We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Italian 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 Italian“.

Body & Health in Italian

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The Body

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
body [Sg]corpoit-sing_body
bodies [Pl]corpiit-plur_body
head [Sg]testait-sing_head
heads [Pl]testeit-plur_head
face [Sg]faccia
viso		it-sing_face
it-sing_face-2
faces [Pl]facce
visi		it-plur_face
it-plur_face-2
eye [Sg]occhioit-sing_eye
eyes [Pl]occhiit-plur_eye
ear [Sg]orecchioit-sing_ear
ears [Pl]orecchieit-plur_ear
nose [Sg]nasoit-sing_nose
noses [Pl]nasiit-plur_nose
mouth [Sg]boccait-sing_mouth
mouths [Pl]boccheit-plur_mouth
tongue [Sg]linguait-sing_tongue
tongues [Pl]lingueit-plur_tongue
neck [Sg]colloit-sing_neck
necks [Pl]colliit-plur_neck
chest [Sg]torace
busto		it-sing_chest
it-sing_chest-2
chests [Pl]toraci
busti		it-plur_chest
it-plur_chest-2
back / shoulderschiena
spalla		it-sing_backshoulder
it-sing_backshoulder-2
stomach [Sg]stomacoit-sing_stomach
stomachs [Pl]stomaciit-plur_stomach
heart [Sg]cuoreit-sing_heart
hearts [Pl]cuoriit-plur_heart
arm [Sg]braccioit-sing_arm
arms [Pl]bracciait-plur_arm
elbow [Sg]gomitoit-sing_elbow
elbows [Pl]gomitiit-plur_elbow
hand [Sg]manoit-sing_hand
hands [Pl]maniit-plur_hand
right handmano destrait-sing_right-hand
left handmano sinistrait-sing_left-hand
finger [Sg]ditoit-sing_finger
fingers [Pl]ditait-plur_finger
leg [Sg]gambait-sing_leg
legs [Pl]gambeit-plur_leg
foot [Sg]piedeit-sing_foot
feet [Pl]piediit-plur_foot
skinpelleit-sing_skin
haircapelloit-sing_hair
tooth [Sg]denteit-sing_tooth
teeth [Pl]dentiit-plur_tooth
bloodsangueit-sing_blood

Health & Illnesses

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
healthysanoit-sing_healthy
ill / sickmalatoit-sing_illsick
ache [Sg]doloreit-sing_ache
aches [Pl]doloriit-plur_ache
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.Mi fa male […].it-sing_my--achesmy--hurts
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.Mi fanno male […].it-sing_my--achemy--hurt
I have a stomach ache.Ho mal di stomaco.it-sing_i-have-a-stomach-ache
My legs hurt.Mi fa male la gamba.it-sing_my-legs-hurt
doctordottoreit-sing_doctor
medical office / doctor’s surgerystudio medicoit-sing_medical-officedoctors-surgery
chemist’s / drugstorefarmaciait-sing_chemistsdrugstore
hospitalospedaleit-sing_hospital
illness / maladymalattiait-sing_illnessmalady

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