Basic Greek words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

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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