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The body and health
Words for parts of the body, feeling ill and seeing a doctor, with gender and plural, and how to say that something hurts.
Learn these 23 words with flashcards
| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ті́ло | body | noun, neuter plural тіла́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| голова́ | head | noun, feminine plural го́лови | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| обли́ччя | face | noun, neuter plural обли́ччя | The nominative plural looks the same as the singular. |
| о́ко | eye | noun, neuter plural о́чі | Irregular plural. |
| ву́хо | ear | noun, neuter plural ву́ха | |
| ніс | nose | noun, masculine plural носи́ | The і of ніс becomes о when an ending is added. |
| рот | mouth | noun, masculine plural роти́ | |
| зуб | tooth | noun, masculine plural зу́би | |
| рука́ | hand; arm | noun, feminine plural ру́ки | One word for both the hand and the whole arm. The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| нога́ | foot; leg | noun, feminine plural но́ги | One word for both the foot and the whole leg. The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| па́лець | finger; toe | noun, masculine plural па́льці | The е drops out when an ending is added. |
| спи́на | back | noun, feminine plural спи́ни | |
| живі́т | stomach, belly | noun, masculine plural животи́ | The і becomes о when an ending is added. |
| се́рце | heart | noun, neuter plural серця́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| го́рло | throat | noun, neuter plural го́рла | |
| здоро́в’я | health | noun, neuter | |
| хворо́ба | illness, disease | noun, feminine plural хворо́би | |
| лі́кар | doctor | noun, masculine plural лікарі́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| лі́ки | medicine | noun | Plural only: лі́ки means medicine in general or several medicines. It has no singular, so no gender. |
| табле́тка | tablet, pill | noun, feminine plural табле́тки | |
| реце́пт | prescription; recipe | noun, masculine plural реце́пти | |
| хворі́ти | to be ill | verb, imperfective | |
| У ме́не боли́ть голова́. | I have a headache. | phrase | Literally “At me the head hurts.” The verb agrees with what hurts: У ме́не боля́ть зу́би (My teeth hurt). |
Practice
Recordings
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- ті́ло, голова́, обли́ччя, о́ко, ву́хо, ніс, рот, зуб, рука́, нога́, па́лець, спи́на, живі́т, се́рце, го́рло, хворо́ба, лі́кар, лі́ки, табле́тка, хворі́ти: recorded by Галя Раптова, Nicolas Vion, CC BY 3.0 US.
- здоро́в’я: recorded by Association Shtooka, Світлана Чурак (Svitlana Churak), CC BY 3.0 US.
- реце́пт: recorded by Галя Раптова, Nicolas Vion, CC BY 2.0 FR.