Body Parts in Spanish

Knowing the words for parts of the human body in Spanish can be more useful than you imagine. Suppose you are traveling and you get sick. How do you tell your doctor that your throat hurts or that you have an upset stomach?

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List of Body Parts in Spanish

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Spanish English
piernas legs	He corrido tanto que ya me duelen las piernas. I've been running for so long that my legs already hurt.
cabeza head	Tienes un poco de sangre en la cabeza. You've got some blood on your head.
rodillas knees	Pensar en besarte hace que me tiemblen las rodillas. The thought of kissing you makes me go weak at the knees.
pecho chest	Se llevó ambas manos al pecho para demostrarme su sinceridad. He put both hands on his chest to prove his honesty.
nuca back of the neck	Él tiene ojos en la nuca. He has eyes at the back of his neck.
espalda back	Me duele la espalda. – Eso es porque no te sientas derecha. My back hurts. – That's because you're not sitting up straight.
oreja ear	Se apartó el pelo y dejó la oreja al descubierto. He swept his hair to the side to expose his ear.
manos hands	Tus manos están tan calientes. Your hands are so warm.
brazos arms	Cuando era pequeña mi padre siempre me llevaba en brazos a la cama. When I was a child, my father would always carry me to my bed in his arms.
cadera hip	Mi abuelo se resbaló en el baño y se rompió la cadera. My grandpa slipped in the bathroom and broke his hip.
cuello neck	Le duele el cuello porque está todo el día jugando con el móvil. His neck hurts because he spends all day playing with his mobile.
torso torso	Debes mantener el torso erguido para que no te duela la espalda. You must keep your torso straight so you don't hurt your back.
costillas ribs	En el cuerpo humano hay doce pares de costillas. There are twelve pairs of ribs in the human body.
tronco trunk	El tronco (o torso) es una parte fundamental del cuerpo humano. The trunk – or torso – is a fundamental part of the human body.
hombros shoulders	Siéntese recto y relaje los hombros antes de empezar a estirar. Sit straight and relax your shoulders before you start stretching.
mejillas cheeks	Sus mejillas estaban rojas. Her cheeks were red.
dedos fingers, toes	¡Ten cuidado de no quemarte los dedos, por favor! Please be careful not to burn your fingers!
cintura waist	Ponte la cuerda alrededor de la cintura. Tie the rope around your waist.
muslos thigh	Mientras ejercitas los brazos, los músculos de los muslos y las pantorrillas también trabajan. While you exercise your arms, your thigh and calf muscles are at work.
boca mouth	Mario tiene la boca grande. Mario has got a big mouth

Spanish

English

piernas

legs

He corrido tanto que ya me duelen las piernas.

I've been running for so long that my legs already hurt.

cabeza

head

Tienes un poco de sangre en la cabeza.

You've got some blood on your head.

rodillas

knees

Pensar en besarte hace que me tiemblen las rodillas.

The thought of kissing you makes me go weak at the knees.

pecho

chest

Se llevó ambas manos al pecho para demostrarme su sinceridad.

He put both hands on his chest to prove his honesty.

nuca

back of the neck

Él tiene ojos en la nuca.

He has eyes at the back of his neck.

espalda

back

Me duele la espalda. – Eso es porque no te sientas derecha.

My back hurts. – That's because you're not sitting up straight.

oreja

ear

Se apartó el pelo y dejó la oreja al descubierto.

He swept his hair to the side to expose his ear.

manos

hands

Tus manos están tan calientes.

Your hands are so warm.

brazos

arms

Cuando era pequeña mi padre siempre me llevaba en brazos a la cama.

When I was a child, my father would always carry me to my bed in his arms.

cadera

hip

Mi abuelo se resbaló en el baño y se rompió la cadera.

My grandpa slipped in the bathroom and broke his hip.

cuello

neck

Le duele el cuello porque está todo el día jugando con el móvil.

His neck hurts because he spends all day playing with his mobile.

torso

Debes mantener el torso erguido para que no te duela la espalda.

You must keep your torso straight so you don't hurt your back.

costillas

ribs

En el cuerpo humano hay doce pares de costillas.

There are twelve pairs of ribs in the human body.

tronco

trunk

El tronco (o torso) es una parte fundamental del cuerpo humano.

The trunk – or torso – is a fundamental part of the human body.

hombros

shoulders

Siéntese recto y relaje los hombros antes de empezar a estirar.

Sit straight and relax your shoulders before you start stretching.

mejillas

cheeks

Sus mejillas estaban rojas.

Her cheeks were red.

dedos

fingers, toes

¡Ten cuidado de no quemarte los dedos, por favor!

Please be careful not to burn your fingers!

cintura

waist

Ponte la cuerda alrededor de la cintura.

Tie the rope around your waist.

muslos

thigh

Mientras ejercitas los brazos, los músculos de los muslos y las pantorrillas también trabajan.

While you exercise your arms, your thigh and calf muscles are at work.

boca

mouth

Mario tiene la boca grande.

Mario has got a big mouth

Spanish	English
piernas He corrido tanto que ya me duelen las piernas.	legs I've been running for so long that my legs already hurt.
cabeza Tienes un poco de sangre en la cabeza.	head You've got some blood on your head.
rodillas Pensar en besarte hace que me tiemblen las rodillas.	knees The thought of kissing you makes me go weak at the knees.
pecho Se llevó ambas manos al pecho para demostrarme su sinceridad.	chest He put both hands on his chest to prove his honesty.
nuca Él tiene ojos en la nuca.	back of the neck He has eyes at the back of his neck.
espalda Me duele la espalda. – Eso es porque no te sientas derecha.	back My back hurts. – That's because you're not sitting up straight.
oreja Se apartó el pelo y dejó la oreja al descubierto.	ear He swept his hair to the side to expose his ear.
manos Tus manos están tan calientes.	hands Your hands are so warm.
brazos Cuando era pequeña mi padre siempre me llevaba en brazos a la cama.	arms When I was a child, my father would always carry me to my bed in his arms.
cadera Mi abuelo se resbaló en el baño y se rompió la cadera.	hip My grandpa slipped in the bathroom and broke his hip.
cuello Le duele el cuello porque está todo el día jugando con el móvil.	neck His neck hurts because he spends all day playing with his mobile.
torso Debes mantener el torso erguido para que no te duela la espalda.	torso You must keep your torso straight so you don't hurt your back.
costillas En el cuerpo humano hay doce pares de costillas.	ribs There are twelve pairs of ribs in the human body.
tronco El tronco (o torso) es una parte fundamental del cuerpo humano.	trunk The trunk – or torso – is a fundamental part of the human body.
hombros Siéntese recto y relaje los hombros antes de empezar a estirar.	shoulders Sit straight and relax your shoulders before you start stretching.
mejillas Sus mejillas estaban rojas.	cheeks Her cheeks were red.
dedos ¡Ten cuidado de no quemarte los dedos, por favor!	fingers, toes Please be careful not to burn your fingers!
cintura Ponte la cuerda alrededor de la cintura.	waist Tie the rope around your waist.
muslos Mientras ejercitas los brazos, los músculos de los muslos y las pantorrillas también trabajan.	thigh While you exercise your arms, your thigh and calf muscles are at work.
boca Mario tiene la boca grande.	mouth Mario has got a big mouth

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List of Body Parts in Spanish

Spanish

English

piernas

legs

cabeza

head

rodillas

knees

pecho

chest

nuca

back of the neck

espalda

back

oreja

ear

manos

hands

brazos

arms

cadera

hip

cuello

neck

torso

torso

costillas

ribs

tronco

trunk

hombros

shoulders

mejillas

cheeks

dedos

fingers, toes

cintura

waist

muslos

thigh

boca

mouth

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