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Il corpo
Knowing the parts of the body can come in handy when playing sports, clothes shopping, seeing the doctor, and more. Learn how to talk about your body in Italian, from head to toe.
| il corpo | body | |
| capelli | hair | |
| una testa | head | |
| un cranio | skull | |
| un viso | face | |
| un occhio | eye | |
| un naso | nose | |
| una guancia | cheek | |
| una bocca | mouth | |
| un labbro | lip | |
| un dente | tooth | |
| un orecchio | ear | |
| un collo | neck | |
| una gola | throat | |
| un petto | chest | |
| un cuore | heart | |
| uno stomaco | stomach | |
| un braccio | arm | |
| una spalla | shoulder | |
| un gomito | elbow | |
| un polso | wrist | |
| una mano | hand | |
| un dito | finger | |
| una unghia | fingernail | |
| un pollice | thumb | |
| una schiena | back | |
| una gamba | leg | |
| un ginocchio | knee | |
| una caviglia | ankle | |
| un piede | foot | |
| un dito del piede | toe |
In Italian, possessive adjectives are usually not used to indicate the owner of any given body part. Instead, we use a reflexive pronoun plus a definite article.
Per esempio…
| Mi sto lavando la faccia. | I’m washing my face. | |
| Quando ti sei rotto il braccio? | When did you break your arm? |
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