Learn Spanish body parts

To learn Spanish body parts is vital if you are going to be spending any length of time in Spain – it will really help!

One of my most upsetting and frustrating experiences since moving to Spain was when I needed to go to the hospital. Although I could vaguely converse in general terms… I had no clue about body parts, symptoms or related Spanish words. The reception staff, porters amd triage were fortunately very patient with me… and all was going well until I saw a female doctor who was obviously having a bad day. She was brutal to say the least.

To save you going through the same experience… here is a list of Spanish words about the body that you may find useful

1. Head / la cabeza
2. Eye / el ojo
3. Ear / la oreja
4. Nose / la nariz
5. Face / la cara
6. Mouth / la boca… Lip / el labio… Tooth / el diente
7. Chin / la barba
8. Throat / la garganta… Neck / el cuello
9. Shoulder / el espalda
10. Chest / el pecho
11. Arm / el brazo
12. Elbow / el codo
13. Stomach / el estomago
14. Wrist / la muñeca
15. Hand / la mano
16. Fingers / los dedos
17. Thumb / el pulgar
18. Knee / la rodilla
19. Ankle / el tobillo
20. Foot / el pie… Heel / el talón
21. Toes / los dedos
22. Back / la espalda
23. Hip / la cadera
24. Thigh / el muslo
25. Leg / la pierna

Other words and phrases you may find useful are:

1. Hair / el pelo
2. Bone / el hueso
3. Skin / el piel
4. Pain / el dolor
5. Weak / débil
6. Tired / cansado or cansada
7. Swollen / hinchando or hinchada
8. Sprain / el torcedura
9. To bleed / sangrar
10. Injection / una inyeccion

Hopefully this list will remove some of the worry that you may have when visiting a doctor or hospital in Spain. Stay healthy!

Elle Draper

Elle, along with Alan, is the owner of Spain Buddy and the busy web design business – Spain Web Design by Gandy-Draper.
Born a “Norverner”, she then spent most of her life “Dann Saff” before moving to Spain in 2006. Elle’s loves are Alan, the internet, dogs, good food, and dry white wine – although not necessarily in that order.