We’ve put together a list of words and phrases that will be useful to you in your aged care work.
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| Good morning | Kalimera | |
| Good evening | Kalispera | |
| Hello | Yia sou (addressing one person) Yia sas (addressing two or more people) |
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| Good bye | Yia sou (addressing one person) Yia sas (addressing two or more people) |
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| How are you? | Ti kanis? (addressing one person) Ti kanete? (addressing two or more people) |
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| Good | Kala | |
| Not Good | Ohi kala | |
| I am well | Ime kala | |
| I am not well | Then ime kala | |
| Yes | Ne | |
| No | Ohi | |
| Thank you | Efharisto | |
| Please | Parakalo | |
| My name is | Me lene | |
| What is your name? | Pos se lene? | |
| Today | Simera | |
| Tomorrow | Avrio | |
| Yesterday | Hthes | |
| Cold | Krio | |
| Are you cold? | Krionis? | |
| Hot | Zesto | |
| Are you hot? | Zestenese? | |
| Pain | Ponos | |
| Do you have pain? | Ehis ponous? | |
| Where do you have pain? | Pou ehis ponous? | |
| Show me | Thixe mou | |
| Are you tired? | Kourastikes | |
| Are you wet? | Ise vregmenos? (to a male) Ise vregmeni? (to a female) |
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| Bath | Banio | |
| Shower | Douz | |
| Toilet | Toualetta; meros | |
| Medication | Farmaka | |
| Tablets | Hapia | |
| Injection | Enesi | |
| Hospital | Nosokomio | |
| Doctor | Yiatros | |
| Nurse | Nosokomo (female) Nosokomos (male) |
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| Water | Nero | |
| Food | Fayito | |
| Are you hungry? | Pinas? | |
| Walk | Perpatima | |
| Let’s go together | Pame mazi | |
| Come/Come along | Ela (addressing one person) Elate (addressing two or more people) |
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| Your son | O yios sou | |
| Your daughter | I kori sou | |
| Your grandchild | To egoni sou | |
| Your grandchildren | Ta egonia sou | |
| Telephone | Tilefono | |
| In | Mesa | |
| Out | Exo | |
| Here | Etho | |
| There | Eki | |
| Close | Konda | |
| Far | Makria | |
| Now | Tora | |
| Later | Meta | |
| Before | Prin | |
| Do you want a shower? | Thelis douz? | |
| Do you want a drink? | Thelis na pyis? | |
| Do you want a blanket? | Thelis kouverta? | |
| Do you want to go the toilet? | Thelis na pas stin toualeta? | |
| Do you want to go to the TV Room/lounge room? | Thelis na pas sto saloni? | |
| Do you want to lie down? | Thelis na ksaplosis? | |
| Do you want to wash your hair? | Thelis na plinis ta mallia sou? | |
| Please stand up | Parakalo siko pano | |
| Please sit down | Parakalo katse |