Here are Greek words for greetings & basics to start with: οικογένεια (oikogeneia, family), φίλος (filos, friend), αντίο (antio, goodbye), γεια (geia, hello). Below are 24 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 3 themed lists.
| 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 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | ηλικίαilikia | noun | A1 |
| and | καιkai | conj | A1 |
| answer | απάντησηapantisi | noun | A1 |
| birthday | γενέθλιαgenethlia | noun | A1 |
| but | αλλάalla | conj | A1 |
| name | όνομαonoma | noun | A1 |
| or | ήi | conj | A1 |
| phone | τηλέφωνοtilefono | noun | A1 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| camaraderie | συντροφικότηταsyntrofikotita | noun | C1 |
| cordial | εγκάρδιοςegkardios | adj | C1 |
| gist | ουσίαousia | noun | C1 |
| rapport | συνεννόησηsynennoisi | noun | C1 |
| salutation | προσφώνησηprosfonisi | noun | C1 |
| small talk | ψιλοκουβένταpsilokouventa | noun | C1 |
| tact | διακριτικότηταdiakritikotita | noun | C1 |
| valediction | αποχαιρετισμόςapochairetismos | noun | C2 |
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You could start with words like οικογένεια (oikogeneia, family), φίλος (filos, friend), αντίο (antio, goodbye), γεια (geia, hello). This page lists 24 Greek words for greetings & basics (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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