I got these from a Korean martial arts site.

mom : body
kwanjeol : joint
ulgool : face & head
muh ree : head
noon : eye
gui : ear
ko : nose
in joong : philtrum
eep : mouth
tuhk : chin
mokoomeong : throat
mok : neck
ouka : shoulder
myung chi : solar plexus
pahl : arm
pahlkup : elbow
pahlmahk : forearm
ahn pahlmahk : inner side of forearm
bahkat pahlmahk : outer side of forearm
meet pahlmahk : palm side of forearm
wi pahlmahk : back side of forearm
deung pahlmahk : back of forearm
sahnmahk : wrist
sahn : hand
sahnkal : outside edge of hand (knifehand)
sahnkal deung : inside edge of hand (ridgehand)
sahn deung : back hand
joomok : fist
sahnkahrak : finger
sahnkeut : fingertip
momtong : trunk (middle section)
huri : waist
ahrae : lower body (low section)
noolro : groin
dahree : leg
mooreup : knee
ahp jung kang yi : shin
bahl mahk : ankle
bahl : foot (or feet)
bahldung : instep
bahlbong oh ri : arch of foot
bahl nahl : outside edge of foot
an bahl nahl : inside edge of foot
bahl badak : sole of foot
ahp chook : ball of foot
dwi koomchi : heel
dwi chook : bottom of heel
bahlkeut : toes

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I changed the spelling of a few of these so they more closely resemble the way they are pronounced in Korean. And a few of them were not the most commonly used expressions, so I changed them to what Koreans normally say.

note: the syllables that begin with "R" are almost always a "rolled R" as in the way they are pronounced in Spanish - so be careful with those. They sound like something in between and "R" and an "L."

Notice: the second part of the word for wrist and ankle is the same (moke 목). And the words for finger and toe follows the same pattern, i.e., finger is the word for hand, followed by "ga-rock" 가락 and toe is the word for foot followed by "ga-rock." In this case, it's more like "hand digit" and "foot digit." They don't really have separate words for these things like they do in English.

And the word for throat, is literally translated as a "neck hole." Doesn't get anymore clearer than that, does it?

For those who might be interested the names of the fingers are -
엄지 (umji)- thumb
집게 손가락 (chipgae songarak)– index finger
장지 (changji)– middle finger
약지 (yakji)- ring finger
새끼 손가락 (saekki songarak)– little finger

The "chip-gae" in the word for index finger is also the word for tongs or pinchers (the things you use for cooking kal-bi on the grill!). Two other common expressions for the index finger are gum-ji (검지) and dool-jjae son-ga-rak (둘째 손가락). In this case, "ji" is the word representing "digit." The "gum" in gum-ji is also the same "gum" you find in many words related to inspections ( inspection = gum-sa 검사), (investigation = gum-to 검토), ect. And "dool" simply means "second."

The "chang" in chang-ji is the "jang" for long (장長). This finger is also commonly referred to as simply "ga-une-dae son-ga-rak" (가운대 손가락)which literally means - "middle finger."

The "yak" in yak-ji is represented by the character for "medicine" (藥). I'm not sure about the origins of this usage. This finger is also commonly referred to as the "net-jjae son-ga-rak (넷째 손가락) - which literally means "fourth finger."

The "saekki" in saek-ki son-ga-rak is the same "saek-ki" added to the ends of many words to make them cuss words, such as the first word many GIs learn out in the ville - gae-saek-ki (개새끼), which is loosely translated as "son-of-a-bi+ch." It is also called the "juh-ji." In this case, "juh" (저低) means low or short.

Now I know so much about body parts I may go take the test for Korean MD!

Seriously, though, I am glad to see educated folks coming on board and passing on correct and acceptable words for us to learn. I wish I had had this kind of talent available years ago when I was first learning. I am still un-learning some of the low class Korean I was exposed to! 감 사 합 니 다 !

One of the cultural differences in using the fingers when pointing at things is the Koreans favor the middle finger (ga-une-dae son-ga-rak). We Americans use think of the middle finger as the Hawaiian Aloha gesture.

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Another one would be the use of what most Americans consider the "OK" sign with the tip of the thumb touching the tip of the index finger to signify "money"...sometimes to ask for money, sometimes to use to signal something costly. Its not used quite as much as it used to be, though.

more of...

• English - King - Standard Korean

• Body - 옥체 (玉體) - 몸 = mom
  Face - 용안 (龍顔) - 얼굴 = ul-gool
  Forehead - 액상 - 이마 = ee' ma
  Eyes - 안정 (眼睛) - 눈 = noon
  Sweat - 한수 - 땀 = ta-am
  Tears - 안수 - 눈물 = noon
  Snot - 비수 - 콧물 = kot - mul
  Lips - 구순 (口脣) - 입술 = ip-sul
  Hand - 어수 (御手) - 손 = son
  Blood - 혈 (血) - 피 = Pee
  Shit - 매화 - 똥 = dtong
  Fart - 통기 - 방귀 = bang guie
  Food / Rice / Meal - 수라 (水刺) - 밥 = bab
  Chair - 용상 (龍床) - 의자
  Clothes - 용포 - Ot'