Korean vocabulary - theme "Body & health"

50 Korean words for the theme "Body & health" with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples. A useful set for beginners and for TOPIK preparation.

The vocabulary of the body and health lets you describe a pain, make a doctor’s appointment and understand a prescription. Essential when travelling and in the speaking task “at the doctor’s”.

What this theme covers

• Parts of the body: head, arm, leg, back, belly, throat.
• Ailments: headache, fever, cough, cold, flu.
• At the doctor’s: appointment, prescription, pharmacy, emergency.
• Care: to rest, to take medicine, to recover.

Words not to mix up

• “it hurts” (a located pain) is different from “I feel unwell” (a general state).
• Korean says “head hurts” but “stomach hurts”: the particle can change with the body part.
• “wound” (a cut, an accident) is not “illness” (an infection, a virus).

TOPIK tip

Health appears in TOPIK I in the dialogue “at the doctor’s”: you should be able to explain a symptom and ask for advice.

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The words in this collection

Word	Type	Hindi meaning	English	Level
가슴	noun	छाती	chest	1
간	noun	जिगर	liver	2
감기	noun	सर्दी-ज़ुकाम	cold (illness)	1
건강	noun	स्वास्थ्य	health	1
귀	noun	कान	ear	1
근육	noun	मांसपेशी	muscle	2
뇌	noun	दिमाग़	brain	2
눈	noun	आँख	eye	1
눈물	noun	आँसू	tears	1
눈썹	noun	भौंह	eyebrow	2
다리	noun	टाँग	leg	1
두통	noun	सिरदर्द	headache	1
등	noun	पीठ	back	1
머리	noun	सिर; बाल	head; hair	1
목	noun	गला; गर्दन	neck; throat	1
목소리	noun	आवाज़	voice	1
몸	noun	शरीर	body	1
무릎	noun	घुटना	knee	2
발	noun	पैर	foot	1
발가락	noun	पैर की उँगली	toe	2
발목	noun	टखना	ankle	2
배	noun	पेट	stomach; belly	1
병	noun	बीमारी	illness	1
뺨	noun	गाल	cheek	2
뼈	noun	हड्डी	bone	2
손	noun	हाथ	hand	1
손가락	noun	उँगली	finger	1
손목	noun	कलाई	wrist	2
손톱	noun	नाखून	fingernail	2
심장	noun	दिल	heart	2
아프다	adjective	बीमार होना; दुखना	to be sick; to hurt	1
약	noun	दवा	medicine	1
어깨	noun	कंधा	shoulder	1
얼굴	noun	चेहरा	face	1
열	noun	बुखार	fever	1
위	noun	पेट (अंग)	stomach (organ)	2
이	noun	दाँत	tooth	1
이마	noun	माथा	forehead	2
입	noun	मुँह	mouth	1
입술	noun	होंठ	lips	2
코	noun	नाक	nose	1
키	noun	कद; ऊँचाई	height	1
팔	noun	बाँह	arm	1
팔꿈치	noun	कोहनी	elbow	2
폐	noun	फेफड़ा	lung	2
피	noun	खून	blood	2
피곤하다	adjective	थका हुआ	tired	1
피부	noun	त्वचा	skin	1
허리	noun	कमर	waist; lower back	1
혀	noun	जीभ	tongue	2

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