Here are Greek words for hobbies to start with: διασκέδαση (diaskedasi, fun), ακούω (akouo, listen), ταινία (tainia, movie), μουσική (mousiki, music). 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.
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| collect | συλλέγωsyllego | verb | A1 |
| enjoy | απολαμβάνωapolamvano | verb | A1 |
| fun | διασκέδασηdiaskedasi | noun | A1 |
| listen | ακούωakouo | verb | A1 |
| movie | ταινίαtainia | noun | A1 |
| music | μουσικήmousiki | noun | A1 |
| sing | τραγουδώtragoudo | verb | A1 |
| watch | παρακολουθώparakoloutho | verb | A1 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| collection | συλλογήsyllogi | noun | A1 |
| concert | συναυλίαsynavlia | noun | A1 |
| garden | κήποςkipos | noun | A1 |
| hobby | χόμπιchompi | noun | A1 |
| painting | ζωγραφικήzografiki | noun | A1 |
| practice | εξάσκησηexaskisi | noun | A1 |
| theater | θέατροtheatro | noun | A1 |
| drawing | σχέδιοschedio | noun | A2 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| leisurely | άνετοςanetos | adj | B2 |
| artisan | τεχνίτηςtechnitis | noun | C1 |
| blacksmithing | σιδηρουργίαsidirourgia | noun | C1 |
| bookbinding | βιβλιοδεσίαvivliodesia | noun | C1 |
| glassblowing | φύσημα γυαλιούfysima gyaliou | noun | C1 |
| pastime | χόμπιchompi | noun | C1 |
| recreational | ψυχαγωγικόςpsychagogikos | adj | C1 |
| taxidermy | ταρίχευσηtarichefsi | noun | C1 |
| English | Greek | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| comic | κόμικkomik | noun | A2 |
| short story | διήγημαdiigima | noun | A2 |
| encyclopedia | εγκυκλοπαιδείαegkyklopaideia | noun | B1 |
| graphic novel | εικονογραφημένο μυθιστόρημαeikonografimeno mythistorima | noun | B1 |
| non-fiction | μη μυθοπλασίαmi mythoplasia | noun | B1 |
| science fiction | επιστημονική φαντασίαepistimoniki fantasia | noun | B1 |
| foreword | προλογικό σημείωμαprologiko simeioma | noun | B2 |
| preface | πρόλογοςprologos | noun | B2 |
Emoji: Twemoji, CC-BY 4.0
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for hobbies. 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.
You could start with words like διασκέδαση (diaskedasi, fun), ακούω (akouo, listen), ταινία (tainia, movie), μουσική (mousiki, music). This page lists 32 Greek words for hobbies (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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.
Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.