The first 100 Greek words every beginner should know. These include Greek articles and linking words. Nouns will include the definite article in brackets. Take notes, create flashcards, and try memorizing them in groups of ten.
Most Common Greek Words | Greek Vocabulary for Beginners:
- ฮฮฑฮน= Yes
- ฮฯฮน= No
- ฮฮฝฯฮฌฮพฮตฮน= All good/ Ok/ Fine
- ฮ!= Oh! (Surprise)
- ฮฯ!= Oh! (Physical or Emotional Pain/ Pleasure)
- ฮฉฯ!= Oh, no!
- ฮฯฮฟฯ!= Oh, no!/ Oh, cโ mon!
- ฮฉฮนฮผฮญ= Oh, no! (dramatic)
- ฮ= Hey/ Stop/ Cโmon/ Oh/ Hm
- ฮฮฑ= To
- ฮฮฑ= Will/ Would
- ฮฮต= With
- ฮฃฮต= To/ At/ For/ On/ Into/ In/ Over
- ฮฮฑฮน/ ฮฮน= And
- ฮ ฯฮฟฯ= Towards/ At
- ฮฯ ฯฮฑฯฮนฯฯฯ= Thanks
- ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ= Please/ Youโ re welcome
- ฮฮท(ฮฝ)= Donโt! (imperative)
- ฮฮตฮฝ= Donโt (indicative)
- ฮฮปฮฑ= Come/ Come On/ No Way
- ฮ/ ฮ/ ฮคฮฟ/ Oฮน/ ฮคฮฑ= The (gendered)
- ฮฮฝฮฑฯ/ ฮฮฏฮฑ/ ฮฮฝฮฑ= A (gendered)
- ฮฮฟฯ = My/ Me
- ฮฃฮฟฯ = Your/ You
- ฮคฮฟฯ = His/ Him
- ฮฮนฮบฯ + ฮฮฟฯ / ฮฃฮฟฯ / Tฮฟฯ โฆ= Mine/ Yours/ Hisโฆ
- ฮฃฯฮฟฯ / ฮฃฯฮทฯ/ ฮฃฯฮนฯโฆ= At
- ฮฮตฮนฮฑ= Hi/ Hello
- ฮฮตฮนฮฑ ฮผฮฑฯ= Cheers
- ฮฮฑฮปฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ= Good Morning
- ฮฮฑฮปฮทฮฝฯฯฯฮฑ= Good Night
- ฮฮฑฮปฮฎ ฮฯฮตฮพฮท= Bon Appetite
- ฮงฯฯฮฝฮนฮฑ ฯฮฟฮปฮปฮฌ= Many Years (a wish that applies to almost every celebration)
- ฮคฮน= What
- ฮ ฯฯ= That/ How
- ฮ ฯฯ;= How?
- ฮ ฯฯฮต= When
- ฮ ฮฟฯฮญ= Never
- ฮฮฌฮปฮปฮฟฮฝ= Perhaps/ Maybe
- ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฟฯ/ ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฑ/ ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฟ= Who (gendered)
- ฮฮนฮฑฯฮฏ= Why/ Because
- ฮ ฮฟฯ = Where/ Which/ ฮคhat
- ฮ ฮฟฯ;= Where?
- ฮฮดฯ= Here
- ฮฮบฮตฮฏ= There/ Over There
- ฮ ฮฌฮฝฯ= Up/ Over
- ฮฮฌฯฯ= Under/ Down
- ฮฯฮนฯฯฮตฯฮฌ= Left
- ฮฮตฮพฮนฮฌ= Right
- ฮฅฯฮญฯ= (All) For/ Approving/ Hyper
- ฮฮฑฯฮฌ= Against
- ฮฯฯฮฟฯฯฮฌ= In front (of)
- ฮฮผฯฯฯฯ= Letโs Go/ Keep Going/ Straight Ahead
- ฮ ฮฏฯฯ= Behind
- ฮ ฮฌฮผฮต= (we all) Go/ Letโs Go
- ฮฮฌฯฯฮต= Sit/ Sit down
- ฮ ฯฮญฯฮตฮน= Must
- ฮฯฮฑฮณฮฟฯฮตฯฮตฯฮฑฮน= It is forbidden
- ฮฯฮนฯฯฮญฯฮตฯฮฑฮน= It is allowed
- ฮฯฯฮฌฮฒฮฟ= Bravo/ Congrats
- ฮฮฎฯฯ!= Hurray!
- ฮฯฮนฯฮญฮปฮฟฯ ฯ= Finally
- ฮฮปฮปฮฟฯ= Other (also used when the toilet is occupied)
- ฮฮณฯ= I
- ฮฯฯ= You
- ฮฯ ฯฯฯ/ ฮฯ ฯฮฎ/ ฮฯ ฯฯ= He/ She/ It
- ฮฮผฮตฮฏฯ= We
- ฮฯฮตฮฏฯ= You (plural, formal)
- ฮฯ ฯฮฟฮฏ/ ฮฯ ฯฮญฯ/ ฮฯ ฯฮฌ= They (gendered)
- ฮฮฏฮผฮฑฮน= (I) Am
- ฮฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน= (it) Is/ To Be
- ฮฮญฯฯ= To Know
- ฮฯฮฟฯฯ= Can
- ฮฯฮฟฯฮตฮฏ= Perhaps/ Maybe/ (He/ She/ It) Can
- ฮฯฯฯ= Perhaps/ Maybe
- ฮฯฯ= To Have
- ฮฮฌฮฝฯ= To do
- ฮฮญฮปฯ= To Want
- ฮ ฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฯ= To Take/ To Hire/ To Call (on the phone)
- ฮฮปฮฟฯ / ฮฮปฮท/ ฮฮปฮฟ= All/ Whole
- ฮ ฯฯฮฟ= How Much
- ฮ ฯฯฮฑ= How Many
- ฮ ฮฟฯฯ= Amount of Money
- (ฮท) ฮฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ= Greece
- (ฮฟ) ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฑฯ/ (ฮท) ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฏฮดฮฑ= (the) Greek man/ woman
- (ฯฮฑ) ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฮฌ= (the) Greek language
- (o) ฮฮฝฮธฯฯฯฮฟฯ= (the) Human/ Person
- (ฮฟ) ฮฮฝฮดฯฮฑฯ= (the) Man
- (ฮท) ฮฯ ฮฝฮฑฮฏฮบฮฑ= (the) Woman
- (ฯฮฟ) ฮ ฮฑฮนฮดฮฏ= (the) Child/ Young Person/ Service Person
- (ฯฮฑ) ฮ ฮฑฮนฮดฮนฮฌ= (the) Children/ Guys/ Friends
- (ฮท) ฮ ฮฑฯฮญฮฑ= (the) Group of Friends/ Friendly Atmosphere
- (o) ฮฆฮฏฮปฮฟฯ= (the) Friend
- ฮฮฑฮปฮฌ= Ok/ Fine/ Good
- (ฯฮฟ) ฮฮฑฮบฯ= (the) Bad/ Evil
- ฮฮณฮฑฯฮทฯฮญ/ ฮฮณฮฑฯฮทฯฮฎ= Dear
- ฮฮฝฮฟฮนฮพฮต= Open/ Turn On
- ฮฮปฮตฮฏฯฮต= Close/ Turn Off
- (ฮท) ฮคฮฟฯ ฮฑฮปฮญฯฮฑ= (the) WC/ Toilet
- (ฯฮฟ) ฮฯฮฌฮฝฮนฮฟ= (the) Bathroom
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