Greek Greetings & Basics Vocabulary
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | οικογένειαoikogeneia | noun | A1 |
| friend | φίλοςfilos | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | αντίοantio | interj | A1 |
| hello | γειαgeia | interj | A1 |
| here | εδώedo | adv | A1 |
| house | σπίτιspiti | noun | A1 |
| no | όχιochi | interj | A1 |
| please | παρακαλώparakalo | interj | A1 |
| sorry | λυπάμαιlypamai | interj | A1 |
| thank you | ευχαριστώefcharisto | interj | A1 |
| there | εκείekei | adv | A1 |
| yes | ναιnai | interj | A1 |
| excuse me | συγγνώμηsyngnomi | interj | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | ηλικίαilikia | noun | A1 |
| all | όλοιoloi | det | A1 |
| always | πάντοτεpantote | adv | A1 |
| and | καιkai | conj | A1 |
| answer | απάντησηapantisi | noun | A1 |
| because | επειδήepeidi | conj | A1 |
| birthday | γενέθλιαgenethlia | noun | A1 |
| but | αλλάalla | conj | A1 |
| every | κάθεkathe | det | A1 |
| inside | μέσαmesa | adv | A1 |
| many | πολλοίpolloi | adj | A1 |
| name | όνομαonoma | noun | A1 |
| never | ποτέpote | adv | A1 |
| often | συχνάsychna | adv | A1 |
| or | ήi | conj | A1 |
| outside | έξωexo | adv | A1 |
| phone | τηλέφωνοtilefono | noun | A1 |
| some | μερικοίmerikoi | det | A1 |
| together | μαζίmazi | adv | A1 |
| usually | συνήθωςsynithos | adv | A1 |
| address | διεύθυνσηdiefthynsi | noun | A2 |
| ηλεκτρονικό μήνυμαilektroniko minyma | noun | A2 | |
| enough | αρκετάarketa | adv | A2 |
| few | λίγοιligoi | adj | A2 |
| help | βοηθώvoitho | verb | A2 |
| so | άραara | conj | A2 |
| understand | καταλαβαίνωkatalavaino | verb | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The greetings & basics packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, 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.
