Arms & Hands – Macedonian Lesson
Body Parts · Vocabulary
Arms & Hands in Macedonian
This free Macedonian lesson teaches arms & hands as part of the Body Parts course on OpaLingo. Learn Macedonian vocabulary for the human body — head and face, arms and hands, legs and feet, and body core. Describe health, injuries, and sensations, and communicate clearly at the doctor. You'll learn 3 Macedonian words, including рака (arm/hand), прст (finger), лакт (elbow), each with native audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. The Macedonian language — South Slavic, written in Cyrillic, and spoken by around 1.5 million people centred on North Macedonia — is one of the easier languages to read aloud: its 31-letter alphabet is fully phonetic, so each letter keeps the same sound in every word.
Vocabulary in this lesson
| Macedonian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| рака | raka | arm/hand |
| прст | prst | finger |
| лакт | lakt | elbow |
Word by word
- рака is the Macedonian for “arm/hand”, pronounced “raka”.
- прст — pronounced “prst” — means “finger” in English.
- лакт means “elbow”. Say it as “lakt”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
How to practice arms & hands in Macedonian
Work through the lesson in three passes: first listen to the native audio and repeat each word aloud, then test yourself with the flashcards, and finish with the quiz to confirm what stuck. Because Macedonian is spelled exactly as it sounds, reading the Cyrillic out loud doubles as pronunciation practice. Short, repeated reviews over several days are far more effective than a single long session — and since every OpaLingo lesson is free and tracks your progress on any device, picking up where you left off takes seconds.
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