"Chin" is masculine el menton.

You asked about "rear end"- There are many words. The most generic term I think is "nalgas". However, equally as common are: culo, pompis (mex.) and trasero.

Also where did you find that word for nipples?

More commonly for breasts is "los senos".


LDG.

Well darn it, I did knew them as los senos but I was afraid to write the wrong thing. My "vox" Spanish dictionary says pecho but is also referring to chicken breast.

nipples, I couldn't remember so I used altaVista

and yes I have heard nalgas for butt. But didn't think it was cool to call it culo.

[Lesley D]

Anna,

I just had to ask about that word for "nipples". It gave me good laugh though because I have never heard that word before. Nipples= pezones. You will hear another word too...

Pechuga= chicken breast (you see this on menus)

LDG.

[La Profe_1]

ear is also la oreja
face is also el rostro

back = la espalda
wrist = la muñeca
ankle = el tobillo
knee = la rodilla
tongue = la lengua
throat = la garganta
eyebrows = las cejas

[mofi]

Originally Posted by Anna Coniglio

Well darn it, I did knew them as los senos but I was afraid to write the wrong thing. My "vox" Spanish dictionary says pecho but is also referring to chicken breast.

nipples, I couldn't remember so I used altaVista

and yes I have heard nalgas for butt. But didn't think it was cool to call it culo.

In mexico they use pechos.

[mofi]

Oidos- refers to the inner part of you ear whereas orejas is the part that you see.

When you are pointing to ears with a child and saying whats that the response would be orejas, but when you are ex plaining to a doctor that you might have an infection in your ear then you would be using oidos.

[Bartolomeo67]

algunas mas:
el ombligo - the navel
la mejilla - the cheek
el cachete - chubby cheek

[mofi]

Its not a part of the body but i thought some might like to know;
Pecas-Freckles!

[hugoke01]

Since I'm just studying with my 10 years old niece (5th. grade)some parts of the body (bones and muscles)maybe they might be of interest to someone. I'll list only the most important ones :


Sentidos : senses
La vista : vision
El oido : (sense of) hearing
El olfato : (sense of) smell
El gusto : taste
el tacto : (sense of ) touch

el cerebro : Brain

las articulaciones : articulations

Los Huesos : the bones
el cranéo : the skull

los pómulos : cheekbones

el tronco : trunk (tronco is also used for brother, friend,bloke)

la columna vertebral : spine
Las costillas : ribs
La clavicula : collar bone ,clavicle
el omoplato : shoulder-blade
el esternón : breastbone
el húmero : humerus
el cúbito : ulna (???)

el fémur : femur
la rótula : kneecap
el peroné : fubula
la tibia : tibia

la falanges halange (of the fingers )

Los músculos : muscles

Los Pectorales : pectorals
Los Abdominales : abdominals
El Biceps : biceps
El Triceps : triceps

El Cuádriceps : quadriceps
Los Gemelos : ?????
Tendón de Aquiles : Achilles' tendon

These are some of the more important ones ...

Originally Posted by La Profe_1

ear is also la oreja
face is also el rostro

back = la espalda
wrist = la muñeca
ankle = el tobillo
knee = la rodilla
tongue = la lengua
throat = la garganta
eyebrows = las cejas