Body Parts

1. a cabeza

   Head

   Usage

   Point to your head at a clinic. Dóeme a cabeza means "my head hurts"

   Grammar Note

   Feminine. Cabeza is written with z

2. o cabelo

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a salon or barber. Pelo is a common synonym

   Grammar Note

   Masculine, and singular for the hair on the head as a whole

3. a cara

   Face

   Usage

   Marks a treatment area or a rash on the face. Rostro is the more formal word

   Grammar Note

   Feminine. Cara means both "face" and "side"

4. o ollo

   Eye

   Usage

   Point to it for pain or redness. The plural os ollos means both eyes

   Grammar Note

   Written with ll (ollo); the plural is ollos

5. a orella

   Ear (outer)

   Usage

   The visible outer ear. Used for piercings and earlobes

   Grammar Note

   Feminine. The inner ear is o oído

6. o oído

   Ear (inner) / Hearing

   Usage

   For earache, blocked ears and hearing

   Grammar Note

   Masculine; covers the sense of hearing and the inner ear

7. o nariz

   Nose

   Usage

   For a blocked nose or a nosebleed

   Grammar Note

   Masculine. The plural is narices

8. a boca

   Mouth

   Usage

   At the dentist or for a mouth ulcer

   Grammar Note

   Feminine

9. o dente

   Tooth

   Usage

   At the dentist, pointing to a painful tooth. Plural os dentes

   Grammar Note

   Masculine. Dóeme un dente means "I have a toothache"

10. a lingua

    Tongue

    Usage

    Point out a burn or ulcer. The same word means "language"

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. Lingua galega means the Galician language

11. o pescozo

    Neck

    Usage

    For a stiff or painful neck

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, written with z

12. a gorxa

    Throat

    Usage

    For a sore throat, and when asking for lozenges at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    Feminine, written with x

13. o ombreiro

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Point to it at a massage. Ombro is a variant

    Grammar Note

    Masculine. Also written ombro

14. o brazo

    Arm

    Usage

    Used for blood draws and vaccinations

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, written with z

15. o cóbado

    Elbow

    Usage

    For a knock from a fall

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, with the accent on ó

16. a man

    Hand

    Usage

    For injuries and checks. The plural is as mans

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. The plural is mans

17. o dedo

    Finger

    Usage

    Point to a finger. A toe is o dedo do pé

    Grammar Note

    Masculine

18. a unha

    Nail

    Usage

    For a broken or ingrown nail or at a nail salon. Written with nh

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. One of the few words written with nh

19. o peito

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain or breathlessness; urgent

    Grammar Note

    Masculine. The plural is peitos

20. a barriga

    Belly / Abdomen

    Usage

    Belly pain. Dor de barriga means "stomach ache"

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. The stomach organ is o estómago

21. as costas

    Back

    Usage

    Used for a massage or an orthopaedist

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun used in the plural

22. a zona lumbar

    Lower back

    Usage

    Lower-back pain. Galician has no single word for the Japanese "koshi"

    Grammar Note

    Feminine zona plus the adjective lumbar

23. o cadril

    Hip

    Usage

    For hip pain around the hip joint

    Grammar Note

    Masculine. Cadeira can name the same region

24. as nádegas

    Buttocks

    Usage

    A neutral word, for example when showing where an injection goes

    Grammar Note

    Feminine, normally plural

25. a perna

    Leg

    Usage

    From the thigh to the ankle

    Grammar Note

    Feminine

26. o xeonllo

    Knee

    Usage

    For a hiking or sports injury

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, written with x

27. o pé

    Foot

    Usage

    At a shoe shop or a massage

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, accent on é. A pé means "on foot"

28. o nocello

    Ankle

    Usage

    When you twist an ankle: Torcín o nocello

    Grammar Note

    Masculine. The word can also name a knuckle or wrist bone

29. a pel

    Skin

    Usage

    For skin trouble, allergies and sunburn

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. The plural is peles

30. o óso

    Bone

    Usage

    When describing a suspected fracture

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, accent on ó. The plural is ósos

31. o sangue

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding or a blood test

    Grammar Note

    Masculine

32. o corazón

    Heart

    Usage

    For heart trouble

    Grammar Note

    Masculine; the plural is corazóns

33. o estómago

    Stomach

    Usage

    For stomach upset

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, accent on ó

34. o intestino

    Intestine / Bowel

    Usage

    For bowel trouble

    Grammar Note

    Masculine

35. o pulmón

    Lung

    Usage

    For breathing trouble or cough. The plural is pulmóns

    Grammar Note

    Masculine

36. o fígado

    Liver

    Usage

    For the liver, in talk of drink or medicines

    Grammar Note

    Masculine, accent on í

37. o ril

    Kidney

    Usage

    For the kidney. The plural is os riles

    Grammar Note

    Masculine; the plural is riles

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