Body Parts

1. Глава

   Gla-va

   Head

   Usage

   Show it at a clinic and point to your head; a headache is "Боли ме глава"

   Grammar Note

   Feminine; the headword is nominative and the accusative is "главу"

2. Коса

   Ko-sa

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a salon or barber; "Ошишајте ме" is "give me a haircut"

3. Лице

   Li-ce

   Face

   Usage

   Use it to mark a treatment area at a spa, or to show a skin problem to a doctor

4. Око

   O-ko

   Eye

   Usage

   Point to it for pain or redness, or to ask for eye drops — "капи за очи"

   Grammar Note

   Neuter, with the irregular plural "очи"

5. Уво

   U-vo

   Ear

   Usage

   Use it for ear trouble after a flight or a dive

   Grammar Note

   The Ekavian form; Ijekavian speakers in Bosnia and Montenegro say "ухо"

6. Нос

   Nos

   Nose

   Usage

   Point to it at a pharmacy for a blocked nose — "запушен нос" — or a nosebleed

7. Уста

   U-sta

   Mouth

   Usage

   Use it for an ulcer or any pain inside the mouth

   Grammar Note

   A plural-only noun; a lip is the separate word "усна" (plural "усне")

8. Зуб

   Zub

   Tooth

   Usage

   Show it at the dentist — "зубар" — while pointing; "Боли ме зуб" is "my tooth hurts"

9. Језик

   Je-zik

   Tongue

   Usage

   For a sore or a burn on the tongue. The same word means "language", so point at your tongue to be clear

10. Врат

    Vrat

    Neck

    Usage

    Serbian separates the outside of the neck ("врат") from the throat inside ("грло"); use this one for a stiff neck

11. Грло

    Gr-lo

    Throat

    Usage

    For a sore throat — "Боли ме грло" is all a pharmacy needs

12. Раме

    Ra-me

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Point to it to ask a masseur to focus there

    Grammar Note

    Neuter, plural "рамена"

13. Рука

    Ru-ka

    Arm / Hand

    Usage

    Serbian "рука" runs from shoulder to fingertips; use "шака" when you mean the hand alone

    Grammar Note

    Feminine, plural "руке"

14. Шака

    Ša-ka

    Hand

    Usage

    Because "рука" is the whole arm, use this for the hand itself; it also means a fist

15. Лакат

    La-kat

    Elbow

    Usage

    A common place for grazes — point to it after a bike spill

16. Ручни зглоб

    Ruč-ni zglob

    Wrist

    Usage

    Literally "hand joint", used for a sprain: "Угануо сам зглоб" — I twisted the joint

17. Прст

    Prst

    Finger / Toe

    Usage

    One word for fingers and toes; say "прст на руци" or "прст на нози" to distinguish

18. Нокат

    No-kat

    Nail

    Usage

    Use it at a nail salon or to show an ingrown nail

    Grammar Note

    The plural is "нокти"

19. Грудни кош

    Grud-ni koš

    Chest

    Usage

    Point to it for chest pain or tightness — urgent, so show it early

20. Стомак

    Sto-mak

    Belly / Abdomen

    Usage

    The key word for food trouble: "Боли ме стомак" — my stomach hurts

21. Желудац

    Že-lu-dac

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    The medical word for the organ, as against the everyday "стомак" for the belly; ask a pharmacy for "нешто за желудац"

22. Леђа

    Le-đa

    Back

    Usage

    Use it to direct a massage or to show where the pain is

    Grammar Note

    A plural-only neuter noun

23. Крста

    Krs-ta

    Lower back

    Usage

    The Serbian word for the lower back: "Боле ме крста" — my lower back hurts

    Grammar Note

    Used in the plural

24. Кук

    Kuk

    Hip

    Usage

    The joint at the side of the pelvis — point to it after a long bus ride

25. Задњица

    Zad-nji-ca

    Buttocks

    Usage

    A neutral word fit for a clinic — for an injection site or a fall injury

26. Нога

    No-ga

    Leg / Foot

    Usage

    Serbian "нога" runs from thigh to toes; use "стопало" when you mean the foot alone

    Grammar Note

    Feminine, plural "ноге"

27. Бутина

    Bu-ti-na

    Thigh

    Usage

    Point to it for sore muscles after a long descent or a hike

28. Колено

    Ko-le-no

    Knee

    Usage

    The classic complaint coming down from Kopaonik or Tara, and for showing a fall injury

    Grammar Note

    The Ekavian form; Ijekavian speakers say "кољено"

29. Стопало

    Sto-pa-lo

    Foot

    Usage

    Because "нога" is the whole leg, use this when you mean the foot alone — blisters, for instance

30. Чланак

    Čla-nak

    Ankle

    Usage

    Point to it for a sprain. The same word also means a newspaper article, so point as you show it

31. Кожа

    Ko-ža

    Skin

    Usage

    Use it at a pharmacy for bites, sunburn or a rash

32. Кост

    Kost

    Bone

    Usage

    For a suspected break; pair it with "Прелом кости"

33. Крв

    Krv

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding or a blood test; your blood group is "крвна група"

34. Срце

    Sr-ce

    Heart

    Usage

    For palpitations or a long-term condition; pair it with "Болест срца"

35. Плућа

    Plu-ća

    Lungs

    Usage

    For a cough, breathlessness or asthma; pneumonia is "упала плућа"

    Grammar Note

    Normally used in the plural

36. Јетра

    Je-tra

    Liver

    Usage

    Use it with a doctor about a liver condition or your medication; on a menu it is the dish

37. Црева

    Cre-va

    Intestines

    Usage

    Use it with a doctor for lasting diarrhoea or abdominal trouble

    Grammar Note

    The Ekavian form; Ijekavian speakers say "цријева"

38. Бубрег

    Bu-breg

    Kidney

    Usage

    For a kidney condition or pain in your side; a stone is "камен у бубрегу"

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