We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Greek words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Greek“.

Body & Health in Greek

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The Body

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
body [Sg]σώμαsómael-sing_body
bodies [Pl]σώματαsómatael-plur_body
head [Sg]κεφάλιkefáliel-sing_head
heads [Pl]κεφάλιαkefáliael-plur_head
face [Sg]πρόσωποprósopoel-sing_face
faces [Pl]πρόσωπαprósopael-plur_face
eye [Sg]μάτιmátiel-sing_eye
eyes [Pl]μάτιαmátiael-plur_eye
ear [Sg]αυτίaftíel-sing_ear
ears [Pl]αυτιάaftiáel-plur_ear
nose [Sg]μύτηmítiel-sing_nose
noses [Pl]μύτεςmítesel-plur_nose
mouth [Sg]στόμαstómael-sing_mouth
mouths [Pl]στόματαstómatael-plur_mouth
tongue [Sg]γλώσσαglóssael-sing_tongue
tongues [Pl]γλώσσεςglóssesel-plur_tongue
neck [Sg]λαιμόςlemósel-sing_neck
necks [Pl]λαιμοίlemíel-plur_neck
chest [Sg]στήθοςstíthosel-sing_chest
chests [Pl]στήθηstíthiel-plur_chest
back / shoulderπλάτη
ώμοσ
pláti
ómos
el-sing_backshoulder
el-sing_backshoulder-2
stomach [Sg]στομάχιstomákhiel-sing_stomach
stomachs [Pl]στομάχιαstomákhiael-plur_stomach
heart [Sg]καρδιάkardiáel-sing_heart
hearts [Pl]καρδιέςkardiésel-plur_heart
arm [Sg]μπράτσοbrátsoel-sing_arm
arms [Pl]μπράτσαbrátsael-plur_arm
elbow [Sg]αγκώναςangónasel-sing_elbow
elbows [Pl]αγκώνεςangónesel-plur_elbow
hand [Sg]χέριkhériel-sing_hand
hands [Pl]δεξιά χέριαkhériael-plur_hand
right handδεξί χέριdexí khériel-sing_right-hand
left handαριστερό χέριaristeró khériel-sing_left-hand
finger [Sg]δάχτυλοdákhtiloel-sing_finger
fingers [Pl]δάχτυλαdákhtilael-plur_finger
leg [Sg]πόδιpódiel-sing_leg
legs [Pl]πόδιαpódiael-plur_leg
foot [Sg]πόδιpódiel-sing_foot
feet [Pl]πόδιαpódiael-plur_foot
skinδέρμαdérmael-sing_skin
hairμαλλιάmalliáel-sing_hair
tooth [Sg]δόντιdóntiel-sing_tooth
teeth [Pl]δόντιαdóntiael-plur_tooth
bloodαίμαémael-sing_blood

Health & Illnesses

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
healthyυγιής, υγιής, υγιέςiyiís, iyiís, iyiésel-sing_healthyel-sing_healthy-2el-sing_healthy-3
ill / sickάρρωστος, άρρωστη, άρρωστοárrostos, árrosti, árrostoel-sing_illsickel-sing_illsick-2el-sing_illsick-3
ache [Sg]πόνοςpónosel-sing_ache
aches [Pl]πόνοιpóniel-plur_ache
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.Ο [...] μου πονάει., Η [...] μου πονάει., Το [...] μου πονάει.O [...] mu ponái., I [...] mu ponái., To [...] mu ponái.el-sing_my--achesmy--hurtsel-sing_my--achesmy--hurts-2el-sing_my--achesmy--hurts-3
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.Οι [...] μου πονάνε., Οι [...] μου πονάνε., Τα [...] μου πονάνε.I [...] mu ponáne., I [...] mu ponáne., Ta [...] mu ponáne.el-sing_my--achemy--hurtel-sing_my--achemy--hurt-2el-sing_my--achemy--hurt-3
I have a stomach ache.έχω στομαχόπονοékho stomakhóponoel-sing_i-have-a-stomach-ache
My legs hurt.τα πόδια μου πονάνεta pódia mu ponáneel-sing_my-legs-hurt
doctorγιατρόςyiatrósel-sing_doctor
medical office / doctor’s surgeryιατρείο
χειρουργείο
iatrío
khiruryío
el-sing_medical-officedoctors-surgery
el-sing_medical-officedoctors-surgery-2
chemist’s / drugstoreφαρμακείοfarmakíoel-sing_chemistsdrugstore
hospitalνοσοκομείοnosokomíoel-sing_hospital
illness / maladyασθένεια
πάθηση
asthénia
páthisi
el-sing_illnessmalady
el-sing_illnessmalady-2

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