Modern Greek/Vocab Body
The Body
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Vocab
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| το σώμα | the body (~"somatic") | ||||
| το κεφάλι | the head (~"decapitate") | ||||
| ο εγκέφαλος | the brain (~"encephalitis", literally "in-the-head") | ||||
| το μάτι | the eye | ||||
| το φρύδι | the eyebrow | ||||
| τα μαλλιά | the hair | ||||
| το στόμα | the mouth (cognate with "stomach," but means mouth!) | ||||
| τα δόντια | the teeth (~"dentist") | ||||
| το αυτί | the ear (~"audio") | ||||
| η μύτη | the nose | ||||
| τα χείλη | the lips | ||||
| τα μάγουλα | the cheeks | ||||
| το σαγόνι | the jaw | ||||
| ο λαιμός | the neck | ||||
| το στήθος | the chest (~"stethoscope") | ||||
| η κοιλιά | the belly | ||||
| το χέρι | the arm AND the hand (the whole upper limb) | ||||
| η παλάμη | the palm (cognate with the English word) | ||||
| το πόδι | the foot AND the leg (the whole lower limb) (~"podiatry") | ||||
| η πατούσα (colloquial)/ το πέλμα (formal) | the sole of the foot | ||||
| το γόνατο | the knee (~"genuflect") | ||||
| γυμνός | naked (~"gymnasium") | ||||
| χτενίζω | to comb (~"ctenophore," comb jelly) (I comb) | ||||
| κάνω μπάνιο | to take a bath (actually: I take a bath.) | ||||
| ο θάνατος | death | ||||
| η ζωή | life (~"zoo") | ||||
| γεννώ | to give birth, give birth to (~"genesis") (I give birth) | ||||
| η υγεία | the health (~"hygiene") | ||||
| ο πόνος | the pain (cognate with the English word) | ||||
| πονώ | to hurt (I hurt = I have pain) | ||||
| η καρδιά | the heart (~"cardiac") | ||||
Examples
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| Η μητέρα χτενίζει το παιδί. | The mother combs the child's hair. | ||||
| Πονάνε τα πόδια μου. | My feet hurt. | ||||
| Γαργαλάς την κοιλιά μου! | You're tickling my belly! | ||||