Body Parts

1. सिर

   sir

   Head

   Usage

   Show this at a clinic and point to your own head. A headache is "sir dard"

2. बाल

   baal

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon. It names the hair as a whole and is normally used in the plural form

3. चेहरा

   chehra

   Face

   Usage

   Use it to mark the treatment area at a salon, or to show a skin doctor where the problem is

4. आँख

   aankh

   Eye

   Usage

   Point to it when your eye hurts, is red, or when you need eye drops. Both eyes is "aankhen"

5. कान

   kaan

   Ear

   Usage

   Point to it for earache, ringing ears, or pressure that will not clear after a flight

6. नाक

   naak

   Nose

   Usage

   Point to it for a blocked nose or a nosebleed — a common one at pharmacies in polluted cities

7. मुँह

   munh

   Mouth

   Usage

   For sores or pain inside the mouth. "Open your mouth" is "munh kholiye"

8. होंठ

   honth

   Lip

   Usage

   Point to it when buying lip balm for dry or cracked lips — often needed in the dry north Indian winter

9. दाँत

   daant

   Tooth

   Usage

   Point to the sore tooth at the dentist. Toothache is "daant mein dard"

10. जीभ

    jeebh

    Tongue

    Usage

    For when a doctor asks to see your tongue, or to say that chilli has left your tongue burning

11. गर्दन

    gardan

    Neck

    Usage

    The neck as seen from outside. For pain when swallowing, use "gala" (throat) instead

12. गला

    gala

    Throat

    Usage

    Use it when asking for something for a sore throat. Hindi keeps neck (gardan) and throat (gala) apart

13. कंधा

    kandha

    Shoulder

    Usage

    For asking a masseur to work on your shoulders, or reporting strain from a heavy pack

14. बाँह

    baanh

    Arm

    Usage

    From shoulder to wrist. Use it to show where an injection or vaccine should go

15. कोहनी

    kohni

    Elbow

    Usage

    Point to it after a fall, or to show where a bandage should be wrapped

16. हाथ

    haath

    Hand

    Usage

    In everyday speech "haath" covers the hand and often the whole arm. Say "baanh" if you mean the arm only

17. उंगली

    ungli

    Finger

    Usage

    For cuts or ring sizes. A toe is "pair ki ungli", literally a finger of the foot

18. नाखून

    naakhoon

    Nail

    Usage

    For the nail salon or a broken nail. The same word covers fingernails and toenails

19. छाती

    chhaati

    Chest

    Usage

    A critical word for chest pain or breathlessness. Show it and hold your chest — it is triaged as urgent

20. पेट

    pet

    Stomach / Belly

    Usage

    Everyday Hindi uses this one word for both the belly and the stomach organ. A stomach ache is "pet dard"

21. पीठ

    peeth

    Back

    Usage

    The upper back. Useful after a long bus or train ride has left it aching

22. कमर

    kamar

    Waist / Lower back

    Usage

    Covers both the waistline and the lower back — used for trouser sizes and for lower-back pain alike

23. कूल्हा

    koolha

    Hip

    Usage

    The anatomical word for the hip, with no crude overtone. Use it for hip-joint pain

24. टाँग

    taang

    Leg

    Usage

    The leg as a whole. For the foot only, use "pair"

25. घुटना

    ghutna

    Knee

    Usage

    Easily strained on the steep stone steps of temples and forts. Point to it when buying a brace or pain patch

26. पैर

    pair

    Foot

    Usage

    The foot. In casual speech it can stretch to the whole leg, so say "taang" if you specifically mean the leg

27. टखना

    takhna

    Ankle

    Usage

    For a sprain — pavements with big steps make this a more useful word than you would expect

28. त्वचा

    tvacha

    Skin

    Usage

    For a rash, sunburn, or insect bites at a skin clinic or pharmacy

29. हड्डी

    haddi

    Bone

    Usage

    Use it if you suspect a break. "Haddi toot gayi" means "the bone is broken"

30. खून

    khoon

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding or a blood test. Your blood group is "khoon ka group"

31. दिल

    dil

    Heart

    Usage

    Use it to declare a heart condition. The word also means "heart" in the emotional sense, but a clinic reads it as the organ

32. फेफड़ा

    phephda

    Lung

    Usage

    Show it when explaining asthma or another respiratory condition — especially in the polluted winter months

33. आँत

    aant

    Intestine

    Usage

    For diarrhoea or a bowel condition — the organ travellers end up naming most often

34. जिगर

    jigar

    Liver

    Usage

    For liver questions or advice about drinking. In hospitals the borrowed form "livar" works just as well

35. गुर्दा

    gurda

    Kidney

    Usage

    For kidney stones or a chronic condition. The borrowed "kidni" is also widely understood in clinics

36. दिमाग

    dimaag

    Brain

    Usage

    For a head injury or dizziness. In daily speech it also stands for the mind

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