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Learn Spanish
By:
Christopher Howard M.A.
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"What
a Body!"
Now it's time to learn the different parts of
the body. Many of these words are necessary if
you ever have to go to a non-English speaking
doctor and have to describe your ailment.
el corazón - heart
la cadera - hip
la mano - hand
los dedos - fingers
el pie - foot
los dedos de los pies - toes
el tobillo - ankle
el estómago - stomach
el codo - elbow
la muñeca - wrist
el pecho - chest
el antebrazo - forearm
el hombro - shoulder
el cuello - neck
la nuca - back of the neck
la boca - mouth
la nariz - nose
la oreja - ear
la cara - face
el ojo - eye
la frente - forehead
el cabello, el pelo - hair
los dientes - teeth
la lengua - tongue
la mandíbula, la quijada - jaw
la pierna - leg
el labio - lip
la piel - skin
la garganta - throat
la cintura - waist
el muslo - thigh
las nalgas - rear end
la pantorilla - calf
el pulmón - lung
el hígado - liver
la espalda - back
el mentón - chin
Tiquismo of the week: "Timba" is
a large belly in Costa Rica. Barriga,
panza and vientre are words which mean the
same in proper Spanish.
Christopher Howard M.A.
conducts monthly one-of-a-kind exploratory
trips for those wanting to live in Costa Rica in conjunction with LIVE
IN COSTA RICA TOURS. Please call toll free 800 365-2342, e-mail:
or see
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Mr Howard is also the author of "The New Golden Door Door to Retirement and Living in
Costa Rica", Living and Investing in the New Nicaragua" and "The Costa
Rican Spanish Survival Book" and cassette. For more information call
800 365-2342, access: www.costaricabooks.com or
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