What are those words that can be used to describe the parts of the body in Italian? Learn them here in this useful Italian words lesson!
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The parts of the body in Italian 1-10
First ten words for talking about the parts of the body in Italian. Listen to each audio recording and repeat it out loud!
Il corpo umano
The human body
La testa
The head
Il collo
The neck
Mettiti una sciarpa attorno al collo: fa molto freddo fuori!
Put a scarf around your neck: it’s very cold outside!
La spalla
The shoulder
La nuca
The nape
The back of the head
L’ascella
The armpit
La schiena
The back
Luca si siede sul divano e appoggia la schiena contro al cuscino.
Luca sits on the sofa and leans with his back against the cushion.
Il braccio, le braccia
The arm, the arms
Il gomito
The elbow
“Alzare il gomito” è un modo di dire che significa “bere alcolici”.
“To raise your elbow” is an expression that means “to drink alcohol”.
L’avambraccio
The forearm
The neck
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The parts of the body in Italian 11-20
Other ten words for talking about the parts of the body in Italian. Listen to each audio recording and repeat it out loud!
Il polso
The wrist
La mano
The hand
Il dito, le dita
The finger, the fingers
L’uomo porta una fede al dito.
The man has a wedding ring on his finger.
Il petto
The chest
Il torace
The chest
Il seno
The breasts
La pancia
The belly, the stomach
Il mal di pancia può essere causato da molte cose.
Stomach ache can be caused by many things.
L’ombelico
The navel
La vita
The waist
Quella signora ha una vita molto stretta. La invidio!
That woman has a very narrow waist. I envy her!
Le natiche
The buttocks
The wrist
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The body in Italian 21-32
Other ten words for talking about the parts of the body in Italian. Listen to each audio recording and repeat it out loud!
Il sedere
The buttocks
I genitali
The genitals
L’inguine
The groin
La gamba
The leg
Mi siedo e accavallo le gambe.
I sit and cross my legs.
L’anca
The hip
La coscia
The thigh
Il ginocchio
The knee
Riesci a piegare il ginocchio? – No, è bloccato.
Can you bend your knee? – No, it’s blocked in place.
Il polpaccio
The calf
La caviglia
The ankle
Il piede
The foot
Il tallone
The heel
Stefano chiude la porta con una spinta del tallone.
Stefano closes the door with a nudge of his heel.
Le dita dei piedi
The toes
The knee
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