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Modern Greek for Indian Students (Thirteenth Lesson)

Lesson 13 guides learners through essential vocabulary and phrases related to health, body parts, and interactions at doctors and pharmacies in Greece. It covers expressions for pain, common symptoms, and practical pharmacy dialogues. Key body parts are listed, alongside phrases like "I have pain" and "I feel." The lesson includes example dialogues, useful vocabulary, and homework assignments focused on articulating oneโ€™s health status. By the end, learners will be equipped to navigate medical situations in Greece effectively.
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Lesson 13 of 20: Health, Body Parts & At the Doctor/Pharmacy

After today youโ€™ll 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 youโ€™ll actually use)

| ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮตฯ†ฮฌฮปฮน | toh keh-FAH-lee | head | ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮญฯ„ฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟ | toh MEH-toh-poh | forehead | ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮฌฯ„ฮน | toh MAH-tee | eye | ฯ„โ€™ ฮฑฯ…ฯ„ฮฏ | taw-TEE | ear | ฮท ฮผฯฯ„ฮท | ee MEE-tee | nose | ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฯŒฮผฮฑ | toh STOH-ma | mouth | ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯŒฯ‚ | oh leh-MOS | throat | ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯŒฯ‚ | oh LEH-mos | neck | ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฌฯ‡ฮน | toh sto-MA-hee | stomach | ฮท ฮบฮฟฮนฮปฮนฮฌ | ee kee-LYA | belly | ฮท ฯ€ฮปฮฌฯ„ฮท | ee PLAH-tee | back | ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ‡ฮญฯฮน | toh KHEH-ree | arm/hand | ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฯŒฮดฮน | toh POH-thee | leg/foot | ฯ„ฮฟ ฮณฯŒฮฝฮฑฯ„ฮฟ | toh GO-na-to | knee

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2. Saying โ€œit hurtsโ€ and โ€œI feel โ€ฆโ€

ฮ ฮฟฮฝฮฌฯ‰ = I have pain / it hurts ฮœฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน + body part (accusative)

  • ฮœฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฮตฯ†ฮฌฮปฮน. โ†’ I have a headache.
  • ฮœฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯŒฯ‚. โ†’ I have a sore throat.
  • ฮœฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฮท ฮบฮฟฮนฮปฮนฮฌ ฮผฮฟฯ…. โ†’ My stomach hurts.
  • ฮ ฮฟฮฝฮฌฯ‰ ฯ€ฮฑฮฝฯ„ฮฟฯ! โ†’ I hurt all over!

ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ = I have (symptoms)

  • ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฯ…ฯฮตฯ„ฯŒ. โ†’ I have a fever.
  • ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฒฮฎฯ‡ฮฑ / ฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮบฯ‰ฮผฮฑ. โ†’ I have a cough / stuffy nose.
  • ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฑฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ. โ†’ Iโ€™m allergic.
  • ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮดฮนฮฌฯฯฮฟฮนฮฑ / ฮดฯ…ฯƒฮบฮฟฮนฮปฮนฯŒฯ„ฮทฯ„ฮฑ. โ†’ I have diarrhea / constipation.

ฮฮนฯŽฮธฯ‰ = I feel

  • ฮฮนฯŽฮธฯ‰ ฮฑฮดฯฮฝฮฑฮผฮฟฯ‚/ฮฑฮดฯฮฝฮฑฮผฮท. โ†’ I feel weak.
  • ฮฮนฯŽฮธฯ‰ ฮถฮฑฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ. โ†’ I feel dizzy.
  • ฮฮนฯŽฮธฯ‰ ฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฯ‰ ฮตฮผฮตฯ„ฯŒ. โ†’ I feel like vomiting.

3. At the pharmacy (ฯ†ฮฑฯฮผฮฑฮบฮตฮฏฮฟ) โ€“ real phrases

GreekPronunciationEnglish
ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฮฟฮฝ ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฮผฮฌฯ‡ฮน ฮผฮฟฯ…EH-ho pon-AH-ee to sto-MA-hee mooMy stomach hurts
ฮšฮฌฯ„ฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฟฮบฮญฯ†ฮฑฮปฮฟ, ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯŽKAH-tee ya ton po-no-KE-fa-loSomething for headache, please
ฮงฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚ ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮฎ;ho-REES seen-ta-YEE?Over the counter?
ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฯ…ฯฮตฯ„ฯŒ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฒฮฎฯ‡ฮฑEH-ho pee-re-TOH keh VEE-haI have fever and cough
ฮœฮฟฯ… ฮดฮฏฮฝฮตฯ„ฮต Depon / Panadol;moo THEE-neh-teh โ€ฆCan you give me Depon / Panadol?
ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮฑฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฯ€ฮตฮฝฮนฮบฮนฮปฮฏฮฝฮทEH-ho al-ler-YEE-a steen pe-nee-kee-LEE-neeIโ€™m allergic to penicillin
ฮ ฯŒฯƒฮฟ ฯƒฯ…ฯ‡ฮฝฮฌ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฯ‰;PO-so seekh-NA na to PER-no?How often should I take it?

4. Mini dialogues

Pharmacy You: ฮšฮฑฮปฮทฯƒฯ€ฮญฯฮฑ. ฮœฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฯ€ฮฟฮปฯ ฮฟ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯŒฯ‚ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮบฮฑฮน ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ€ฯ…ฯฮตฯ„ฯŒ. Pharmacist: ฮ‘ฯ€ฯŒ ฯ‡ฮธฮตฯ‚; You: ฮฮฑฮน, ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮนฯŽฮธฯ‰ ฯ€ฮฟฮปฯ ฮบฮฟฯ…ฯฮฑฯƒฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ‚. Pharmacist: ฮ ฮฌฯฯ„ฮต Strepsils ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฮปฮฑฮนฮผฯŒ ฮบฮฑฮน Depon ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ€ฯ…ฯฮตฯ„ฯŒ. ฮ ฮฏฮฝฮตฯ„ฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮปฮปฮฌ ฯ…ฮณฯฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮพฮตฮบฮฟฯ…ฯฮฑฯƒฯ„ฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต.

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Doctor / ER You: ฮ“ฮนฮฑฯ„ฯฮญ, ฮญฯ†ฮฑฮณฮฑ ฮธฮฑฮปฮฑฯƒฯƒฮนฮฝฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ„ฯŽฯฮฑ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯ†ฮฑฮณฮฟฯฯฮฑ ฯ€ฮฑฮฝฯ„ฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯ€ฯฮฎฮพฮนฮผฮฟ. Doctor: ฮ‘ฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน. ฮ˜ฮฑ ฯƒฮฑฯ‚ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮฟฯ…ฮผฮต ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮญฮฝฮตฯƒฮท ฮบฮฟฯฯ„ฮนฮถฯŒฮฝฮท ฮฑฮผฮญฯƒฯ‰ฯ‚.

5. Vocabulary (15 health words)

  1. ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฯ‰ po-NAH-oh I hurt
  2. ฮฟ ฯ€ฯ…ฯฮตฯ„ฯŒฯ‚ o pee-re-TOS fever
  3. ฮฟ ฮฒฮฎฯ‡ฮฑฯ‚ o VEE-khas cough
  4. ฯ„ฮฟ ฮบฯฯ…ฮฟฮปฯŒฮณฮทฮผฮฑ to kree-o-LO-yee-ma cold
  5. ฮท ฮณฯฮฏฯ€ฮท ee GHREE-pee flu
  6. ฮท ฮฑฮปฮปฮตฯฮณฮฏฮฑ ee a-ler-YEE-a allergy
  7. ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ‡ฮฌฯ€ฮน to KHA-pee pill/tablet
  8. ฯ„ฮฟ ฯƒฮนฯฯŒฯ€ฮน to see-RO-pee syrup
  9. ฮท ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮฎ ee seen-ta-YEE prescription
  10. ฮท ฮญฮฝฮตฯƒฮท ee EH-neh-see injection
  11. ฯ„ฮฑ ฯ…ฮณฯฮฌ ta ee-GHRA fluids
  12. ฮพฮตฮบฮฟฯ…ฯฮฌฮถฮฟฮผฮฑฮน kse-koo-RA-zo-meh I rest
  13. ฮบฮฟฯ…ฯฮฑฯƒฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯ‚ koo-ras-MEH-nos exhausted
  14. ฯ€ฯฮฎฮพฮนฮผฮฟ PREE-ksee-mo swelling
  15. ฯ†ฮฑฮณฮฟฯฯฮฑ fa-GHOO-ra itch

6. Homework (10 min)

  1. Write 8 sentences about how you feel today (real or imaginary symptoms). Example: ยซฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰ ฮปฮฏฮณฮฟ ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฟฮบฮญฯ†ฮฑฮปฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฮต ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฌฮตฮน ฮท ฯ€ฮปฮฌฯ„ฮท ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮท ฮดฮฟฯ…ฮปฮตฮนฮฌ.ยป
  2. Record yourself at the pharmacy asking for medicine for: โ€“ sore throat + fever โ€“ stomach ache after souvlaki โ€“ allergic reaction
  3. Memorise the question: ยซฮšฮฌฯ„ฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ โ€ฆ ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯŽ;ยป

When youโ€™re ready, say โ€œLesson 14โ€ and weโ€™ll learn:

  • Emotions & personality
  • Saying โ€œIโ€™m happy / angry / jealous / in loveโ€ฆโ€
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ฮ•ฮฏฯƒฮฑฮน ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ 65 % ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ‚ ฮฝฮฑ ฮตฯ€ฮนฮฒฮนฯŽฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฌฯฯฯ‰ฯƒฯ„ฮฟฯ‚ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ!

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