We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Catalan words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Catalan“.

Body & Health in Catalan

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The Body

EnglishCatalanPronunciation
(Audio)
body [Sg]cos
bodies [Pl]cossos
head [Sg]cap
heads [Pl]caps
face [Sg]cara
faces [Pl]cares
eye [Sg]ull
eyes [Pl]ulls
ear [Sg]orella
ears [Pl]orelles
nose [Sg]nas
noses [Pl]nassos
mouth [Sg]boca
mouths [Pl]boques
tongue [Sg]llengua
tongues [Pl]llengües
neck [Sg]coll
necks [Pl]colls
chest [Sg]pit
chests [Pl]pits
back / shoulderesquena
espatlla

stomach [Sg]estómac
stomachs [Pl]estómacs
heart [Sg]cor
hearts [Pl]cors
arm [Sg]braç
arms [Pl]braços
elbow [Sg]colze
elbows [Pl]colzes
hand [Sg]
hands [Pl]mans
right handmà dreta
left handmà esquerra
finger [Sg]dit
fingers [Pl]dits
leg [Sg]cama
legs [Pl]cames
foot [Sg]peu
feet [Pl]peus
skinpell
haircabell
tooth [Sg]dent
teeth [Pl]dents
bloodsang

Health & Illnesses

EnglishCatalanPronunciation
(Audio)
healthysaludable
ill / sickmalalt (m), malalta (f)
ache [Sg]dolor
aches [Pl]dolors
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.El meu [...] em fa mal.
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.El meus [...] em fan mal.
I have a stomach ache.Tinc mal de panxa.
My legs hurt.Les cames em fan mal.
doctormetge
medical office / doctor’s surgeryoficina mèdica
cirurgia mèdica

chemist’s / drugstorefarmàcia
hospitalhospital
illness / maladymalaltia

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