Modern Greek for Indian Students (Thirteenth Lesson)
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Lesson 13 of 20: Health, Body Parts & At the Doctor/Pharmacy
After today youโll be able to handle the most common medical situations in Greece-style: explain what hurts, buy medicine, understand the pharmacist, and even survive the public hospital if needed.
1. Body parts (the ones youโll actually use)
| ฯฮฟ ฮบฮตฯฮฌฮปฮน | toh keh-FAH-lee | head | ฯฮฟ ฮผฮญฯฯฯฮฟ | toh MEH-toh-poh | forehead | ฯฮฟ ฮผฮฌฯฮน | toh MAH-tee | eye | ฯโ ฮฑฯ ฯฮฏ | taw-TEE | ear | ฮท ฮผฯฯฮท | ee MEE-tee | nose | ฯฮฟ ฯฯฯฮผฮฑ | toh STOH-ma | mouth | ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯฯ | oh leh-MOS | throat | ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯฯ | oh LEH-mos | neck | ฯฮฟ ฯฯฮฟฮผฮฌฯฮน | toh sto-MA-hee | stomach | ฮท ฮบฮฟฮนฮปฮนฮฌ | ee kee-LYA | belly | ฮท ฯฮปฮฌฯฮท | ee PLAH-tee | back | ฯฮฟ ฯฮญฯฮน | toh KHEH-ree | arm/hand | ฯฮฟ ฯฯฮดฮน | toh POH-thee | leg/foot | ฯฮฟ ฮณฯฮฝฮฑฯฮฟ | toh GO-na-to | knee
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2. Saying โit hurtsโ and โI feel โฆโ
ฮ ฮฟฮฝฮฌฯ = I have pain / it hurts ฮฮต ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน + body part (accusative)
- ฮฮต ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฯฮฟ ฮบฮตฯฮฌฮปฮน. โ I have a headache.
- ฮฮต ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯฯ. โ I have a sore throat.
- ฮฮต ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฮท ฮบฮฟฮนฮปฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ . โ My stomach hurts.
- ฮ ฮฟฮฝฮฌฯ ฯฮฑฮฝฯฮฟฯ! โ I hurt all over!
ฮฯฯ = I have (symptoms)
- ฮฯฯ ฯฯ ฯฮตฯฯ. โ I have a fever.
- ฮฯฯ ฮฒฮฎฯฮฑ / ฮผฯฮฟฯฮบฯฮผฮฑ. โ I have a cough / stuffy nose.
- ฮฯฯ ฮฑฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ. โ Iโm allergic.
- ฮฯฯ ฮดฮนฮฌฯฯฮฟฮนฮฑ / ฮดฯ ฯฮบฮฟฮนฮปฮนฯฯฮทฯฮฑ. โ I have diarrhea / constipation.
ฮฮนฯฮธฯ = I feel
- ฮฮนฯฮธฯ ฮฑฮดฯฮฝฮฑฮผฮฟฯ/ฮฑฮดฯฮฝฮฑฮผฮท. โ I feel weak.
- ฮฮนฯฮธฯ ฮถฮฑฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ. โ I feel dizzy.
- ฮฮนฯฮธฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฯ ฮตฮผฮตฯฯ. โ I feel like vomiting.
3. At the pharmacy (ฯฮฑฯฮผฮฑฮบฮตฮฏฮฟ) โ real phrases
| Greek | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ฮฯฯ ฯฮฟฮฝ ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฯฮฟ ฯฯฮฟฮผฮฌฯฮน ฮผฮฟฯ | EH-ho pon-AH-ee to sto-MA-hee moo | My stomach hurts |
| ฮฮฌฯฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯฮฟฮฝ ฯฮฟฮฝฮฟฮบฮญฯฮฑฮปฮฟ, ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ | KAH-tee ya ton po-no-KE-fa-lo | Something for headache, please |
| ฮงฯฯฮฏฯ ฯฯ ฮฝฯฮฑฮณฮฎ; | ho-REES seen-ta-YEE? | Over the counter? |
| ฮฯฯ ฯฯ ฯฮตฯฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฒฮฎฯฮฑ | EH-ho pee-re-TOH keh VEE-ha | I have fever and cough |
| ฮฮฟฯ ฮดฮฏฮฝฮตฯฮต Depon / Panadol; | moo THEE-neh-teh โฆ | Can you give me Depon / Panadol? |
| ฮฯฯ ฮฑฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฯฮตฮฝฮนฮบฮนฮปฮฏฮฝฮท | EH-ho al-ler-YEE-a steen pe-nee-kee-LEE-nee | Iโm allergic to penicillin |
| ฮ ฯฯฮฟ ฯฯ ฯฮฝฮฌ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฟ ฯฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฯ; | PO-so seekh-NA na to PER-no? | How often should I take it? |
4. Mini dialogues
Pharmacy You: ฮฮฑฮปฮทฯฯฮญฯฮฑ. ฮฮต ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฯฮฟฮปฯ ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯฯ ฮผฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮญฯฯ ฯฯ ฯฮตฯฯ. Pharmacist: ฮฯฯ ฯฮธฮตฯ; You: ฮฮฑฮน, ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮนฯฮธฯ ฯฮฟฮปฯ ฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฑฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ. Pharmacist: ฮ ฮฌฯฯฮต Strepsils ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯฮฟฮฝ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯ ฮบฮฑฮน Depon ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯฮฟฮฝ ฯฯ ฯฮตฯฯ. ฮ ฮฏฮฝฮตฯฮต ฯฮฟฮปฮปฮฌ ฯ ฮณฯฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮพฮตฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฑฯฯฮตฮฏฯฮต.
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Doctor / ER You: ฮฮนฮฑฯฯฮญ, ฮญฯฮฑฮณฮฑ ฮธฮฑฮปฮฑฯฯฮนฮฝฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฯฯฮฑ ฮญฯฯ ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯฯฮฑ ฯฮฑฮฝฯฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฎฮพฮนฮผฮฟ. Doctor: ฮฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน. ฮฮฑ ฯฮฑฯ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮญฮฝฮตฯฮท ฮบฮฟฯฯฮนฮถฯฮฝฮท ฮฑฮผฮญฯฯฯ.
5. Vocabulary (15 health words)
- ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฯ po-NAH-oh I hurt
- ฮฟ ฯฯ ฯฮตฯฯฯ o pee-re-TOS fever
- ฮฟ ฮฒฮฎฯฮฑฯ o VEE-khas cough
- ฯฮฟ ฮบฯฯ ฮฟฮปฯฮณฮทฮผฮฑ to kree-o-LO-yee-ma cold
- ฮท ฮณฯฮฏฯฮท ee GHREE-pee flu
- ฮท ฮฑฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ee a-ler-YEE-a allergy
- ฯฮฟ ฯฮฌฯฮน to KHA-pee pill/tablet
- ฯฮฟ ฯฮนฯฯฯฮน to see-RO-pee syrup
- ฮท ฯฯ ฮฝฯฮฑฮณฮฎ ee seen-ta-YEE prescription
- ฮท ฮญฮฝฮตฯฮท ee EH-neh-see injection
- ฯฮฑ ฯ ฮณฯฮฌ ta ee-GHRA fluids
- ฮพฮตฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฌฮถฮฟฮผฮฑฮน kse-koo-RA-zo-meh I rest
- ฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฑฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ koo-ras-MEH-nos exhausted
- ฯฯฮฎฮพฮนฮผฮฟ PREE-ksee-mo swelling
- ฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯฯฮฑ fa-GHOO-ra itch
6. Homework (10 min)
- Write 8 sentences about how you feel today (real or imaginary symptoms). Example: ยซฮฯฯ ฮปฮฏฮณฮฟ ฯฮฟฮฝฮฟฮบฮญฯฮฑฮปฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฮต ฯฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฮท ฯฮปฮฌฯฮท ฮผฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮท ฮดฮฟฯ ฮปฮตฮนฮฌ.ยป
- Record yourself at the pharmacy asking for medicine for: โ sore throat + fever โ stomach ache after souvlaki โ allergic reaction
- Memorise the question: ยซฮฮฌฯฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯฮฟฮฝ โฆ ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ;ยป
When youโre ready, say โLesson 14โ and weโll learn:
- Emotions & personality
- Saying โIโm happy / angry / jealous / in loveโฆโ
- Describing how you really feel in Greek
ฮฮฏฯฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฟ 65 % ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฯฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮตฯฮนฮฒฮนฯฯฮตฮนฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฌฯฯฯฯฯฮฟฯ ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฮฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ!
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