Body Parts

1. sa conca

   Head

   Usage

   Point to it when telling a doctor or pharmacist about pain or an injury

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun. "My head hurts" is Mi dolet sa conca

2. sos pilos

   Hair

   Usage

   Basic word for hair, for the hairdresser or pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Plural of the masculine noun pilu, "hair". The whole head of hair is expressed in the plural

3. sa cara

   Face

   Usage

   Used to describe an injury or skin problem on the face

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun. Besides "face", the form in cara a is also used for "in front of"

4. sos ogros

   Eyes

   Usage

   Used to describe eye pain or something in the eye

   Grammar Note

   Plural of ogru, "eye". The form ocru also exists; this deck uses ogru. Eyes come in pairs, so the plural is the usual form

5. su nasu

   Nose

   Usage

   Used for a blocked nose, nosebleed and similar problems

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. The plural is nasos

6. sa buca

   Mouth

   Usage

   Used to tell a dentist or doctor about pain or a sore in the mouth

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun

7. sos dentes

   Teeth

   Usage

   Used to describe tooth pain to a dentist

   Grammar Note

   Plural of dente. Teeth in general are named in the plural

8. sa limba

   Tongue

   Usage

   Used for a sore tongue. The same word also means "language"

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun. Sa limba sarda is "the Sardinian language"; context decides between tongue and language

9. su coddu

   Shoulder

   Usage

   Used to describe shoulder pain or stiffness

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. "On the shoulder(s)" is a coddu. It means shoulder, not neck

10. su bratzu

    Arm

    Usage

    Used to describe an arm injury or pain

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, plural bratzos. The -tz- is the standard spelling

11. sa manu

    Hand

    Usage

    Used to describe a hand injury or pain

    Grammar Note

    Despite the -u ending it is feminine, so it takes sa. The plural is manos

12. su didu

    Finger

    Usage

    Used to describe a finger injury or pain

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, plural didos

13. s'ungra

    Nail

    Usage

    Used for a broken or ingrown nail

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the article sa becomes s' before a vowel. In some areas the word is unga

14. su pettus

    Chest

    Usage

    Used to describe chest pain or difficulty breathing

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun. The final -s is part of the word, not a plural

15. sa bentre

    Belly

    Usage

    Used to describe stomach ache or nausea

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun (some speakers use it as masculine). It means the belly as a whole, not the stomach organ itself

16. s'ischina

    Back

    Usage

    Used to describe back pain

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; sa becomes s' before a vowel. It also means spine (filu de ischina is the spinal column). Native check advised for this single-word use

17. su ghenugru

    Knee

    Usage

    Used for knee pain, common after hiking or stairs

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun. The standard spelling uses gh and gr (ghenucru also occurs)

18. su pede

    Foot

    Usage

    Used to describe foot pain or blisters

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the plural is pes (sos pes). "On foot" is said a pee or a pes

19. sa pedde

    Skin

    Usage

    Used to describe a rash, sunburn or other skin trouble

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun. It also means the hide or leather of an animal

20. s'ossu

    Bone

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor about a fracture or crack

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; su becomes s' before a vowel. The plural is ossos

21. su sambene

    Blood

    Usage

    Used when talking about bleeding or a blood test

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, normally used in the singular as it is uncountable

22. su coro

    Heart

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor about palpitations or a heart condition

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun. The form core also occurs. It can also mean "centre", as in su coro de sa bidda

23. su prumone

    Lung

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor about a lung or breathing problem

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun. The plural prumones means both lungs

24. su figadu

    Liver

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor about a liver condition

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun

25. su rene

    Kidney

    Usage

    Used to tell a doctor about a kidney condition

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, plural renes

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