Rocket French Newsletter Series:
Body Parts!
Salut, ça va? Welcome back to the Rocket French newsletter series!
Let’s take a look at some of the basic essentials you might want to know about your body! “Le corps”, pronounced “corr” in French, means the body, and not a corpse! This is at the root of words like “corporate” and “corpulent” in English.
Just as everything else in French, body parts are either feminine or masculine, which affects how you would describe them! Look at the following gender clues in both singular and plural forms:
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| The body | Le corps |
| The leg | La jambe |
| The legs | Les jambes |
| The hand | La main |
| The hands | Les mains |
| The foot | Le pied |
| The feet | Les pieds |
| The head | La tête |
| The stomach | Le ventre |
| The back | Le dos |
When a word begins with “Le”, it means it falls into the masculine group of words, and when it begins with “La”, it’s feminine. Also, if the word is a plural then it begins with "Les", no matter whether it is referring to a male or female gender word.
When describing physical pain, its useful to know a few expressions that might get you some help when you need it!
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| Pain or Ache | Mal |
| I have a headache | J’ai mal à la tête |
| I have a stomach ache | J’ai mal au ventre |
| I have backache | J’ai mal au dos |
In the next newsletter we will discuss clothes and garments, which will really help with your Paris shopping expeditions!
À très bientôt! (See you very soon!)
Marie-Claire
Rocket French
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