Body parts in Dutch

This chapter will provide the names of the body parts in Dutch. You will learn the names of the body parts that are visible, but you will also learn the names of the organs inside your body. Knowing these parts can come in handy when visiting a doctor.

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1.Parts of the body in Dutch
2.Parts of the face in Dutch
3.Organs in Dutch
4.Exercises
4.1.Name the body parts in Dutch
4.2.Translating body parts to Dutch
4.3.Translating parts of the face and organs to Dutch

Parts of the body in Dutch

The picture shows you 'het lichaam' (the body) of a human. Below the picture, the names of the body parts are mentioned.

lichaamsdelen

The numbers on this picture represent the following body parts:

Number	English	Dutch
1	the head	het hoofd
2	the neck	de nek
3	the back	de rug
4	the arm	de arm
5	the hand	de hand
6	the fingers	de vingers
7	the leg	het been
8	the knee	de knie
9	the foot	de voet
10	the toes	de tenen
	the belly	de buik

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Parts of the face in Dutch

hoofd en gezicht

The parts of the head and face are:

Number	English	Dutch
1	the hair	de haren
2	the eyebrows	de wenkbrauwen
3	the nose	de neus
4	the mouth and teeth	de mond en tanden
5	the eyes	de ogen
6	the ears	de oren
7	the cheeks	de wangen
8	the chin	de kin

Organs in Dutch

Besides these visible body parts, there are also body parts that are not visible.

Organ	English	Dutch
	The brains	De hersenen
	The heart	Het hart
	The lungs	De longen
	The stomach	De maag
	The intestines	De darmen
	The liver	De lever
	The kidneys	De nieren

Train your knowledge about the body parts in Dutch by doing the exercises below.