The body parts in Croatian
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Sign up for freeIt may be important to describe people or yourself. In this lesson we begin with the components of the human body = ljudsko tijelo, which may be of interest to the doctor or in other situtations that you can give to what you are suffering from. The whole lesson will be divided in 3 parts: the head, parts of the body and the organs.
Lesson outline
HideThe head in Croatian
We will start with the parts of the face in Croatian.
| English | Croatian |
|---|---|
| the head | glava |
| the face | lice |
| the chin | brada |
| the mouth | usta |
| the lips | usne |
| the tooth | zub |
| the tongue | jezik |
| the nose | nos |
| the eye | oko |
| the ear | uho |
| the eyelash | trepavica |
| the eyebrow | obrva |
| the hair | kosa |
| the ears | uši |
Examples
- You can hear with your ears. - Možeš čuti svojim ušima.
- He has beautiful blue eyes. - On Ima lijepe plave oči.
- He has a nice tooths. - On ima lijepe zube.
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Parts of the body 
In different situations, it may be useful to name the different parts of the body - tijelo - with the doctor, for example. Study the displayed table!
| English | Croatian |
|---|---|
| the head | glava |
| the shoulder | rame |
| the arm | ruka |
| the elbow | lakat |
| the belly | stomak |
| the hand | ruka |
| the leg | noga |
| the foot | stopalo |
| the back | leđa |
| the neck | vrat |
| the finger | prst |
| the toe | palac |
| the nail | nokat |
| the knee | koljeno |
Examples
- I can smell with my nose. - Mogu nanjušiti svojim nosom.
- We see with our eyes. - Vidimo našim očima.
- He has a big foots. - On ima velika stopala.
How to say the organs in Croatian?
Last but not least, we will have a look on the organs = organi of a human being.
| English | Crotian |
|---|---|
| the blood | krv |
| the blood vessel | krvna žila |
| the brain | mozak |
| the liver | jetra |
| the lung | pluća |
| the heart | srce |
| the kidney | bubreg |
| the large intestine | debelo crijevo |
| the small intestine | tanko crijevo |
| the spleen | slezena |
Examples
- She has tongue piercing. - Ima piercing na jeziku.
- He feels with his hand. - On osjeća s vlastitom rukom.
- His lung is demaged because he smokes a lot. - Njegova pluća su oštećena jer puno puši.