Here is a list of basic French vocabulary you will find especially useful when you need to describe how you’re feeling physically. Many avoir expressions are included. Be sure to download your vocabulary list and practice and master all of it with the Quizlet study set that’s provided.
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French Vocabulary – Avoir Mal – Body Parts
| le corps | body |
| les cheveux | hair |
| la tête | head |
| avoir mal à la tête | to have a headache |
| le visage | face |
| l’oeil | eye |
| les yeux | eyes |
| avoir mal aux yeux | to have sore eyes |
| avoir les yeux qui piquent | to have stingy eyes |
| avoir les yeux qui brûlent | to have burning eyes |
| avoir les yeux gonflés | to have swollen eyes |
| le nez | nose |
| avoir le nez qui coule | to have a runny nose |
| la joue | cheek |
| la bouche | mouth |
| les lèvres | lips |
| les dents | teeth |
| avoir mal aux dents | to have sore teeth |
| les oreilles | ears |
| avoir mal à l’oreille | to have an earache |
| le cou | neck |
| la gorge | throat |
| avoir mal à la gorge | to have a sore throat |
| la poitrine | chest |
| le coeur | heart |
| avoir mal au coeur | to be feeling sick |
| l’estomac | stomach |
| avoir mal à l’estomac | to have a stomachache |
| le ventre | tummy |
| avoir mal au ventre | to have a tummyache |
| le bras | arm |
| l’épaule | shoulder |
| le coude | elbow |
| le poignet | wrist |
| la main | hand |
| le doigt | finger |
| l’ongle | fingernail |
| le pouce | thumb |
| le dos | back |
| la jambe | leg |
| le genou | knee |
| la cheville | ankle |
| le pied | foot |
| l’orteil | toe |
