Greek Family Vocabulary

The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Family Basics

A1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
brotherαδελφόςadelfosnounA1
daughterκόρηkorinounA1
fatherπατέραςpaterasnounA1
grandfatherπαππούςpappousnounA1
grandmotherγιαγιάgiagianounA1
motherμητέραmiteranounA1
sisterαδελφήadelfinounA1
sonγιοςgiosnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
auntθείαtheianounA1
childπαιδίpaidinounA1
cousinξάδερφοςxaderfosnounA1
husbandσύζυγοςsyzygosnounA1
parentγονέαςgoneasnounA1
uncleθείοςtheiosnounA1
wifeγυναίκαgynaikanounA1

Family Advanced

A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
ancestorπρόγονοςprogonosnounA2
generationγενιάgenianounA2

Life Events

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
birthγέννησηgennisinounA1
childhoodπαιδική ηλικίαpaidiki ilikianounA2
deathθάνατοςthanatosnounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The family 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.

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