The Body in Korean

After today’s audio lesson you’ll know the parts of the body in Korean. In case you ever need to go to the doctor or hospital, you'll need to know what you're talking about - some basic medical Korean for your language survival kit!

Listen to the Korean audio and follow the pronunciation, and when you’re ready, practice saying the Korean words aloud.

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Mom

Body

다리

Dari

Leg

손

Son

Hand

발

Bal

Foot

머리

Meori

Head

배

Bae

Stomach

등

Deung

Back

아픔

Apeum

Pain

통증

Tongjeung

Ache

머리가 아파요.

Meoriga apayo.

(I) have a headache / (My) head hurts

등이 아파요.

Deung-i apayo.

(I) have backache / (My) back hurts

That's it for this lesson.

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