Body Parts

1. سر

   sar

   Head

   Usage

   Show this at a clinic and point to your own head. A headache is "sar dard"

2. بال

   baal

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon. It names the hair as a whole and is normally used in the plural

3. چہرہ

   chehra

   Face

   Usage

   Use it to mark the treatment area at a salon, or to show a skin doctor where the problem is

4. آنکھ

   aankh

   Eye

   Usage

   Point to it when your eye hurts, is red, or when you need eye drops. Both eyes is "aankhen"

5. کان

   kaan

   Ear

   Usage

   Point to it for earache, ringing ears, or pressure that will not clear after a flight

6. ناک

   naak

   Nose

   Usage

   Point to it for a blocked nose or a nosebleed — a common one at pharmacies in cities with bad winter smog

7. منہ

   munh

   Mouth

   Usage

   For sores or pain inside the mouth. "Munh kholen" means "please open your mouth"

8. ہونٹ

   hont

   Lip

   Usage

   Point to it when buying lip balm for dry or cracked lips — often needed in the dry Punjab winter

9. دانت

   daant

   Tooth

   Usage

   Point to the sore tooth at the dentist. Toothache is "daant mein dard"

10. زبان

    zabaan

    Tongue

    Usage

    The same word also means "language", so point at your tongue while showing it

11. گردن

    gardan

    Neck

    Usage

    The neck as seen from outside. For pain when swallowing, use "galaa" (throat) instead

12. گلا

    galaa

    Throat

    Usage

    Use it when asking for something for a sore throat. Urdu keeps neck (gardan) and throat (galaa) apart

13. کندھا

    kandha

    Shoulder

    Usage

    For asking a masseur to work on your shoulders, or reporting strain from a heavy pack

14. بازو

    baazu

    Arm

    Usage

    From shoulder to wrist. Use it to show where an injection or vaccine should go

15. کہنی

    kohni

    Elbow

    Usage

    Point to it after a fall, or to show where a bandage should be wrapped

16. ہاتھ

    haath

    Hand

    Usage

    In everyday speech "haath" covers the hand and often the whole arm. Say "baazu" if you mean the arm only

17. انگلی

    ungli

    Finger

    Usage

    For cuts or ring sizes. A toe is "paaon ki ungli", literally a finger of the foot

18. ناخن

    naakhun

    Nail

    Usage

    For the nail salon or a broken nail. The same word covers fingernails and toenails

19. سینہ

    seena

    Chest

    Usage

    A critical word for chest pain or breathlessness. Show it and hold your chest — it is triaged as urgent

20. پیٹ

    pet

    Stomach / Belly

    Usage

    Everyday Urdu uses this one word for both the belly and the stomach organ. A stomach ache is "pet mein dard"

21. پیٹھ

    peeth

    Back

    Usage

    The upper back. Useful after a long bus or train ride has left it aching

22. کمر

    kamar

    Waist / Lower back

    Usage

    Covers both the waistline and the lower back — used for trouser sizes and for lower-back pain alike

23. کولھا

    kolha

    Hip

    Usage

    The anatomical word for the hip, with no crude overtone. Use it for hip-joint pain

24. ٹانگ

    taang

    Leg

    Usage

    The leg as a whole. For the foot only, use "paaon"

25. گھٹنا

    ghutna

    Knee

    Usage

    Easily strained on the steep stone steps of forts and mosques. Point to it when buying a brace or pain patch

26. پاؤں

    paaon

    Foot

    Usage

    The foot. You take your shoes off at mosques, so blisters and cuts come up often

27. ٹخنہ

    takhna

    Ankle

    Usage

    For a sprain — pavements with big steps make this a more useful word than you would expect

28. جلد

    jild

    Skin

    Usage

    For a rash, sunburn, or insect bites at a skin clinic or pharmacy. The same spelling is also an adverb meaning "soon"

29. ہڈی

    haddi

    Bone

    Usage

    Use it if you suspect a break. "Haddi toot gayi" means "the bone is broken"

30. خون

    khoon

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding or a blood test. Your blood group is "khoon ka group"

31. دل

    dil

    Heart

    Usage

    Use it to declare a heart condition. Poetry uses it for the emotional heart, but a clinic reads it as the organ

32. پھیپھڑا

    phephra

    Lung

    Usage

    Show it when explaining asthma or another respiratory condition — especially in the polluted winter months

33. آنت

    aant

    Intestine

    Usage

    For diarrhoea or a bowel condition — the organ travellers end up naming most often

34. جگر

    jigar

    Liver

    Usage

    For questions about liver function. In poetry it stands for courage or the heart, but a clinic reads the organ

35. گردہ

    gurda

    Kidney

    Usage

    For kidney stones or a chronic condition. The borrowed "kidni" also works in clinics

36. دماغ

    dimaagh

    Brain

    Usage

    For a head injury or dizziness. In daily speech it also stands for the mind

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