Greek Clothes Vocabulary

Here are Greek words for clothes to start with: παλτό (palto, coat), φόρεμα (forema, dress), καπέλο (kapelo, hat), μπουφάν (mpoufan, jacket). Below are 32 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Blouses and shirts hanging on a clothes rail
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Clothes Basics

A1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
coatπαλτόpaltonounA1
dressφόρεμαforemanounA1
hatκαπέλοkapelonounA1
jacketμπουφάνmpoufannounA1
jeansτζινtzinnounA1
pantsπαντελόνιpanteloninounA1
shirtπουκάμισοpoukamisonounA1
shoeπαπούτσιpapoutsinounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Clothes Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
clothesρούχαrouchanounA1
glovesγάντιαgantianounA1
skirtφούσταfoustanounA1
beltζώνηzoninounA2
fashionμόδαmodanounA2
styleστυλstylnounA2
swimsuitμαγιόmagionounA2
uniformστολήstolinounA2

Clothes Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
materialυλικόylikonounA2
garmentένδυμαendymanounB1
wardrobeγκαρνταρόμπαgkarntarompanounB1
fabricύφασμαyfasmanounB2
tailoredραμμένο στα μέτραrammeno sta metraadjB2
athleisureαθλητικό στιλathlitiko stilnounC1
attireενδυμασίαendymasianounC1
workwearενδύματα εργασίαςendymata ergasiasnounC1

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Accessories & Jewelry

A2–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
chainαλυσίδαalysidanounA2
earringσκουλαρίκιskoularikinounA2
handbagτσάνταtsantanounA2
sunglassesγυαλιά ηλίουgyalia iliounounA2
braceletβραχιόλιvrachiolinounB1
necklaceκολιέkolienounB1
pendantκρεμαστό κόσμημαkremasto kosmimanounB1
purseπορτοφόλιportofolinounB1

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for clothes. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Greek words should I learn for clothes?

You could start with words like παλτό (palto, coat), φόρεμα (forema, dress), καπέλο (kapelo, hat), μπουφάν (mpoufan, jacket). This page lists 32 Greek words for clothes (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Greek words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Greek words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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