Me duele el pie.
My foot hurts.
In class, a sore foot is the perfect excuse to ask to step out, and me duele el pie says it in four words.
From Ni idea · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "foot" in Spanish
el pie
nounmasculineplural: los piesone syllable
"Foot" in Spanish is el pie, and feet are los pies. The word has a single syllable, PYEH. To say your foot hurts, use Me duele el pie, and to go somewhere on foot, say a pie.
Hear "pie" in real movie scenes
A sore foot in class and a sarcastic diagnosis. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Claro, es el pie.
Sure, it's the foot.
At a medical meeting where every doctor suspects their own specialty, this sarcastic comeback pins everything on the foot.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Foot words and phrases
From your toes to the ankle, plus two everyday phrases.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| a pie | on foot | Voy a pie. I'm walking there. |
| de pie | standing | Estoy de pie. I'm standing up. |
| el dedo del pie | toe | Literally "finger of the foot". |
| el tobillo | ankle | Where the foot meets the leg. |
| la pierna | leg | The part above the foot, up to the hip. |
| un pie | a foot (measurement) | About 30 centimeters. Spanish uses the same word. |
Tip: Empezar con buen pie means to get off to a good start.
Grammar: el pie, los pies
Four points for talking about your feet.
Masculine, one beat
el pie, un pie. The i and the e glide into one syllable: PYEH.Plural: add -s
los pies. Adjectives take the masculine plural: Pies juntos. Feet together.Me duele, me duelen
One foot: Me duele el pie. Both feet: Me duelen los pies. The verb matches what hurts.Body parts take el
With your own body, Spanish uses the article. The pronoun me already says whose foot it is.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Me duele el pie.
My foot hurts.
Me duelen los pies.
My feet hurt.
Pies juntos.
Feet together.
Voy al trabajo a pie.
I walk to work.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Me duele mi pie
✓Me duele el pie
Me already tells you it's your foot, so use el.
✗Me duele los pies
✓Me duelen los pies
Two feet hurt, so the verb is plural.
✗la pierna (meaning foot)
✓el pie
Pierna is the leg. The part you stand on is el pie.
✗Voy en pie
✓Voy a pie
On foot is a pie. En pie means still standing, as in *La oferta sigue en pie*.
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How to remember it
Pie is spelled like the English word pie. Picture stepping barefoot into a warm apple pie.
Questions about "foot" in Spanish
How do you say foot in Spanish?
El pie. Feet are los pies.
How do you say "my foot hurts" in Spanish?
Me duele el pie. If both feet hurt, say Me duelen los pies.
How do you say "on foot" in Spanish?
A pie, as in Voy a pie. To say you're standing, use de pie.
What's the difference between pie and pierna?
El pie is the foot. La pierna is the leg, from the ankle up to the hip.
