The Human Body

The Human Body

In this lesson of the Learn German course, you'll learn some German words for the parts of the the human body. You'll also learn some useful phrases related to health and feelings.

Online flashcards and a quiz are included in this lesson to help you learn these useful German words and phrases.

Der Körper (The Body)

This section includes common German words for parts of the human body, as well as some phrases related to health and feelings. Many of the German words are related to English words, but they can be hard to recognize due to the changes in pronunciation in both languages.

The plural form of the word is given in parentheses.

listen der Kopf (Köpfe) the head
listen das Gehirn (e) the brain
listen die Haut (Häute) the skin
listen das Gesicht (er) the face
listen die Stirn (en) the forehead
listen das Haar (e) the hair
listen die Augenbraue (n) the eyebrow
listen das Auge the eye
listen die Augen the eyes
listen das Ohr the ear
listen die Ohren the ears
listen die Nase (n) the nose
listen die Wange (n) the cheek
listen der Mund (Münder) the mouth
listen die Lippe (n) the lip
listen die Zunge (n) the tongue
listen der Zahn the tooth
listen die Zähne the teeth
listen das Kinn (e) the chin
listen der Hals (Hälse) the neck
listen die Schulter (n) the shoulder
listen der Arm the arm
listen die Arme the arms
listen der Ellbogen (-) the elbow
listen das Armgelenk the wrist
listen die Hand the hand
listen die Hände the hands
listen der Finger the finger
listen die Finger the fingers
listen der Daumen the thumb
listen die Daumen the thumbs
listen die Fingernagel (Fingernägel) the fingernail
listen die Brust (Brüste) the chest
listen der Magen (-) the stomach
listen das Herz (en) the heart
listen das Bein the leg
listen die Beine the legs
listen das Knie the knee
listen die Knie the knees
listen der Knöchel (-) the ankle
listen der Fuß the foot
listen die Füße the feet
listen die Zehe the toe
listen die Zehen the toes
listen der Knochen the bone
listen die Knochen the bones
listen das Skelett (e) the skeleton
listen der Schädel (-) the skull
listen das Blut the blood

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zu fühlen to feel
zu denken to think
zu berühren to touch
zu gehen to walk
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zu springen to jump
zu atmen to breathe
zu schlafen to sleep
zu sprechen to talk
zu essen to eat
zu trinken to drink
zu erinnern to remember
zu vergessen to forget
zu lächeln to smile
zu lachen to laugh
zu grinsen to grin
die Stirn zu runzeln to frown
zu weinen to cry
zu husten to cough
zu niesen to sneeze
zu hören to hear
zu sehen to see
zu riechen to smell

German Phrases

Health and Feelings

Here are some useful German phrases related to health and feelings.

Sound Ich bin fröhlich. I am happy.
Sound Sie ist traurig. She is sad.
Sound Wir sind müde. We are tired.
Sound Sie sind verärgert. They are angry.
Sound Ich habe Durst. I am thirsty.
Sound Hast du Hunger? Are you hungry?
Sound Meine Füße tun weh. My feet hurt.
Sound Ich habe Kopfschmerzen. I have a headache.
Sound Mir ist schlecht. I feel sick.
Sound Ich habe eine Erkältung. I have a cold.
Sound Mir ist schwindlig. I feel dizzy.

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the German words for the parts of the human body and phrases related to health and feelings.

Quiz

Take the online quiz to see how well you know the German words for the human body. The questions will be a bit different each time you take the quiz.