Russian Body Parts Vocabulary: A1 to C2 Levels

Body vocabulary is one of the few topics that grows naturally as a learner progresses. At A1 you only need around twenty words: head, hand, leg, eye, mouth, ear, hair. At A2 you add internal grouping (lips, eyebrows, fingers, knee, elbow). At B1 internal organs become useful for describing how you feel at the doctor.

By B2–C2 you’re dealing with full medical Russian — ligaments, joints, vertebrae, kidneys, the cardiovascular system. Most textbooks give you 15 body words and stop. This PDF lays out the full progression so you can learn what matches your current level without buying a medical dictionary.

How to use it

Start at your current level. Print the page (or pin it open on your phone). Test yourself: point at your own body, say the Russian word out loud, check against the page. Native audio for these words is included inside the full A1–B2 visual vocabulary bundle.

When body vocabulary actually matters

Going to a Russian doctor, describing pain, talking to a physiotherapist, watching Russian medical drama, reading Tolstoy — body words come up constantly. Even at A1 you need them for “my head hurts” (у меня́ боли́т голова́), one of the most-used sentences a traveler ever produces.