Body & Health in Greek

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…

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The Body
Health & Illnesses
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The Body

English	Greek	Greek (Romanization)
body [Sg]	σώμα	sóma
bodies [Pl]	σώματα	sómata
head [Sg]	κεφάλι	kefáli
heads [Pl]	κεφάλια	kefália
face [Sg]	πρόσωπο	prósopo
faces [Pl]	πρόσωπα	prósopa
eye [Sg]	μάτι	máti
eyes [Pl]	μάτια	mátia
ear [Sg]	αυτί	aftí
ears [Pl]	αυτιά	aftiá
nose [Sg]	μύτη	míti
noses [Pl]	μύτες	mítes
mouth [Sg]	στόμα	stóma
mouths [Pl]	στόματα	stómata
tongue [Sg]	γλώσσα	glóssa
tongues [Pl]	γλώσσες	glósses
neck [Sg]	λαιμός	lemós
necks [Pl]	λαιμοί	lemí
chest [Sg]	στήθος	stíthos
chests [Pl]	στήθη	stíthi
back / shoulder	πλάτη ώμοσ	pláti ómos
stomach [Sg]	στομάχι	stomákhi
stomachs [Pl]	στομάχια	stomákhia
heart [Sg]	καρδιά	kardiá
hearts [Pl]	καρδιές	kardiés
arm [Sg]	μπράτσο	brátso
arms [Pl]	μπράτσα	brátsa
elbow [Sg]	αγκώνας	angónas
elbows [Pl]	αγκώνες	angónes
hand [Sg]	χέρι	khéri
hands [Pl]	δεξιά χέρια	khéria
right hand	δεξί χέρι	dexí khéri
left hand	αριστερό χέρι	aristeró khéri
finger [Sg]	δάχτυλο	dákhtilo
fingers [Pl]	δάχτυλα	dákhtila
leg [Sg]	πόδι	pódi
legs [Pl]	πόδια	pódia
foot [Sg]	πόδι	pódi
feet [Pl]	πόδια	pódia
skin	δέρμα	dérma
hair	μαλλιά	malliá
tooth [Sg]	δόντι	dónti
teeth [Pl]	δόντια	dóntia
blood	αίμα	éma

Health & Illnesses

English	Greek	Greek (Romanization)
healthy	υγιής, υγιής, υγιές	iyiís (m), iyiís (f), iyiés (n)
ill / sick	άρρωστος, άρρωστη, άρρωστο	árrostos (m), árrosti (f), árrosto (n)
ache [Sg]	πόνος	pónos
aches [Pl]	πόνοι	póni
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.	Ο [...] μου πονάει., Η [...] μου πονάει., Το [...] μου πονάει.	O [...] mu ponái. (m), I [...] mu ponái. (f), To [...] mu ponái. (n)
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.	Οι [...] μου πονάνε., Οι [...] μου πονάνε., Τα [...] μου πονάνε.	I [...] mu ponáne. (m), I [...] mu ponáne. (f), Ta [...] mu ponáne. (n)
I have a stomach ache.	έχω στομαχόπονο	ékho stomakhópono
My legs hurt.	τα πόδια μου πονάνε	ta pódia mu ponáne
doctor	γιατρός	yiatrós
medical office / doctor’s surgery	ιατρείο χειρουργείο	iatrío khiruryío
chemist’s / drugstore	φαρμακείο	farmakío
hospital	νοσοκομείο	nosokomío
illness / malady	ασθένεια πάθηση	asthénia páthisi

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