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Italian vocabulary · Topic 5 of 10

Body & Health in Italian

If you get sick in Italy, the first stop is often the farmacia, where pharmacists give advice on minor problems. These words cover body parts, symptoms, and the phrases you need at the doctor. Many body parts have irregular plurals, like il braccio and le braccia, which the word pages explain.

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  1. 1Bodynounil corpo
  2. 2Headnounla testa
  3. 3Handnounla manoplural: le mani
  4. 4Eyenounl'occhioplural: gli occhi
  5. 5Heartnounil cuore
  6. 6Facenounla facciaalso: il viso
  7. 7Hairnouni capelli
  8. 8Mouthnounla bocca
  9. 9Nosenounil naso
  10. 10Earnounl'orecchio
  11. 11Toothnounil dente
  12. 12Doctornounil medicoalso: il dottore / la dottoressa
  13. 13Armnounil braccioplural: le braccia
  14. 14Legnounla gamba
  15. 15Footnounil piede
  16. 16Fingernounil ditoplural: le dita
  17. 17Backnounla schiena
  18. 18Stomachnounlo stomacobelly: la pancia
  19. 19Necknounil collo
  20. 20Shouldernounla spalla
  21. 21Kneenounil ginocchio
  22. 22Skinnounla pelle
  23. 23Lipnounil labbroplural: le labbra
  24. 24Tonguenounla lingua
  25. 25Throatnounla gola
  26. 26Chestnounil petto
  27. 27Bloodnounil sangue
  28. 28Bonenounl'ossoplural: le ossa
  29. 29Brainnounil cervello
  30. 30Livernounil fegato
  31. 31Kidneynounil rene
  32. 32Lungnounil polmone
  33. 33Toenounil dito del piede
  34. 34Elbownounil gomito
  35. 35Wristnounil polso
  36. 36Anklenounla caviglia
  37. 37Eyebrownounil sopracciglioplural: le sopracciglia
  38. 38Beardnounla barba
  39. 39Thumbnounil pollice
  40. 40Musclenounil muscolo
  41. 41Cheeknounla guancia
  42. 42Chinnounil mento
  43. 43Foreheadnounla fronte
  44. 44Hipnounil fiancoalso: l'anca
  45. 45Nail (fingernail)nounl'unghia
  46. 46Hospitalnounl'ospedale
  47. 47Medicinenounla medicinaalso: il farmaco
  48. 48Pharmacynounla farmacia
  49. 49Nursenounl'infermiere / l'infermiera
  50. 50Dentistnounil/la dentista
  51. 51Painnounil dolore
  52. 52Headachenounil mal di testa
  53. 53Fevernounla febbre
  54. 54Cold (illness)nounil raffreddore
  55. 55Coughnounla tosse
  56. 56Flunounl'influenza
  57. 57Allergynounl'allergia
  58. 58Sickadjectivemalato/a
  59. 59Healthyadjectivesano/a
  60. 60Healthnounla salute
  61. 61Emergencynounl'emergenza
  62. 62Ambulancenounl'ambulanza
  63. 63Appointment (doctor's)nounl'appuntamento
  64. 64Pillnounla pillolaalso: la compressa
  65. 65Prescriptionnounla ricetta
  66. 66Wound (injury)nounla ferita
  67. 67Diarrheanounla diarrea
  68. 68Nauseanounla nausea
  69. 69Stomachachenounil mal di pancia
  70. 70Toothachenounil mal di denti
  71. 71Sore throatnounil mal di gola
  72. 72Diabetesnounil diabete
  73. 73Vaccinenounil vaccino
  74. 74Health insurancenounl'assicurazione sanitaria
  75. 75Exercisenounl'attività fisicaalso: l'esercizio fisico
  76. 76Dietnounla dieta
  77. 77Weightnounil peso
  78. 78Bandage (band-aid)nounil cerottolarge: la benda
  79. 79Surgerynounl'operazionealso: l'intervento chirurgico
  80. 80Patientnounil/la paziente
  81. 81Pregnantadjectiveincinta
  82. 82Dizzyadjectivestordito/a"I feel dizzy": mi gira la testa
  83. 83Infectionnounl'infezione
  84. 84Face masknounla mascherina
  85. 85Thermometernounil termometro
  86. 86Anxietynounl'ansia
  87. 87to hurtverbfare male"it hurts": mi fa male
  88. 88to breatheverbrespirare
  89. 89I feel sickphrasemi sento male
  90. 90It hurts herephrasemi fa male qui
  91. 91Call a doctor!phrasechiamate un medico!
  92. 92I need a doctorphraseho bisogno di un medico
  93. 93Where is the hospital?phraseDov'è l'ospedale?
  94. 94I'm allergic to…phrasesono allergico/a a…
  95. 95Call an ambulance!phrasechiamate un'ambulanza!
  96. 96I feel betterphrasemi sento meglio
  97. 97Are you okay?phraseStai bene?formal: Sta bene?
  98. 98Is there a pharmacy nearby?phraseC'è una farmacia qui vicino?
  99. 99I can't sleepphrasenon riesco a dormire
  100. 100Blood pressurenounla pressione

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Body & Health in Italian: common questions

How do I say something hurts in Italian?

Use mi fa male with the body part: mi fa male la testa (my head hurts). For more than one, use mi fanno male: mi fanno male i piedi.

Why is it "le mani" and not "i mani"?

La mano (hand) is one of the few feminine nouns ending in -o, so its plural is le mani. It is a common mistake, so learn it as a pair.

Where do I go for medicine in Italy?

Go to a farmacia, marked with a green cross. Even basic medicines like painkillers are usually sold there, not in supermarkets.

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