Body Parts

1. Galva

   Head

   Usage

   Show it and point at your head. Man skauda galvą, my head hurts — the body part goes into the accusative

   Grammar Note

   Pain is Man skauda plus the accusative, so nominative galva becomes galvą

2. Plaukai

   Hair

   Usage

   The salon word, always plural; the singular plaukas is a single hair

3. Veidas

   Face

   Usage

   For the whole face at a clinic or a beauty salon

4. Akis

   Eye

   Usage

   For the eye doctor; both eyes together are akys

5. Ausis

   Ear

   Usage

   The plural is ausys; Man skauda ausį means my ear hurts

6. Nosis

   Nose

   Usage

   A runny nose is sloga and a nosebleed is kraujavimas iš nosies

7. Burna

   Mouth

   Usage

   For the dentist or a mouth ulcer. Atverkite burną means open your mouth

8. Dantis

   Tooth

   Usage

   The dentist is odontologas; Man skauda dantį means my tooth hurts

9. Liežuvis

   Tongue

   Usage

   For showing your tongue at an exam; a language is a separate word, kalba

10. Kaklas

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck; the throat inside is gerklė

11. Gerklė

    Throat

    Usage

    Man skauda gerklę, my throat hurts — the commonest complaint of a cold

12. Petys

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Point here for a shoulder massage; both shoulders are pečiai

13. Ranka

    Arm / hand

    Usage

    Lithuanian ranka runs from shoulder to fingertips and does not separate arm from hand; use plaštaka when you mean the hand itself

14. Alkūnė

    Elbow

    Usage

    Point here after landing on your elbow

15. Plaštaka

    Hand

    Usage

    From the wrist out, for when you need to distinguish it from ranka

16. Pirštas

    Finger

    Usage

    A finger; a toe is kojos pirštas, literally a finger of the leg

17. Nagas

    Nail

    Usage

    Also the salon word, and the one for a split or ingrown nail

18. Krūtinė

    Chest

    Usage

    The chest cavity. Chest pain is triaged first in an ER — say Man skauda krūtinę

19. Pilvas

    Belly

    Usage

    The belly from outside. Man skauda pilvą, my belly hurts; the organ itself is skrandis

20. Nugara

    Back

    Usage

    The back as a whole; the lower back is juosmuo

21. Juosmuo

    Lower back / waist

    Usage

    For lumbago and lower-back pain — the band of the body where a belt sits

22. Sėdmenys

    Buttocks

    Usage

    The neutral word you hear when an injection goes in the buttock; used in the plural

23. Koja

    Leg

    Usage

    Lithuanian koja covers the leg and the foot alike; use pėda when only the foot is meant

24. Kelis

    Knee

    Usage

    Man skauda kelį, my knee hurts — a frequent casualty of icy winter pavements

25. Pėda

    Foot

    Usage

    The foot below the ankle — for shoe sizes and foot injuries

26. Kulkšnis

    Ankle

    Usage

    The card for a sprain — the cobbles of Vilnius old town turn ankles easily

27. Oda

    Skin

    Usage

    For a rash, bėrimas, or sunburn; the skin doctor is dermatologas

28. Kaulas

    Bone

    Usage

    A fracture is kaulo lūžis, which also appears in the Health & Hospital category. Point here when asking for an X-ray

29. Kraujas

    Blood

    Usage

    A blood test is kraujo tyrimas and blood pressure is kraujospūdis

30. Širdis

    Heart

    Usage

    For declaring a heart condition; the same word as in širdies liga in the Health & Hospital category

31. Skrandis

    Stomach

    Usage

    The organ; the belly you can point at is pilvas

32. Žarnos

    Intestines

    Usage

    Used in the plural — the word a doctor reaches for when you report diarrhoea

33. Plaučiai

    Lungs

    Usage

    Pneumonia is plaučių uždegimas; often needed alongside astma, asthma

34. Kepenys

    Liver

    Usage

    Used in the plural; needed when explaining a condition or medication

35. Inkstai

    Kidneys

    Usage

    A kidney stone is inkstų akmenys — the doctor will ask about it when you report flank pain

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