Body in Russian

You use your body all the time. It gets you from A to B, using your legs to walk to the store, your hands to open a door, your shoulders to carry a backpack. I'm sure you're very comfortable talking about all these parts of the body in English, but how about talking about your body in Russian?

Learning body parts is very important. If you ever need to go to the doctor or the pharmacy, you'll need to know what you're talking about. That's why we'll be talking about all the different parts of the body in Russianтело (tela) – in this lesson.

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Pronouncing body in Russian

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тело

tela

body

голова

galava

head

плечи

plechi

shoulders

колени

kaleni

knees

пальцы ног

pal’tsy nog

toes

ноги

nogi

legs

руки

rooki

arms

пальцы

pal’tsy

fingers

ступня

stupnya

foot

шея

sheia

neck

рука

ruka

hand

спина

spina

back

грудь

groot’

chest

локоть

lokat’

elbow

кожа

kozha

skin

горло

gorla

throat

язык

izyk

tongue

How did you do with these new words? Time to rest your голова galava from all the learning? You should feel great, as you've added a lot of important new words to your Russian vocabulary bank. Practice the muscles in your язык (izyk) by saying these words aloud until you perfect them. I'm sure you'll have no problem with this lesson under your belt!

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