day 42head to toe

head to toe

Name the parts of the body in everyday and medical Korean, and say “even though …” with -는데도.

today’s words

• 겨드랑이 gyeodeurangi · armpit
• 옆구리 yeopguri · side (of the body), flank
• 사지 saji · the four limbs, arms and legs
• 상반신 sangbansin · upper body
• 하체 hache · lower body
• 엄지손가락 eomjisongarak · thumb
• 입가 ipga · corners of the mouth, around the mouth
• 잇몸 inmom · gums
• 치아 chia · teeth (formal)
• 콧등 kotdeung · bridge of the nose
• 모발 mobal · hair (formal, on the head)
• 수염 suyeom · beard, moustache
• 쌍꺼풀 ssangkkeopul · double eyelid
• 주름살 jureumsal · wrinkles, lines
• 체격 chegyeok · build, physique
• 체형 chehyeong · body shape, figure
• 체질 chejil · constitution, the way your body is
• 기관 gigwan · organ (of the body)
• 위 wi · stomach
• 장 jang · intestines, gut
• 장기 janggi · (internal) organ
• 폐 pye · lungs
• 신장 sinjang · kidney
• 혈관 hyeolgwan · blood vessel

sentences

• 매일 운동을 하는데도 옆구리 살이 잘 안 빠져요. · Even though I exercise every day, the fat on my sides just won’t go.
• 저는 많이 먹는데도 살이 안 찌는 체질이에요. · Even though I eat a lot, I’m the type who never puts on weight.
• 운동하기에 앞서 사지를 쭉 펴 주세요. · Before you exercise, stretch out all four limbs.
• 웃을 때마다 입가에 주름살이 생겨요. · I get lines around my mouth every time I smile.
• 치아만큼 잇몸 건강도 중요합니다. · Healthy gums matter as much as healthy teeth.