XPress: French in 40 Hours

The Body

In this section: Description, Exercises

Description

The Body (le corps)

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English  Images French
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Write (r = response; f = first letter)
the head 3d realistic faceless human model la tête
 
the nose le nez  
the ear Ear, Auricle, Listen, Hearing l'oreille  
the eyes People, Girl, Beauty, Face, Eyebrow les yeux  
my eye Eye, Blue Eye, Iris, Pupil, Face mon oeil  
the face Faceless man and different faces with emotions le visage  
the hair Hair,hair,head,brown les cheveux  
the heart Heart,heart,love,valentine le coeur  
the lungs  lungs les poumons  
the arm  Man stretching hand to handshake isolated on a white background le bras  
the hand  Hand,human,body,part la main  
the finger  Finger Print le doigt  
the leg  Completely smooth and soft to the touch la jambe  
the knee   le genou  
the foot  foot,feet,baby,closeup le pied  
the ankle   la cheville  
the body human anatomy drawing, old, canvas le corps  
the mouth  Womans mouth wide open with red lipstick. la bouche  
the teeth  smile :)) les dents  
the cheeks  Portrait of adorable little girl with beautiful long auburn hair blowing up her cheeks touching face les joues  
my shoulder  Shoulder injuries can really inhibit your movements mon épaule  
the elbow  Elbow pain. le coude  

my neck

Woman holds her throat, sore throat mon cou  

the back

 Lower back pain. le dos  

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Helpful verbs

se laver ("to wash"), avoir mal à ("to hurt"), se casser ("to break"), e.g.:

se laver
Je me lave les mains = "I'm washing my hands"
 
avoir mal à
J'ai mal à la tête = "My head hurts"
 
se casser
Je me suis cassé le bras = "I broke my arm"
 

You can learn the full conjugation of these verbs here.

You can use the BonPatron Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.

Grammar: Pronominal verbs je me couche

Pronominal verbs have a pronoun as part of the infinitive (the base form), e.g.: se réveiller, se coucher. The pronoun must match the subject, e.g.: Je me lave ("I wash myself"), elle se couche ("She goes to bed"). You can learn more about pronominal verbs here.

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