Swedish vocabulary

Body Parts in Swedish

Head to foot, with en/ett, free to learn in your browser.

Body parts come up quickly, at the doctor, in the gym or with children. Swedish usually uses the definite form where English uses my: Jag har ont i armen means my arm hurts.

Body parts

Swedish body parts with English and en/ett
#SwedishEnglishen/ett
1kroppbodyen
2huvudheadett
3ögaeyeett
4öraearett
5näsanoseen
6munmouthen
7handhanden
8armarmen
9benleg; a boneett
10fotfooten
11hjärtaheartett

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Questions about Swedish body parts

What are the basic body parts in Swedish?
en kropp (body), ett huvud (head), ett öga (eye), ett öra (ear), en näsa (nose), en mun (mouth), en hand (hand), en arm (arm), ett ben (leg; a bone), en fot (foot), ett hjärta (heart).
How do you say "my head hurts" in Swedish?
Use ont i with the definite form: Jag har ont i huvudet (my head hurts), Jag har ont i foten (my foot hurts).
Are the plurals of öga and öra irregular?
Yes. Ett öga becomes ögon (eyes) and ett öra becomes öron (ears). Ett ben means both leg and bone.