German 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
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
earOhrnounA1
eyeAugenounA1
handHandnounA1
headKopfnounA1
legBeinnounA1
mouthMundnounA1
noseNasenounA1
toeZehnounA2

Body Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
armArmnounA1
boneKnochennounA1
neckHalsnounA1
shoulderSchulternounA1
ankleKnöchelnounA2
bloodBlutnounA2
chestBrustnounA2

Body Advanced

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
hairHaarenounA1
kneeKnienounA1
faceGesichtnounA2

Anatomy

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
cheekWangenounA2
chinKinnnounA2
lipLippenounA2

Internal Organs

A1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
brainGehirnnounA1

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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