Learn about Greek medicines and drugs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. |
| Stefania: And I’m Stefania! |
| Gabriella: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Greek Vocabulary, Lesson 20! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Health and Emergencies. These are five commonly used medicines and drugs in Greece. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at GreekPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gabriella: Stefania, what’s our first word? |
| Stefania: χαμομήλι |
| Gabriella: chamomile |
| Stefania: (slow) χαμομήλι (regular) χαμομήλι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: χαμομήλι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Chamomile is one of the most widely used flowers for herbal tea. Chamomile tea is very popular and can be used as a mild sedative, a treatment for insomnia and for many other nervous conditions. It can also be administered as a compress with some cotton for external healing and as a bath for babies. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Όποτε έχω μόλυνση στο μάτι, βάζω κομπρέσα με χαμομήλι για να μου περάσει. |
| Gabriella: Whenever I have an eye infection, I apply a chamomile compress to make it heal. |
| Stefania: (slow) Όποτε έχω μόλυνση στο μάτι, βάζω κομπρέσα με χαμομήλι για να μου περάσει. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: ασπιρίνη |
| Gabriella: aspirin |
| Stefania: (slow) ασπιρίνη (regular) ασπιρίνη |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: ασπιρίνη |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Aspirin was the best-selling painkiller for decades, but over the last few years, people prefer to use drugs based on paracetamol due to the lower risk of side effects. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Οι εντριβές στο στήθος με ασπιρίνη διαλυμένη σε τσίπουρο κατεβάζουν τον πυρετό. |
| Gabriella: Rubbing the chest with aspirin diluted in tsipouro lowers the high temperature from a fever. |
| Stefania: (slow) Οι εντριβές στο στήθος με ασπιρίνη διαλυμένη σε τσίπουρο κατεβάζουν τον πυρετό. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: γιαούρτι |
| Gabriella: yoghurt |
| Stefania: (slow) γιαούρτι (regular) γιαούρτι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: γιαούρτι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: In the summer, Greeks tend to spend a lot of time on the beaches, and sunburns occur often. Plain Greek yoghurt has long been a popular home remedy to soothe and moisturize sunburned skin. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Άμα καείς από τον ήλιο, να βάλεις γιαούρτι. |
| Gabriella: If you get sunburned, put some yoghurt on. |
| Stefania: (slow) Άμα καείς από τον ήλιο, να βάλεις γιαούρτι. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next one? |
| Stefania: έμπλαστρο Λέοντος |
| Gabriella: Léontos patch |
| Stefania: (slow) έμπλαστρο Λέοντος (regular) έμπλαστρο Λέοντος |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: έμπλαστρο Λέοντος |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Léondos patches are large heating plasters that relieve muscle and joint pains. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Το έμπλαστρο Λέοντος είναι μία τοπική θεραπεία για πόνους μυών και αρθρώσεων. |
| Gabriella: Léontos patch is a local treatment for muscle and joint pains. |
| Stefania: (slow) Το έμπλαστρο Λέοντος είναι μία τοπική θεραπεία για πόνους μυών και αρθρώσεων. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Stefania: Fenistil |
| Gabriella: Fenistíl |
| Stefania: (slow) Fenistil (regular) Fenistil |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: Fenistil |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Fenistíl is used as an anti-itch drug to treat cold sores, allergic reactions, insect bites, and stings. It is used often in the summer when people get bitten by mosquitos and stung by jellyfish. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Για τον επιχείλιο έρπη, πρέπει να βάζω Fenistil στα χείλη μου κάθε δύο ώρες. |
| Gabriella: For a cold sore, I have to apply Fenistíl on my lips every two hours. |
| Stefania: (slow) Για τον επιχείλιο έρπη, πρέπει να βάζω Fenistil στα χείλη μου κάθε δύο ώρες. |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Stefanía will give you the Greek – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Stefania: χαμομήλι |
| [pause]Gabriella: chamomile |
| Stefania: ασπιρίνη |
| [pause]Gabriella: aspirin |
| Stefania: γιαούρτι |
| [pause]Gabriella: yoghurt |
| Stefania: έμπλαστρο Λέοντος |
| [pause]Gabriella: Léontos patch |
| Stefania: Fenistil |
| [pause]Gabriella: Fenistíl |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five medicines and drugs commonly used in Greece! We have more vocab lists available at GreekPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Stefania: Γεια! |
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