< Modern Greek 
The Body
το κεφάλι
το σώμα
Vocab
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· TBC | |
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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! |
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