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A1 Spanish Vocabulary Lesson

3 Words for the Body

El cuerpo

2:08 min video · 8 sentences · 3 key words

Transcript with English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. Me duele la cabeza.My head hurts.
  2. ¿Te duele la cabeza?Does your head hurt?
  3. No tengo dolor de cabeza.I don't have a headache.
  4. Pablo tiene una mano grande.Pablo has a big hand.
  5. Me lavo las manos.I wash my hands.
  6. Me duele el pie.My foot hurts.
  7. ¿Dónde tienes el pie?Where is your foot?
  8. No quiero caminar con este pie.I don't want to walk on this foot.

About this lesson

Three useful body words, each shown in an everyday moment with a flatmate or colleague, plus the mistake English speakers make with each.

How to practise

  1. Learn each word on its card: the word and what it means.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause, then check the Don't say card: how not to use the word.
  3. At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.

el cuerpo The body

WordMeaningDon't say
la cabezathe head feminine noun, me duele la cabezaMi cabeza duele. ✗ · Me duele la cabeza. ✓ Spanish uses me duele plus the article, not a possessive.
la manothe hand feminine noun, despite ending in -oEl mano es pequeño. ✗ · La mano es pequeña. ✓ Mano ends in -o but is feminine, so use la and pequeña.
el piethe foot masculine noun, plural los piesMe duele la pierna del zapato. ✗ · Me duele el pie. ✓ Pie is the foot; pierna is the whole leg, so don't mix them.

Key words

SpanishEnglishLevel
la cabezathe head
la manothe hand
el piethe foot

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