Greek Body Vocabulary

Here are Greek words for body to start with: αυτί (afti, ear), μάτι (mati, eye), χέρι (cheri, hand), κεφάλι (kefali, head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 7 themed lists.

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Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
earαυτίaftinounA1
eyeμάτιmatinounA1
handχέριcherinounA1
headκεφάλιkefalinounA1
legπόδιpodinounA1
mouthστόμαstomanounA1
noseμύτηmytinounA1
toeδάχτυλο του ποδιούdachtylo tou podiounounA2

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Body Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
armμπράτσοmpratsonounA1
boneοστόostonounA1
neckλαιμόςlaimosnounA1
shoulderώμοςomosnounA1
ankleαστράγαλοςastragalosnounA2
bloodαίμαaimanounA2
chestστήθοςstithosnounA2
backπλάτηplatinounB1

Body Advanced

A1–B2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
hairμαλλιάmallianounA1
kneeγόνατοgonatonounA1
faceπρόσωποprosoponounA2
hipισχίοischionounB1
liverσυκώτιsykotinounB1
collarboneκλείδαkleidanounB2
facialπροσώπουprosopouadjB2
respiratoryαναπνευστικόςanapnefstikosadjB2

Anatomy

A2–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
cheekμάγουλοmagoulonounA2
chinπηγούνιpigouninounA2
lipχείλοςcheilosnounA2
heelφτέρναfternanounB1
palmπαλάμηpalaminounB1
skullκρανίοkranionounB1
spineσπονδυλική στήληspondyliki stilinounB1
veinφλέβαflevanounB1

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Face & Head

B1–B2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
earlobeλοβός του αυτιούlovos tou aftiounounB1
irisίριδαiridanounB1
tongueγλώσσαglossanounB1
corneaκερατοειδής χιτώναςkeratoeidis chitonasnounB2
eardrumτύμπανο αυτιούtympano aftiounounB2
eyelashβλεφαρίδαvlefaridanounB2
nostrilρουθούνιrouthouninounB2
retinaαμφιβληστροειδήςamfivlistroeidisnounB2

Internal Organs

A1–B2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
brainεγκέφαλοςegkefalosnounA1
appendixσκωληκοειδής απόφυσηskolikoeidis apofysinounB1
bladderκύστηkystinounB1
ovaryωοθήκηoothikinounB2
prostateπροστάτηςprostatisnounB2
spleenσπλήναsplinanounB2
testicleόρχιςorchisnounB2
uterusμήτραmitranounB2

Muscles & Skeleton

B1–B2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
abdominalκοιλιακόςkoiliakosadjB1
calfγάμπαgampanounB1
femurμηριαίο οστόmiriaio ostonounB2
fibulaπερόνηperoninounB2
gluteusγλουτιαίοςgloutiaiosnounB2
pectoralθωρακικόςthorakikosnounB2
tibiaκνήμηkniminounB2
trapeziusτραπεζοειδήςtrapezoeidisnounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for body. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Greek words should I learn for body?

You could start with words like αυτί (afti, ear), μάτι (mati, eye), χέρι (cheri, hand), κεφάλι (kefali, head). This page lists 56 Greek words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Greek words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Greek words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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