A2grammar· 5 min· +20 XP
The body and "avoir mal à"
To say that something hurts, French uses avoir mal à — literally "to have pain at". The little word à merges with the following article: à + le becomes au, à + les becomes aux. À la and à l', by contrast, stay unchanged.
Le corps — the body
| Français | English |
|---|---|
| la tête | head |
| le nez | nose |
| la bouche | mouth |
| la main | hand |
| le bras | arm |
| la jambe | leg |
| le pied | foot |
| le ventre | belly |
| le dos | back |
| la gorge | throat |
| la dent | tooth |
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