Most Common Greek Words | 100 Greek Words

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:

  1. ฮฮฑฮน= Yes
  2. ฮŒฯ‡ฮน= No
  3. ฮ•ฮฝฯ„ฮฌฮพฮตฮน= All good/ Ok/ Fine
  4. ฮ‘!= Oh! (Surprise)
  5. ฮ‘ฯ‡!= Oh! (Physical or Emotional Pain/ Pleasure)
  6. ฮฉฯ‡!= Oh, no!
  7. ฮ‘ฯ‡ฮฟฯ!= Oh, no!/ Oh, cโ€™ mon!
  8. ฮฉฮนฮผฮญ= Oh, no! (dramatic)
  9. ฮ•= Hey/ Stop/ Cโ€™mon/ Oh/ Hm
  10. ฮฮฑ= To
  11. ฮ˜ฮฑ= Will/ Would
  12. ฮœฮต= With
  13. ฮฃฮต= To/ At/ For/ On/ Into/ In/ Over
  14. ฮšฮฑฮน/ ฮšฮน= And
  15. ฮ ฯฮฟฯ‚= Towards/ At
  16. ฮ•ฯ…ฯ‡ฮฑฯฮนฯƒฯ„ฯŽ= Thanks
  17. ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯŽ= Please/ Youโ€™ re welcome
  18. ฮœฮท(ฮฝ)= Donโ€™t! (imperative)
  19. ฮ”ฮตฮฝ= Donโ€™t (indicative)
  20. ฮˆฮปฮฑ= Come/ Come On/ No Way
  21. ฮŸ/ ฮ—/ ฮคฮฟ/ Oฮน/ ฮคฮฑ= The (gendered)
  22. ฮˆฮฝฮฑฯ‚/ ฮœฮฏฮฑ/ ฮˆฮฝฮฑ= A (gendered)
  23. ฮœฮฟฯ…= My/ Me
  24. ฮฃฮฟฯ…= Your/ You
  25. ฮคฮฟฯ…= His/ Him
  26. ฮ”ฮนฮบฯŒ + ฮœฮฟฯ…/ ฮฃฮฟฯ…/ Tฮฟฯ…โ€ฆ= Mine/ Yours/ Hisโ€ฆ
  27. ฮฃฯ„ฮฟฯ…/ ฮฃฯ„ฮทฯ‚/ ฮฃฯ„ฮนฯ‚โ€ฆ= At
  28. ฮ“ฮตฮนฮฑ= Hi/ Hello
  29. ฮ“ฮตฮนฮฑ ฮผฮฑฯ‚= Cheers
  30. ฮšฮฑฮปฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ= Good Morning
  31. ฮšฮฑฮปฮทฮฝฯฯ‡ฯ„ฮฑ= Good Night
  32. ฮšฮฑฮปฮฎ ฮŒฯฮตฮพฮท= Bon Appetite
  33. ฮงฯฯŒฮฝฮนฮฑ ฯ€ฮฟฮปฮปฮฌ= Many Years (a wish that applies to almost every celebration)
  34. ฮคฮน= What
  35. ฮ ฯ‰ฯ‚= That/ How
  36. ฮ ฯŽฯ‚;= How?
  37. ฮ ฯŒฯ„ฮต= When
  38. ฮ ฮฟฯ„ฮญ= Never
  39. ฮœฮฌฮปฮปฮฟฮฝ= Perhaps/ Maybe
  40. ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฟฯ‚/ ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฑ/ ฮ ฮฟฮนฮฟ= Who (gendered)
  41. ฮ“ฮนฮฑฯ„ฮฏ= Why/ Because
  42. ฮ ฮฟฯ…= Where/ Which/ ฮคhat
  43. ฮ ฮฟฯ;= Where?
  44. ฮ•ฮดฯŽ= Here
  45. ฮ•ฮบฮตฮฏ= There/ Over There
  46. ฮ ฮฌฮฝฯ‰= Up/ Over
  47. ฮšฮฌฯ„ฯ‰= Under/ Down
  48. ฮ‘ฯฮนฯƒฯ„ฮตฯฮฌ= Left
  49. ฮ”ฮตฮพฮนฮฌ= Right
  50. ฮฅฯ€ฮญฯ= (All) For/ Approving/ Hyper
  51. ฮšฮฑฯ„ฮฌ= Against
  52. ฮœฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฯ„ฮฌ= In front (of)
  53. ฮ•ฮผฯ€ฯฯŒฯ‚= Letโ€™s Go/ Keep Going/ Straight Ahead
  54. ฮ ฮฏฯƒฯ‰= Behind
  55. ฮ ฮฌฮผฮต= (we all) Go/ Letโ€™s Go
  56. ฮšฮฌฯ„ฯƒฮต= Sit/ Sit down
  57. ฮ ฯฮญฯ€ฮตฮน= Must
  58. ฮ‘ฯ€ฮฑฮณฮฟฯฮตฯฮตฯ„ฮฑฮน= It is forbidden
  59. ฮ•ฯ€ฮนฯ„ฯฮญฯ€ฮตฯ„ฮฑฮน= It is allowed
  60. ฮœฯ€ฯฮฌฮฒฮฟ= Bravo/ Congrats
  61. ฮ–ฮฎฯ„ฯ‰!= Hurray!
  62. ฮ•ฯ€ฮนฯ„ฮญฮปฮฟฯ…ฯ‚= Finally
  63. ฮ†ฮปฮปฮฟฯ‚= Other (also used when the toilet is occupied)
  64. ฮ•ฮณฯŽ= I
  65. ฮ•ฯƒฯ= You
  66. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฯŒฯ‚/ ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฎ/ ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฯŒ= He/ She/ It
  67. ฮ•ฮผฮตฮฏฯ‚= We
  68. ฮ•ฯƒฮตฮฏฯ‚= You (plural, formal)
  69. ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฏ/ ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮญฯ‚/ ฮ‘ฯ…ฯ„ฮฌ= They (gendered)
  70. ฮ•ฮฏฮผฮฑฮน= (I) Am
  71. ฮ•ฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน= (it) Is/ To Be
  72. ฮžฮญฯฯ‰= To Know
  73. ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฯŽ= Can
  74. ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏ= Perhaps/ Maybe/ (He/ She/ It) Can
  75. ฮŠฯƒฯ‰ฯ‚= Perhaps/ Maybe
  76. ฮˆฯ‡ฯ‰= To Have
  77. ฮšฮฌฮฝฯ‰= To do
  78. ฮ˜ฮญฮปฯ‰= To Want
  79. ฮ ฮฑฮฏฯฮฝฯ‰= To Take/ To Hire/ To Call (on the phone)
  80. ฮŒฮปฮฟฯ‚ / ฮŒฮปฮท/ ฮŒฮปฮฟ= All/ Whole
  81. ฮ ฯŒฯƒฮฟ= How Much
  82. ฮ ฯŒฯƒฮฑ= How Many
  83. ฮ ฮฟฯƒฯŒ= Amount of Money
  84. (ฮท) ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ= Greece
  85. (ฮฟ) ฮˆฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฑฯ‚/ (ฮท) ฮ•ฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฏฮดฮฑ= (the) Greek man/ woman
  86. (ฯ„ฮฑ) ฮ•ฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฮฌ= (the) Greek language
  87. (o) ฮ†ฮฝฮธฯฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟฯ‚= (the) Human/ Person
  88.  (ฮฟ) ฮ†ฮฝฮดฯฮฑฯ‚= (the) Man
  89. (ฮท) ฮ“ฯ…ฮฝฮฑฮฏฮบฮฑ= (the) Woman
  90. (ฯ„ฮฟ) ฮ ฮฑฮนฮดฮฏ= (the) Child/ Young Person/ Service Person
  91. (ฯ„ฮฑ) ฮ ฮฑฮนฮดฮนฮฌ= (the) Children/ Guys/ Friends
  92. (ฮท) ฮ ฮฑฯฮญฮฑ= (the) Group of Friends/ Friendly Atmosphere
  93. (o) ฮฆฮฏฮปฮฟฯ‚= (the) Friend
  94. ฮšฮฑฮปฮฌ= Ok/ Fine/ Good
  95. (ฯ„ฮฟ) ฮšฮฑฮบฯŒ= (the) Bad/ Evil
  96. ฮ‘ฮณฮฑฯ€ฮทฯ„ฮญ/ ฮ‘ฮณฮฑฯ€ฮทฯ„ฮฎ= Dear
  97. ฮ†ฮฝฮฟฮนฮพฮต= Open/ Turn On
  98. ฮšฮปฮตฮฏฯƒฮต= Close/ Turn Off
  99. (ฮท) ฮคฮฟฯ…ฮฑฮปฮญฯ„ฮฑ= (the) WC/ Toilet
  100. (ฯ„ฮฟ) ฮœฯ€ฮฌฮฝฮนฮฟ= (the) Bathroom
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