Greek Travel Vocabulary

The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
airportαεροδρόμιοaerodromionounA1
comeέρχομαιerchomaiverbA1
goπάωpaoverbA1
hotelξενοδοχείοxenodocheionounA1
shopκατάστημαkatastimanounA1
taxiταξίtaxinounA1
ticketεισιτήριοeisitirionounA1
tourπεριήγησηperiigisinounA2

Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
beachπαραλίαparalianounA1
bridgeγέφυραgefyranounA1
islandνησίnisinounA1
streetοδόςodosnounA1
guidebookταξιδιωτικός οδηγόςtaxidiotikos odigosnounA2
journeyταξίδιtaxidinounA2
passageπέρασμαperasmanounA2
roadδρόμοςdromosnounA2
sightseeingπεριήγησηperiigisinounA2
suitcaseβαλίτσαvalitsanounA2
touristτουρίσταςtouristasnounA2
trafficκίνησηkinisinounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
cityπόληpolinounA1
adventureπεριπέτειαperipeteianounA2
parkπάρκοparkonounA2
stadiumστάδιοstadionounA2

Landmarks & Sites

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
palaceπαλάτιpalatinounA1
castleκάστροkastronounA2
pyramidπυραμίδαpyramidanounA2

Accommodation Types

A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
apartmentδιαμέρισμαdiamerismanounA2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
to arriveνα φτάσειna ftaseiverbA2
to boardνα επιβιβαστείna epivivasteiverbA2
to bookνα κλείσειna kleiseiverbA2
to cancelνα ακυρώσειna akyroseiverbA2
to check inνα κάνει τσεκ ινna kanei tsek inverbA2
to check outνα κάνει τσεκ άουτna kanei tsek aoutverbA2
to delayνα καθυστερήσειna kathysteriseiverbA2
to landνα προσγειωθείna prosgeiotheiverbA2
to reserveνα κάνει κράτησηna kanei kratisiverbA2

Cultural Etiquette

A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
customέθιμοethimonounA2
traditionπαράδοσηparadosinounA2

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 travel 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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