Italian Body Vocabulary

Here are Italian words for body to start with: orecchio (ear), occhio (eye), mano (hand), testa (head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists.

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Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
earorecchionounA1
eyeocchionounA1
handmanonounA1
headtestanounA1
leggambanounA1
mouthboccanounA1
nosenasonounA1
toedito del piedenounA2

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Body Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
armbraccionounA1
boneossonounA1
neckcollonounA1
shoulderspallanounA1
anklecaviglianounA2
bloodsanguenounA2
chestpettonounA2
backschienanounB1

Body Advanced

A1–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
haircapellinounA1
kneeginocchionounA1
facefaccianounA2
hipancanounB1
liverfegatonounB1
collarboneclavicolanounB2
facialfaccialeadjB2
respiratoryrespiratorioadjB2

Anatomy

A2–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
cheekguancianounA2
chinmentonounA2
liplabbronounA2
heeltallonenounB1
palmpalmonounB1
skullcranionounB1
spinecolonna vertebralenounB1
veinvenanounB1

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Face & Head

B1–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
earlobelobo dell'orecchionounB1
irisiridenounB1
tonguelinguanounB1
corneacorneanounB2
eardrumtimpanonounB2
eyelashciglionounB2
nostrilnaricenounB2
retinaretinanounB2

Internal Organs

A1–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
braincervellonounA1
appendixappendicenounB1
bladdervescicanounB1
ovaryovaianounB2
prostateprostatanounB2
spleenmilzanounB2
testicletesticolonounB2
uterusuteronounB2

Muscles & Skeleton

B1–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
abdominaladdominaleadjB1
calfpolpaccionounB1
femurfemorenounB2
fibulaperonenounB2
gluteusgluteonounB2
pectoralpettoralenounB2
tibiatibianounB2
trapeziustrapezionounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for body. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Italian words should I learn for body?

You could start with words like orecchio (ear), occhio (eye), mano (hand), testa (head). This page lists 56 Italian words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Italian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Italian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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