Body Parts 몸
Parts of the body from head to toe.
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1 / 24 Body words are among the first things you need in Korean, whether you are pointing at something that hurts at a pharmacy or describing someone's looks. Most body parts are short native words of one or two syllables, such as 눈 (eye), 코 (nose), 입 (mouth) and 귀 (ear), so they are quick to memorise. Note that 손 means the whole hand, 팔 the arm, 다리 the leg and 발 the foot. Some are pronounced differently from how they are spelled, like 무릎 (무릅) and 손가락 (손까락). Koreans say 아파요 (it hurts) after a body part, for example 머리가 아파요 (I have a headache), so these words will help you at the hospital too.
Touch each part of your own body while you say its Korean name aloud; moving your hand helps the word stick.
Word list
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- 머리meori head / hair
- 머리카락meorikarak hair (on the head)
- 얼굴eolgul face
- 이마ima forehead
- 눈nun eye
- 코ko nose
- 입ip mouth
- 귀gwi ear
- 이i tooth
- 목mok neck / throat
- 어깨eokkae shoulder
- 팔pal arm
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- 손son hand
- 손가락songarak finger
- 가슴gaseum chest / heart area
- 배bae stomach / belly
- 등deung back
- 허리heori waist / lower back
- 다리dari leg
- 무릎mureup knee
- 발bal foot
- 발가락balgarak toe
- 턱teok chin / jaw
- 입술ipsul lips
Ready-to-use sentence
- 어디가 아파요?Where does it hurt?
- 머리가 아파요.I have a headache.
- 손을 씻으세요.Please wash your hands.
- 배가 고파요.I am hungry.
- 눈을 감으세요.Please close your eyes.
Frequently asked questions
Does 눈 mean eye or snow?
Both; the spelling is the same, so the context decides.
Why does 머리 mean both head and hair?
In Korean, 머리 is the general word for the head, and it is also used for the hair on it; 머리카락 refers only to the hair itself.
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