Greek Lesson 7 - Negation and Human Body

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Lesson number 7 teaches an important aspect in Greek which is negation. I'm also including a list of vocabulary about the human body, and finally a conversation about getting to know someone. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Greek Classes.

Negation

Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement. So basically any negative expression such as "no", "never" "nothing" etc. Knowing how to use the negation form could help you double the number of expressions you could use in a sentence.

Here are some negation expressions that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Greek, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Negation in Greek

Negation	Greek	Audio
No	Όχι Óchi
Nothing	Τίποτα Típota
Not yet	Όχι ακόμα Óchi akóma
No one	Κανένα / κανένας / καμία Kanéna / kanénas / kamía
No longer	Όχι πια / Όχι πλέον Óchi pia / Óchi pléon
Never	Ποτέ Poté
Cannot	Δεν μπορώ Den boró̱
Should not	Δεν θα έπρεπε Den tha éprepe

Now we will try to implement some of the negative expressions above into full Greek sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Greek Negation in a Sentence

English	Greek	Audio
Don't worry!	Μην ανησυχείς! Mi̱n ani̱sycheís!
I cannot remember the word	Δεν μπορώ να θυμηθώ τη λέξη Den boró̱ na thymi̱thó̱ ti̱ léxi̱
I do not speak Japanese	Δεν μιλώ γιαπωνέζικα Den miló̱ giapo̱nézika
I don't know!	Δεν ξέρω / Δεν γνωρίζω Den xéro̱ / Den gno̱rízo̱
I'm not fluent in Italian yet	Δε μιλάω ακόμα άπταιστα τα ιταλικά De miláo̱ akóma áptaista ta italiká
I'm not interested!	Δεν ενδιαφέρομαι Den endiaféromai
No one here speaks Greek	Κανένας εδώ δεν μιλάει Ελληνικά Kanénas edó̱ den miláei Elli̱niká
No problem!	Κανένα πρόβλημα Kanéna próvli̱ma
This is not correct	Αυτό δεν είναι σωστό Af̱tó den eínai so̱stó
This is wrong	Αυτό είναι λάθος Af̱tó eínai láthos
We don't understand	Δεν καταλαβαίνουμε Den katalavaínoume
You should not forget this word	Δεν πρέπει να ξεχάσεις αυτή τη λέξη Den prépei na xecháseis af̱tí̱ ti̱ léxi̱

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Vocabulary List about the Human Body

Below is a list of 20 words related to human body. If you can memorize them by heart, you might be able to communicate to your doctor if you have amy pain or discomfort.

Human Body List in Greek

Body	Greek	Audio
Arm	μπράτσο brátso
Back	πλάτη pláti̱
Chest	στήθος stí̱thos
Ear	αυτί af̱tí
Eye	μάτι máti
Face	πρόσωπο próso̱po
Feet	πόδια pódia
Fingers	δάχτυλα dáchtyla
Hair	μαλλιά malliá
Hand	χέρι chéri
Head	κεφάλι kefáli
Heart	καρδιά kardiá
Leg	πόδι pódi
Mouth	στόμα stóma
Neck	λαιμός laimós
Nose	μύτη mýti̱
Shoulder	ώμος ó̱mos
Stomach	στομάχι stomáchi
Teeth	δόντια dóntia
Tongue	γλώσσα gló̱ssa

Daily Conversation in Greek

Finally, a list of commonly used expressions about getting to know someone for the first time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Greek Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Greek

English	Greek	Audio
He feels with his hand	Αισθάνεται με το χέρι του Aisthánetai me to chéri tou
I smell with my nose	Μυρίζω με τη μύτη μου Myrízo̱ me ti̱ mýti̱ mou
She has beautiful eyes	Αυτή έχει όμορφα μάτια Af̱tí̱ échei ómorfa mátia
She tastes with her tongue	Γεύεται με τη γλώσσα της Gév̱etai me ti̱ gló̱ssa ti̱s
We see with our eyes	Βλέπουμε με τα μάτια μας Vlépoume me ta mátia mas
You hear with your ears	Ακούς με τα αυτιά σου Akoús me ta af̱tiá sou
How old are you?	Πόσο χρόνων είσαι; Póso chróno̱n eísai?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old	Είμαι (είκοσι, τριάντα...) χρόνων Eímai (eíkosi, triánta...) chróno̱n
Are you married?	Είσαι παντρεμένος / παντρεμένη; Eísai pantreménos / pantreméni̱?
Do you have children?	Έχεις παιδιά; Écheis paidiá?
I have to go	Πρέπει να φύγω Prépei na fýgo̱
I will be right back!	Επιστρέφω αμέσως! Epistréfo̱ améso̱s!

Fun Facts

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