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Jambe or pied: picture vocabulary for legs and feet
Learn la jambe and le pied with pictures, nearby body parts and short examples. Practise right and left, à pied and the phrase le pied de la table.
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- Gender marked
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In short
La jambe is the leg; le pied is the foot. Say la jambe droite but le pied droit: the adjective follows the noun’s gender. To say “on foot”, use à pied, with no plural -s.
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From the leg to the toes
Short phrases you can use
How do you say right and left leg in French?
| Meaning | With *jambe* | With *pied* |
|---|---|---|
| right | la jambe droite | le pied droit |
| left | la jambe gauche | le pied gauche |
| tired | les jambes fatiguées | les pieds fatigués |
English uses “leg” for both a person and a table. French uses jambe for the body, but pied for the table’s support. A trouser leg is une jambe de pantalon. The object after de helps you recognise the meaning.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| J’ai mal à la jambe. | My leg hurts. |
| J’ai mal au pied. | My foot hurts. |
| J’ai mal aux pieds. | My feet hurt. |
À + le becomes au, and À + les becomes aux. Keep à la before jambe. For travel, the whole expression stays à pied: Je viens à pied and Nous venons à pied use the same spelling.