Body parts might not be the first things you learn as a student of the Turkish language, but it certainly won’t be long until you find yourself struggling to communicate where it hurts, or where you think you might get your next tattoo, or just how much rakı you intend to guzzle down your throat. Learning to name the body parts in Turkish is an essential step toward fluency, and it’ll open up a big wide world of meaning, metaphor and analogy, too.
Below, you’ll find some of the most basic terms you’ll need to talk about body parts in Turkish, as well as some sentences and phrases to hear how they’re used in context. To hear the words pronounced by a native speaker, hit the play button next to each term.
Body Parts In Turkish
part of the body — vücut kısmı
body — vücut
foot — ayak
hand — el
arm — kol
head — baş
finger — parmak
eyes — gözler
face — yüz
leg — bacak
mouth — ağız
nose — burun
knee — diz
ear — kulak
tooth — diş
neck — boyun
back — sırt
stomach — karın
Sentences Involving Anatomy
(to) shrug one’s shoulders — omuz silkmek
(to) shake one’s head — baş sallamak
I have a headache. — Başım ağrıyor.
He broke his leg. — Bacağını kırdı.
I feel sick and my stomach hurts. — Midem bulanıyor ve ağrıyor.