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Essential Greek vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| σπίτι (spiti) | house | SPEE-tee |
| νερό (nero) | water | ne-RO |
| άντρας (andras) | man | AN-dras |
| γυναίκα (gynaika) | woman | yi-NEH-ka |
| παιδί (paidi) | child | pe-DHEE |
| φίλος (filos) | friend | FEE-los |
| χρόνος (chronos) | time | KHRO-nos |
| μέρα (mera) | day | MEH-ra |
| ζωή (zoi) | life | zo-EE |
| κόσμος (kosmos) | world | KOZ-mos |
| χώρα (chora) | country | KHO-ra |
| πόλη (poli) | city | PO-lee |
| δουλειά (douleia) | work | doo-LYAH |
| χρήματα (chrimata) | money | KHREE-ma-ta |
| φαγητό (fagito) | food | fa-yi-TO |
| οικογένεια (oikogeneia) | family | ee-ko-YEH-ni-a |
| αυτοκίνητο (aftokinito) | car | af-to-KEE-ni-to |
| βιβλίο (vivlio) | book | veev-LEE-o |
| σχολείο (scholio) | school | skho-LEE-o |
| δρόμος (dromos) | street | DHRO-mos |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| είμαι (eimai) | to be | EE-me |
| έχω (echo) | to have | EH-kho |
| κάνω (kano) | to do | KAH-no |
| πηγαίνω (pigaino) | to go | pi-YEH-no |
| έρχομαι (erchomai) | to come | ER-kho-me |
| λέω (leo) | to say | LEH-o |
| βλέπω (vlepo) | to see | VLEH-po |
| ξέρω (xero) | to know | KSEH-ro |
| τρώω (troo) | to eat | TRO-o |
| πίνω (pino) | to drink | PEE-no |
| κοιμάμαι (koimamai) | to sleep | kee-MAH-me |
| δουλεύω (doulevо) | to work | doo-LEH-vo |
| σκέφτομαι (skeftomai) | to think | SKEF-to-me |
| αγαπώ (agapo) | to love | a-ga-PO |
| παίρνω (perno) | to take | PER-no |
| δίνω (dino) | to give | DHEE-no |
| καταλαβαίνω (katalavaino) | to understand | ka-ta-la-VEH-no |
| θέλω (thelo) | to want | THEH-lo |
| διαβάζω (diavazo) | to read | dhya-VA-zo |
| γράφω (grafo) | to write | GRA-fo |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| μεγάλος (megalos) | big | me-GA-los |
| μικρός (mikros) | small | mik-ROS |
| καλός (kalos) | good | ka-LOS |
| κακός (kakos) | bad | ka-KOS |
| όμορφος (omorfos) | beautiful | O-mor-fos |
| νέος (neos) | new | NEH-os |
| παλιός (palios) | old | pa-LYOS |
| νέος (neos) | young | NEH-os |
| χαρούμενος (charoumenos) | happy | kha-ROO-me-nos |
| λυπημένος (lipimenоs) | sad | lee-pi-MEH-nos |
| δυνατός (dynatos) | strong | dhi-na-TOS |
| γρήγορος (grigoros) | fast | GREE-go-ros |
| αργός (argos) | slow | ar-GOS |
| ζεστός (zestos) | hot | zes-TOS |
| κρύος (krios) | cold | KREE-os |
| εύκολος (efkolos) | easy | EF-ko-los |
| δύσκολος (dyskolos) | difficult | DHEES-ko-los |
| σημαντικός (simantikos) | important | si-man-ti-KOS |
| ελεύθερος (eleftheros) | free | e-LEF-the-ros |
| αληθινός (alithinos) | true | a-li-thi-NOS |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| πολύ (poly) | very / a lot | po-LEE |
| επίσης (episis) | also / too | e-PEE-sis |
| πάντα (panta) | always | PAN-da |
| ποτέ (pote) | never | po-TEH |
| συχνά (sychna) | often | sikh-NA |
| τώρα (tora) | now | TO-ra |
| ήδη (idi) | already | EE-dhee |
| ακόμα (akoma) | still / yet | a-KO-ma |
| ίσως (isos) | maybe | EE-sos |
| καλά (kala) | well | ka-LA |
| γρήγορα (grigora) | quickly | GREE-go-ra |
| εδώ (edo) | here | e-DHO |
| εκεί (ekei) | there | e-KEE |
| μαζί (mazi) | together | ma-ZEE |
| μόνο (mono) | only | MO-no |
| πραγματικά (pragmatika) | really | prag-ma-ti-KA |
| πολύ (poly) | a lot | po-LEE |
| λίγο (ligo) | a little | LEE-go |
| πάρα πολύ (para poly) | too much | PA-ra po-LEE |
| αμέσως (amesos) | immediately | a-MEH-sos |