Basic Greek words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Greek easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Greek, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Greek by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Greek vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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| ENGLISH | GREEK |
| please | sas parakaloúme |
| thank you! | efcharistó! |
| sorry! | sygnómi! |
| what? | ti? |
| who? | pou? |
| when? | póte? |
| why? | giatí? |
| which? | oi opoíes? |
| how? | pos? |
| where ? | opou ? |
| how much ? | póso ? |
| yes | naí |
| no | ochi |
| maybe | boreí |
| of course | fysiká |
| something | káti |
| nothing | típota |
| somebody | kápoios |
| nobody | kaneís |
| before | prin |
| after | metá |
| far | makriá |
| near | kontá |
| here | edó |
| there | ekeí |
| today | símera |
| tomoorow | ávrio |
| now | tóra |
| man | ándras |
| woman | gynaíka |
| friend | fílos |
| more | perissótero |
| less | pio ligo |
| always | pánta |
| later | argótera |
| never | poté |
| same | ídio |
| different | diaforetikós |
| small | mikró |
| large | megálo |
| difficult | dýskolos |
| easy | aneta |
| hot | zestó |
| cold | krýo |
| yesterday | echthés |
| after | metá |
| beautiful | panemorfi |
| broken | spasménos |
| free | eléftheros |
| a pharmacy | éna farmakeío |
| money | chrímata |
| a bag | mia tsánta |
| a lighter | énas anaptíras |
| a cigarette | éna tsigáro |
| a bottle | éna boukáli |
| soap | sapoúni |
| clean | kathari |
| dirty | vrómikos |
| a trash can | énan kádo aporrimmáton |
| a trash bag | mia sakoúla skoupidión |
| the silence | i siopí |
| a tool | éna ergaleío |
| pregnant | énkyos |
| sick | árrostos |
| a baby | éna moró |
| a little bit | lígo |
| a doctor | énas giatrós |
| a dentist | énas odontíatros |
| a medicine | éna fármako |
| a book | éna vivlío |
| a story | mia istoría |
| a phone | éna tiléfono |
| a computer | énas ypologistís |
| a car | éna aftokínito |
| a plane | éna aeropláno |
| the name | to ónoma |
| the adress | ti diéfthynsi |
| the age | i ilikía |
| the nationality | tin ethnikótita |
| a choice | mia epilogí |
| an answer | mia apántisi |
| the key | to kleidí |
| the light | to fos |
| the television | i tileórasi |
| the bed | to kreváti |
| the house | to spíti |
| the shower | i ntouziéra |
| the window | to paráthyro |
| the door | i porta |
| the table | to trapézi |
| tired | kourasménos |
| water | neró |
| open | ánoixe |
| closed | kleistó |
| clothes | roúcha |
| coffee | kafés |
| tea | tsái |
| lunch | mesimerianó |
| dinner | deípno |
| a fruit | éna froúto |
| a vegetable | éna lachanikó |
| a beverage | éna rófima |
| a child | éna paidí |
| rain | vrochí |
| the entrance | i eísodos |
| the exit | i exodos |
| music | mousiki |
| a smile | éna chamógelo |
| the world | o kósmos |
| the sky | o ouranós |
| a river | éna potámi |
| the sea | i thálassa |
| the mountain | to vounó |
| the lake | i límni |
| the island | to nisí |
| the beach | i paralía |
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