Romanian vocabulary: body parts
Head, hand, back, heart: the parts of the body in Romanian, from the most visible to the organs.
Here are 100 Romanian words on “Human body”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| spate | back |
| burtă | belly |
| sânge | blood |
| corp | body |
| creier | brain |
| piept | chest |
| ureche | ear |
| față | face |
| deget | finger |
| laba piciorului | foot |
| antebraț | forearm |
| frunte | forehead |
| gest | gesture |
| mână | hand |
| cap | head |
| inimă | heart |
| arătător | index finger |
| genunchi | knee |
| picior | legLower limb of the human body |
| gură | mouth |
| gât | neck |
| sistem nervos | nervous system |
| nas | nose |
| organ | organ |
| cerul gurii | palate |
| bazin | pelvis |
| coastă | rib |
| umăr | shoulder |
| vedere | sight |
| piele | skin |
| craniu | skull |
| zâmbet | smile |
| splină | spleen |
| stomac | stomach |
| gust | taste |
| deget mare | thumb |
| strânge | to squeeze |
| sta în picioare | to stand |
| limbă | tongue |
| talie | waist |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| gleznă | ankle |
| arteră | artery |
| circulație sanguină | blood circulation |
| tensiune arterială | blood pressure |
| respirație | breathing |
| bărbie | chin |
| digestie | digestion |
| siluetă | figure |
| călcâi | heel |
| imunitate | immunity |
| intestin | intestine |
| iris | iris |
| maxilar | jaw |
| articulație | joint |
| buză | lip |
| plămân | lung |
| măduvă | marrow |
| metabolism | metabolism |
| unghie | nail |
| nerv | nerve |
| palmă | palm |
| postură | posture |
| puls | pulseBeat of the blood felt at the wrist |
| salivă | saliva |
| schelet | skeleton |
| coloană vertebrală | spine |
| digera | to digest |
| se întinde | to lie down |
| scărpina | to scratch |
| clătina din cap | to shake one’s head |
| înghiți | to swallow |
| tremura | to tremble |
| venă | vein |
| uter | womb |
| încheietura mâinii | wristJoint between the hand and the forearm |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| subsuoară | armpit |
| fesă | buttock |
| cartilaj | cartilage |
| diafragmă | diaphragm |
| timpan | eardrum |
| sprânceană | eyebrow |
| pleoapă | eyelid |
| gingie | gum |
| auz | hearing |
| bătaie de inimă | heartbeat |
| hormon | hormone |
| ligament | ligament |
| nară | nostril |
| pancreas | pancreas |
| inelar | ring finger |
| simțul mirosului | smell |
| tendon | tendon |
| clipi | to blink |
| roși | to blush |
| mesteca | to chew |
| încrunta sprâncenele | to frown |
| ridica din umeri | to shrug |
| căsca | to yawn |
| amigdală | tonsil |
| vertebră | vertebra |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 47 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Romanian vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Romanian vocabulary on iPhone.
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