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<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430 <\/strong>(head)<\/li>\n
- \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044b <\/strong>(hair)\n
Hair in Russian is a plural masculine noun. The singular form is applicable only when talking about an individual strand of hair.<\/li>\n
- \u043b\u043e\u0431 <\/strong>(forehead)<\/li>\n
- \u0437\u0430\u0442\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a <\/strong>(back of the head)<\/li>\n
- \u043c\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430 (crown of the head)<\/li>\n
- \u043b\u0438\u0446\u043e (face)<\/li>\n
- \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437 <\/strong>(eye)<\/li>\n
- \u0431\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044c <\/strong>(eyebrow, feminine)<\/li>\n
- \u0432\u0435\u043a\u043e <\/strong>(eyelid)<\/li>\n
- \u0440\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b (eyelashes)\n
This is a plural feminine noun. Just as with hair, the singular form is rarely used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u043d\u043e\u0441 (nose)<\/li>\n
- \u0440\u043e\u0442 <\/strong>(mouth)<\/li>\n
- \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043b\u043e (throat)<\/li>\n
- \u0448\u0435\u044f (neck)<\/li>\n
- \u0449\u0435\u043a\u0430 (cheek)<\/li>\n
- \u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430 (beard)<\/li>\n
- \u0443\u0441\u044b (mustache)\n
This is a plural masculine noun. The singular form has a few specialized uses not related to the human body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u0443\u0445\u043e (ear)<\/li>\n
- \u0447\u0435\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u044c (jaw, feminine)<\/li>\n
- \u0433\u0443\u0431\u0430 (lip)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043a (chin)<\/li>\n
- \u0437\u0443\u0431 (tooth)<\/li>\n
- \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a (tongue)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Upper Body in Russian<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- \u0441\u043f\u0438\u043d\u0430 (back)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u043b\u0435\u0447\u043e (shoulder)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043c\u044b\u0448\u043a\u0430 (armpit)<\/li>\n
- \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434\u044c (chest or breast, feminine)\n
There’s no distinction between chest and breast in Russian. In fact, the plural of breasts are still expressed by the singular \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434\u044c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0442 (abdomen)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u0443\u0437\u043e (belly, colloquial)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u0443\u043f\u043e\u043a (navel or belly button)<\/li>\n
- \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430 (arm or hand)\n
In everyday Russian, you don’t differentiate between hand and arm. There’s a word construct made specifically for the hand\u2014\u043a\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0438\u00a0(feminine)\u2014but it’s not used beyond medical situations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0442\u044c (elbow, masculine)<\/li>\n
- \u0437\u0430\u043f\u044f\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0435 <\/strong>(wrist)<\/li>\n
- \u043b\u0430\u0434\u043e\u043d\u044c (palm of the hand, feminine)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 (finger)<\/li>\n
- \u0443\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 <\/strong>(pointer finger)<\/li>\n
- \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 (middle finger)<\/li>\n
- \u0431\u0435\u0437\u044b\u043c\u044f\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 <\/strong>(ring finger;\u00a0lit.\u00a0unnamed)<\/li>\n
- \u043c\u0438\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0446 (little finger; it’s the only finger name not including the word finger)<\/li>\n
- \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 (thumb; lit. the big finger)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Lower Body in Russian<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0441\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430 (lower back)<\/li>\n
- \u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438\u044f (waist)\n
You wouldn’t use \u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438\u044f when talking about a man’s waist, or when describing a physical condition for either man or woman; in those instances, you’d use \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0441\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u0442\u0430\u0437 <\/strong>(hips)\n
This is a singular noun that’s equivalent to the plural in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u044f\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>(buttock)<\/li>\n
- \u0437\u0430\u0434 (butt)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u0430\u0445 <\/strong>(groin)<\/li>\n
- \u0431\u0435\u0434\u0440\u043e (thigh)<\/li>\n
- \u043d\u043e\u0433\u0430 (leg or foot)\n
In everyday Russian, you don’t differentiate between leg and foot. There’s a word that means foot expressly\u2014\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u044f\u2014that’s rarely heard in conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e <\/strong>(knee)<\/li>\n
- \u0438\u043a\u0440\u0430 (calf)<\/li>\n
- \u043b\u043e\u0434\u044b\u0436\u043a\u0430 or \u0449\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u00a0(ankle)\n
Technically these are two connected but slightly different parts of human anatomy, but the words are used interchangeably in Russian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043a\u0430 (heel)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 \u043d\u043e\u0433\u0438 <\/strong>(toe;\u00a0lit.<\/em> a finger of a foot)\n
Only \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0446 and \u043c\u0438\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0446 have their own monikers among the toes, but when you use them you’ll qualify that with \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0433\u0435<\/a> (on a foot).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0442\u044c <\/strong>(fingernail or toenail, masculine)\n
When you need to distinguish talking about a toenail, you’ll add on “foot” or even on a “finger of a foot” after \u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0442\u044c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Internal Body Parts in Russian<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- \u043c\u043e\u0437\u0433 (brain)<\/li>\n
- \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0435 (lungs)\n
This is a plural neuter noun that looks and behaves like an adjective. A singular form would only be featured in medical diagnosis.<\/li>\n
- \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 (heart)<\/li>\n
- \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044c (blood, feminine)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0430 (kidney)<\/li>\n
- \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c (liver, feminine)<\/li>\n
- \u043c\u044b\u0448\u0446\u0430 (muscle)\n
When discussing physique, the plural masculine \u043c\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0443\u043b\u044b\u00a0may also be used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0443\u0434\u043e\u043a <\/strong>(stomach)<\/li>\n
- \u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c (bone, feminine)<\/li>\n
- \u0440\u0435\u0431\u0440\u043e (rib)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Few Grammar Notes<\/h2>\n
Let’s briefly talk about gender in Russian<\/strong>. Every noun is either feminine, masculine or neuter. The ending of the word is usually the indicator.<\/p>\n
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- Nouns ending in a consonant are masculine. For instance, \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437\u00a0(eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Nouns ending in either –\u0430<\/strong><\/em> or –\u044f<\/strong><\/em> are feminine. As is the case with \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430\u00a0(hand)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Nouns ending in either –\u043e<\/strong><\/em> or –\u0435 <\/strong><\/em>are neuter. For example, \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e\u00a0(knee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Nouns that end in –\u044c <\/strong><\/em>could be either feminine or masculine, with no additional marker to set them apart. As you’ll see in \u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0442\u044c (elbow, masculine) and \u0447\u0435\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00a0(jaw, feminine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
There are exceptions to the above rules, but none of them are relevant to body parts vocabulary.<\/p>\n
Another important thing to remember is that articles as a part of speech don’t exist in Russian at all<\/strong>, so you don’t have to worry about using the correct one in front of a noun.<\/p>\n
However, recognizing noun gender is still essential because adjectives have to agree in gender with the nouns they describe.<\/p>\n
\u043b\u0435\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437 (left eye)<\/p>\n
\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430 (left hand)<\/p>\n
\u043b\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e (left knee)<\/p>\n
Plural nouns are fortunately less demanding. All genders equally agree with a single plural adjective form, for instance, \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044b\u0435\u00a0(tired) eyes\/hands\/knees.<\/p>\n
Possessive pronouns in the first and second person act in the same fashion as adjectives when it comes to gender agreement.<\/p>\n
\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437 (my eye)<\/p>\n
\u043c\u043e\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430 (my hand)<\/p>\n
\u043c\u043e\u0451 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e (my knee)<\/p>\n
Don’t worry if all this grammar is a bit overwhelming for you\u2014the more you use it (and see it used), the more comfortable you’ll be with it. Make a point to think about noun gender when watching or listening to Russian content like TV shows or podcasts, or reading Russian texts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- Nouns that end in –\u044c <\/strong><\/em>could be either feminine or masculine, with no additional marker to set them apart. As you’ll see in \u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0442\u044c (elbow, masculine) and \u0447\u0435\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00a0(jaw, feminine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Nouns ending in either –\u043e<\/strong><\/em> or –\u0435 <\/strong><\/em>are neuter. For example, \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e\u00a0(knee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Nouns ending in either –\u0430<\/strong><\/em> or –\u044f<\/strong><\/em> are feminine. As is the case with \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430\u00a0(hand)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0443\u0434\u043e\u043a <\/strong>(stomach)<\/li>\n
- \u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0442\u044c <\/strong>(fingernail or toenail, masculine)\n
- \u044f\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong>(buttock)<\/li>\n
- \u0442\u0430\u0437 <\/strong>(hips)\n
- \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044b <\/strong>(hair)\n