Dutch Body Vocabulary

The 22 beginner words (A1–A2) for body, with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
earoornounA1
eyeoognounA1
handhandnounA1
headhoofdnounA1
legbeennounA1
mouthmondnounA1
noseneusnounA1
toeteennounA2

Body Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
armarmnounA1
bonebotnounA1
neckneknounA1
shoulderschoudernounA1
ankleenkelnounA2
bloodbloednounA2
chestborstnounA2

Body Advanced

A1–A2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
hairhaarnounA1
kneeknienounA1
facegezichtnounA2

Anatomy

A2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
cheekwangnounA2
chinkinnounA2
liplipnounA2

Internal Organs

A1
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
brainhersenennounA1

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The body packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, 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.

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