Body Parts

1. माथा

   Maa-thaa

   Head

   Usage

   Show this at a clinic while pointing at your head. A headache is "माथा दरद".

   Grammar Note

   "माथा" is used for the head; Hindi "सिर" is not used.

2. केस

   Kes

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon when talking about hair.

   Grammar Note

   Hindi "बाल" is not used. The same spelling also means a legal "case", so context decides.

3. चेहरा

   Cheh-raa

   Face

   Usage

   The word for the face, used at a salon or skin clinic to point to it.

   Grammar Note

   Spelled and used as in Hindi.

4. आँख

   Aankh

   Eye

   Usage

   Show this and point to your eye to describe an eye problem.

   Grammar Note

   Written with the nasal mark "ँ" as "आँख", the same form as in Hindi.

5. कान

   Kaan

   Ear

   Usage

   Show this and point to your ear to describe pain or poor hearing.

   Grammar Note

   Spelled and used as in Hindi.

6. नाक

   Naak

   Nose

   Usage

   Show this and point to your nose to describe a blocked nose or a nosebleed.

   Grammar Note

   Spelled and used as in Hindi.

7. मुँह

   Munh

   Mouth

   Usage

   Show this and point to your mouth to describe soreness inside it.

   Grammar Note

   Written with the nasal mark "ँ"; it names the mouth.

8. ओठ

   Oth

   Lip

   Usage

   Show this and point to your lip to describe chapping or swelling.

   Grammar Note

   Written "ओठ", not Hindi "होंठ".

9. दाँत

   Daant

   Tooth

   Usage

   Show this at a dentist and point to the aching tooth.

   Grammar Note

   Spelled and used as in Hindi.

10. जीभ

    Jibh

    Tongue

    Usage

    Show this and point to your tongue to describe pain or an odd taste.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

11. गर्दन

    Gar-dan

    Neck

    Usage

    Show this and point to your neck for pain or stiffness; also useful at a massage.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled as in Hindi. It is a different word from "गला", the throat.

12. गला

    Ga-laa

    Throat

    Usage

    Show this and point to your throat for soreness or a hoarse voice.

    Grammar Note

    Used with the locative "में", as in "हमरा गला में दरद बा".

13. कंधा

    Kan-dhaa

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Show this and point to your shoulder for stiffness or pain.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

14. बाँह

    Baanh

    Arm

    Usage

    Show this and point to your arm for pain or an injury; it covers shoulder to wrist.

    Grammar Note

    Written with the nasal mark "ँ". It is not the same as "हाथ", the hand.

15. केहुनी

    Ke-hu-ni

    Elbow

    Usage

    Show this and point to your elbow for pain or a bruise.

    Grammar Note

    Written "केहुनी", not Hindi "कोहनी".

16. हाथ

    Haath

    Hand

    Usage

    Show this and point to your hand for pain or an injury.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

17. अंगुरी

    An-gu-ri

    Finger

    Usage

    Show this and point to your finger for a cut or pain.

    Grammar Note

    Written "अंगुरी", not Hindi "उंगली".

18. छाती

    Chhaa-ti

    Chest

    Usage

    Show this and point to your chest for pain or difficulty breathing.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

19. पेट

    Pet

    Stomach / Belly

    Usage

    Show this and point to your belly for stomach pain. You can say "हमरा पेट में दरद बा".

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

20. पीठ

    Pith

    Back

    Usage

    Used for back pain or at a massage.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

21. कमर

    Ka-mar

    Waist / Lower back

    Usage

    Used for lower-back pain or at a massage.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi. Do not confuse it with "कमरा", a room.

22. कूल्हा

    Kul-haa

    Hip

    Usage

    Show this and point to the hip joint area to describe pain there.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

23. टांग

    Taang

    Leg

    Usage

    Show this and point to your leg for pain or an injury.

    Grammar Note

    "गोड़" can also mean a leg; this card keeps "टांग" for the leg and "गोड़" for the foot.

24. ठेहुना

    The-hu-naa

    Knee

    Usage

    Show this and point to your knee. You can say "हमरा ठेहुना में चोट बा".

    Grammar Note

    Written "ठेहुना", not Hindi "घुटना".

25. गोड़

    Gor

    Foot

    Usage

    Show this and point to your foot for pain or an injury.

    Grammar Note

    Written "गोड़", not Hindi "पैर"; the final letter is "ड़" with a dot.

26. त्वचा

    Tva-chaa

    Skin

    Usage

    Show this and point to the skin for a rash or itching.

    Grammar Note

    A written-register word spelled as in Hindi.

27. हड्डी

    Had-di

    Bone

    Usage

    Show this when you suspect a fracture or have bone pain.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

28. खून

    Khun

    Blood

    Usage

    Used to report bleeding. "खून निकलत बा" means "it is bleeding".

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

29. दिल

    Dil

    Heart

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor about palpitations or a heart condition.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

30. फेफड़ा

    Pheph-raa

    Lung

    Usage

    Show the word itself when discussing a lung condition or test; it cannot be pointed to.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi; "ड़" is the dotted letter.

31. आँत

    Aant

    Intestine

    Usage

    Show this to a doctor when explaining bowel trouble such as diarrhoea.

    Grammar Note

    Written with the nasal mark "ँ"; spelled as in Hindi.

32. गुर्दा

    Gur-daa

    Kidney

    Usage

    Show the word itself when discussing a kidney condition or dialysis.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

33. दिमाग

    Di-maag

    Brain

    Usage

    Show the word itself when discussing head scans or a head injury.

    Grammar Note

    Spelled and used as in Hindi.

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