Body & Health in Portuguese

We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Portuguese 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…

Contents

The Body
Health & Illnesses
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The Body

English	Portuguese	Pronunciation (Audio)
body [Sg]	corpo
bodies [Pl]	corpos
head [Sg]	cabeça
heads [Pl]	cabeças
face [Sg]	rosto
faces [Pl]	rostos
eye [Sg]	olho
eyes [Pl]	olhos
ear [Sg]	orelha
ears [Pl]	orelhas
nose [Sg]	nariz
noses [Pl]	narizes
mouth [Sg]	boca
mouths [Pl]	bocas
tongue [Sg]	língua
tongues [Pl]	línguas
neck [Sg]	pescoço
necks [Pl]	pescoços
chest [Sg]	peito
chests [Pl]	peitos
back / shoulder	costas
stomach [Sg]	estômago
stomachs [Pl]	estômagos
heart [Sg]	coração
hearts [Pl]	corações
arm [Sg]	braço
arms [Pl]	braços
elbow [Sg]	cotovelo
elbows [Pl]	cotovelos
hand [Sg]	mão
hands [Pl]	mãos
right hand	mão direita
left hand	mão esquerda
finger [Sg]	dedo
fingers [Pl]	dedos
leg [Sg]	perna
legs [Pl]	pernas
foot [Sg]	pé
feet [Pl]	pés
skin	pele
hair	cabelo
tooth [Sg]	dente
teeth [Pl]	dentes
blood	sangue

Health & Illnesses

English	Portuguese	Pronunciation (Audio)
healthy	saudável
ill / sick	doente
ache [Sg]	dor
aches [Pl]	dores
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.	Estou com dor de […].
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.	Eu tive dor de […].
I have a stomach ache.	Tenho dor de barriga.
My legs hurt.	Minhas pernas doem.
doctor	médico
medical office / doctor’s surgery	consultório médico
chemist’s / drugstore	farmácia
hospital	hospital
illness / malady	doença

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