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A1 Lesson 1 of 3 · The Body & Health

The parts of the body

Name the main parts of the body and use them in simple sentences.

12 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Name twenty parts of the body
  • Use le / la / les with the body
  • Describe simple gestures
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Irregular plurals: un œil → des yeux; un genou → des genoux.
  • 2With the body, French often uses le / la / les: lever la main.
  • 3Describe someone: avoir les yeux… / les cheveux…
  • 4Les cheveux (hair) is always plural.

Key vocabulary

les cheveuxhair
leverto raise
court / longshort / long
le visageface