![]() If you are currently learning the body parts in Spanish, an easy way to do this would be to have a drawing of the body and then have the body parts labeled in Spanish. Directly translated, it would be “I broke the ankle and the leg” but this is grammatically correct in Spanish. In Spanish, you would say “ Me rompí el tobillo y la pierna”. ![]() In Spanish, you will need to use (almost without exception) a definite article for a body part, regardless of the possessive case. In English, we often use possessive adjectives when we refer to a body part. Secondly, there is another important difference between Spanish and English with the body parts. If you want to say “the wrist and elbow” in Spanish, you would need to say “ la muñeca y el codo”. ![]() Everybody part in Spanish will therefore be preceded by either “ el” or “ la” (or “ los” or “ las” if referring to the plural case).Įven though you may use the definite article once with a body part in Spanish, you will need to use it again if you are talking about a body part, even if it is in the same sentence. When describing the human body in Spanish, there are two main differences to referring to them in English.įirstly, in Spanish, you need to include a definite article each time you describe a body part. Let’s take a look at a list of body parts with their translation to English: LIST OF BODY PARTS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH You will most likely use this very often, so it is definitely worth mastering this section as much as you can. Learning how to describe the various body parts in Spanish is a fun and interesting part of your Spanish language.
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