Body Parts

1. Fej

   Head

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic and point to your head. My head hurts is Fáj a fejem

   Grammar Note

   The possessive is fejem, my head. Hungarian says Fáj a plus the body part with a possessive ending

2. Haj

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a salon or barber. Hungarian treats the whole head of hair as singular: Kérem vágja le a hajam, please cut my hair

   Grammar Note

   The possessive is hajam. Body hair is a different word, szőr

3. Arc

   Face

   Usage

   For the whole face at a dermatologist or a beauty salon. The possessive is arcom

4. Szem

   Eye

   Usage

   Used at the eye doctor. Hungarian normally keeps it singular even when both eyes are meant

   Grammar Note

   Paired body parts stay singular; to single one out you add fél, half: fél szem, one eye

5. Fül

   Ear

   Usage

   For the ENT clinic. Fáj a fülem, my ear hurts — also handy for ear pain on a flight

6. Orr

   Nose

   Usage

   A nosebleed is orrvérzés and a blocked nose is orrdugulás — both compounds built on orr

7. Száj

   Mouth

   Usage

   For the dentist or a mouth ulcer. The possessive is irregular: my mouth is szám

   Grammar Note

   száj is the classic irregular: the stem shortens to szám, szád, szája with possessive endings

8. Fog

   Tooth

   Usage

   Fáj a fogam, my tooth hurts. The dentist is fogorvos — Hungary is a well-known destination for cheaper dental work

9. Nyelv

   Tongue

   Usage

   For showing your tongue at an exam. The same word means language: magyar nyelv, the Hungarian language

10. Nyak

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck. Hungarian separates the neck, nyak, from the throat, torok — stiffness goes here

11. Torok

    Throat

    Usage

    The inside of the throat. Fáj a torkom, my throat hurts — the stem vowel drops out

    Grammar Note

    torok loses its second vowel in the possessive: torkom, torkod

12. Váll

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Point here for a shoulder massage. Fáj a vállam, my shoulder hurts

13. Kar

    Arm

    Usage

    The arm from shoulder to wrist. Hungarian keeps the arm, kar, separate from the hand, kéz

14. Könyök

    Elbow

    Usage

    Point here after a fall onto the elbow. The possessive is könyököm

15. Kéz

    Hand

    Usage

    From the wrist out. Fáj a kezem, my hand hurts — the long é shortens to e

    Grammar Note

    kéz shortens its stem to kez- before endings: kezem, kezek

16. Ujj

    Finger

    Usage

    A finger. A toe is a separate word, lábujj — use the next card for that

17. Lábujj

    Toe

    Usage

    A compound of láb, leg, and ujj, finger. Point here for a stubbed toe or a blister

18. Köröm

    Nail

    Usage

    Also the salon word. Use it for an ingrown or split nail too

    Grammar Note

    The possessive drops the vowel: körmöm

19. Mellkas

    Chest

    Usage

    The chest cavity. Chest pain is triaged first in an ER — say Fáj a mellkasom

20. Has

    Belly

    Usage

    The belly as seen from outside. Fáj a hasam, my belly hurts; the stomach organ is gyomor

21. Hát

    Back

    Usage

    The upper back and the back in general; the lower back has its own word, derék

22. Derék

    Lower back

    Usage

    For lumbago and lower-back pain. Fáj a derekam, my lower back hurts — the é shortens

23. Fenék

    Buttocks

    Usage

    The word you hear when an injection goes in the buttock. Everyday and not crude; ülep is the stiffer clinical alternative

24. Láb

    Leg

    Usage

    Hungarian láb covers both the leg and the foot; use lábfej when you must mean the foot only

25. Térd

    Knee

    Usage

    Fáj a térdem, my knee hurts — the common one after a ski or hiking injury

26. Lábfej

    Foot

    Usage

    The foot below the ankle. Use it when láb, leg, would be ambiguous — shoe sizes, foot injuries

27. Boka

    Ankle

    Usage

    A sprain is bokaficam; Kificamodott a bokám means I twisted my ankle

28. Bőr

    Skin

    Usage

    For rashes and sunburn. The dermatology department is bőrgyógyászat

29. Csont

    Bone

    Usage

    A fracture is csonttörés; pointing here speeds up asking for an X-ray

30. Vér

    Blood

    Usage

    A blood test is vérvizsgálat and blood pressure is vérnyomás — both compounds on vér

31. Szív

    Heart

    Usage

    For declaring a heart condition; the same stem as Szívbetegség in the Health & Hospital category

32. Gyomor

    Stomach

    Usage

    The organ itself; stomach medicine is gyomorgyógyszer. The belly you can point at is has

33. Bél

    Intestine

    Usage

    Intestinal inflammation is bélgyulladás — the word a doctor uses when you report diarrhoea

34. Tüdő

    Lung

    Usage

    Pneumonia is tüdőgyulladás; often needed alongside asztma, asthma

35. Máj

    Liver

    Usage

    For explaining a condition or medication. It is also the food word — libamáj on a menu is goose liver

36. Vese

    Kidney

    Usage

    A kidney stone is vesekő — the doctor will check for it when you report flank pain

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