The Lower Body
Let's finish our vocabulary for the human body by looking at the lower limbs, including la pierna (the leg) and el pie (the foot).
Just like with the arms and hands, use adjectives to describe them. Notice how they match in gender and number.
Expressing Pain
When a body part hurts, Spanish uses the verb doler (to hurt).
This verb works just like gustar. You use an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) to show who is feeling the pain, and the verb matches the body part that hurts.
- Use duele for a single body part (like la espalda, the back).
- Use duelen for multiple body parts (like las piernas, the legs).
Symptoms and Sickness
When you are sick, you can use the verb tener (to have) followed by a noun to describe your symptoms. Common symptoms include la fiebre (the fever) and la tos (the cough).
You can also use tener with el dolor (the pain) to describe an ache, such as dolor de estómago (stomach ache).
Getting Better
Finally, when you visit the doctor or pharmacy, you might need la medicina (the medicine) or la pastilla (the pill).
To specify what a treatment is for, use the preposition para (for) followed by the symptom or ailment.