Body parts in German

This lesson is perfect for you if you want to learn the different parts of the body in German! I will explain you the vocabulary to the following topics:

- The head
- The torso
- Arms and legs
- The organs

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1.The head in German
2.What is in the torso?
3.Arms and legs
4.How to say the organs in German?
5.Exercises
5.1.Body parts in German: Fill in the blanks part 1
5.2.Body parts in German: Fill in the blanks part 2
5.3.Body parts in German: Multiple Choice Exercise

The head in German

The top of the human body is the head. The table below displays the different parts of the head and the face in German:

English	German
the head	der Kopf
the face	das Gesicht
the chin	das Kinn
the mouth	der Mund
the lips	die Lippen
the tooth	der Zahn
the tongue	die Zunge
the nose	die Nase
the cheek	die Wange
the eye	das Auge
the eyebrow	die Augenbraune
the eyelash	die Wimper
the ear	das Ohr
the hair	das Haar

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What is in the torso?

The torso is the human body considered without head, arms and legs! Learn the most important vocabulary of the torso in the list below:

English	German
the neck	der Hals
the shoulder	die Schulter
the chest	die Brust
the belly	der Bauch
the navel	der Bauchnabel
the back	der Rücken
the hip	die Hüfte
the genitals	die Genitalien
the vagina	die Vagina
the penis	der Penis
the testicle	der Hoden
the bottom	der Po

Arms and legs

In the following list you will find all important parts of the arms and the legs of a human being:

English	German
the arm	der Arm
the elbow	der Ellenbogen
the hand	die Hand
the wrist	das Handgelenk
the finger	der Finger
the nail	der Nagel
the armpit	die Achsel
the leg	das Bein
the foot	der Fuß
the knee	das Knie
the toe	der Zeh

How to say the organs in German?

Last but not least, we will have a look on the organs of a human being:

English	German
the blood	das Blut
the blood vessel	die Vene
the skeleton	das Skelett
the bone	der Knochen
the brain	das Gehirn
the skin	die Haut
the heart	das Herz
the liver	die Leber
the lung	die Lunge
the spleen	die Milz
the stomach	der Magen
the muscle	der Muskel
the kidney	die Niere
the small intestine	der Dünndarm
the large intestine	der Dickdarm

If you want to practise the vocabulary take a look at our exercises about the body parts in German!

Exercises

Body parts in German: Fill in the blanks part 1
Body parts in German: Fill in the blanks part 2
Body parts in German: Multiple Choice Exercise