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Gesundheit & Körper
Body parts, health, doctors, and wellness
Nouns in German have grammatical gender. Watch for the color-coded articles:
the eye
📝 Ich habe blaue Augen.
I have blue eyes.
💡 Tip: Neuter noun, usually used in plural
the leg
📝 Meine Beine sind müde.
My legs are tired.
💡 Tip: Lower limb
the fever
📝 Ich habe Fieber.
I have a fever.
💡 Tip: High temperature
the face
📝 Sie hat ein schönes Gesicht.
She has a beautiful face.
💡 Tip: Facial features
the heart
📝 Mein Herz schlägt schnell.
My heart beats fast.
💡 Tip: Vital organ
the knee
📝 Mein Knie tut weh.
My knee hurts.
💡 Tip: Leg joint
the medication / the medicine
📝 Ich nehme ein Medikament.
I take a medication.
💡 Tip: Prescription or over-counter
the ear
📝 Meine Ohren sind groß.
My ears are big.
💡 Tip: Hearing organ
the prescription / the recipe
📝 Ich brauche ein Rezept vom Arzt.
I need a prescription from the doctor.
💡 Tip: Can mean prescription or cooking recipe
the arm
📝 Ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen.
I broke my arm.
💡 Tip: Upper limb
the stomach / the belly
📝 Mir tut der Bauch weh.
My stomach hurts.
💡 Tip: Abdomen area
the finger
📝 Ich habe zehn Finger.
I have ten fingers.
💡 Tip: Part of hand
the foot
📝 Meine Füße sind kalt.
My feet are cold.
💡 Tip: End of leg
the neck / the throat
📝 Ich habe Halsschmerzen.
I have a sore throat.
💡 Tip: Can mean neck or throat
the cough
📝 Ich habe starken Husten.
I have a bad cough.
💡 Tip: Coughing
the head
📝 Mein Kopf tut weh.
My head hurts.
💡 Tip: Top of body
the body
📝 Der menschliche Körper ist komplex.
The human body is complex.
💡 Tip: Physical body
the mouth
📝 Öffnen Sie bitte den Mund.
Please open your mouth.
💡 Tip: For eating and speaking
the back
📝 Ich habe Rückenschmerzen.
I have back pain.
💡 Tip: Very common complaint
the pain
📝 Ich habe Schmerzen.
I have pain.
💡 Tip: Usually used in plural: Schmerzen
the runny nose / the sniffles
📝 Ich habe Schnupfen.
I have a runny nose.
💡 Tip: Nasal congestion
the appointment
📝 Ich habe einen Termin beim Arzt.
I have an appointment with the doctor.
💡 Tip: Scheduled meeting
the tooth
📝 Ich habe Zahnschmerzen.
I have toothache.
💡 Tip: Plural: die Zähne
the cold (illness)
📝 Ich habe eine Erkältung.
I have a cold.
💡 Tip: Common cold
the health
📝 Gesundheit!
Bless you! (when someone sneezes)
💡 Tip: Also used as 'bless you' after sneezing
the hand
📝 Wasch dir die Hände!
Wash your hands!
💡 Tip: End of arm
the headache
📝 Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
I have a headache.
💡 Tip: Always plural
the illness / the disease
📝 Das ist eine schwere Krankheit.
That is a serious illness.
💡 Tip: Medical condition
the nose
📝 Meine Nase läuft.
My nose is running.
💡 Tip: Smelling organ
the shoulder
📝 Meine Schulter schmerzt.
My shoulder hurts.
💡 Tip: Upper body joint
the tablet / the pill
📝 Nehmen Sie diese Tablette dreimal täglich.
Take this tablet three times daily.
💡 Tip: Pill form
healthy / well
📝 Ich bin wieder gesund.
I am healthy again.
💡 Tip: Opposite of krank
to cough
📝 Ich huste viel.
I cough a lot.
💡 Tip: Regular verb
sick / ill
📝 Ich bin krank.
I am sick.
💡 Tip: Not healthy
tired
📝 Ich bin sehr müde.
I am very tired.
💡 Tip: Needing rest
to hurt / to ache
📝 Mein Rücken schmerzt.
My back aches.
💡 Tip: More formal than wehtun
to feel (oneself)
📝 Wie fühlen Sie sich?
How do you feel?
💡 Tip: Reflexive verb
to hurt
📝 Mein Kopf tut weh.
My head hurts.
💡 Tip: Separable verb, use with body part + tut weh