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Adjectives describe people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to describe what something or somebody is like. The car is old, the hotel is cheap. You get it. Memorize the Greek adjectives below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic conversations.
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Greek“.
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Important adjectives
| English | Greek | Greek (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| good | καλός, καλή, καλό | kalós (m), kalí (f), kaló (n) | |
| bad | κακός, κακή, κακό | kakós (m), kakí (f), kakó (n) | |
| new | νέος, νέα, νέο | néos (m), néa (f), néo (n) | |
| old | παλιός, παλιά, παλιό | paliós (m), paliá (f), palió (n) | |
| small | μικρός, μικρή, μικρό | mikrós (m), mikrí (f), mikró (n) | |
| large / big | μεγάλος, μεγάλη, μεγάλο | megálos (m), megáli (f), megálo (n) | |
| long | μακρύς, μακριά, μακρύ | makrís (m), makriá (f), makrí (n) | |
| short | κοντός, κοντή, κοντό | kontós (m), kontí (f), kontó (n) | |
| cheap | φτηνός, φτηνή, φτηνό | ftinós (m), ftiní (f), ftinó (n) | |
| expensive | ακριβός, ακριβή, ακριβό | akrivós (m), akriví (f), akrivó (n) | |
| light / clear | ελαφρύς, ελαφριά, ελαφρύ καθαρός, καθαρή, καθαρό | elafrís (m), elafriá (f), elafrí (n) katharós (m), katharí (f), katharó (n) | |
| dark | σκοτεινός, σκοτεινή, σκοτεινό σκοτάδι | skotinós (m), skotiní (f), skotinó (n) skotádi | |
| late | αργά | argá | |
| early | νωρίς | norís | |
| interesting | ενδιαφέρον | endiaféron | |
| boring | βαρετός, βαρετή, βαρετό | varetós (m), varetí (f), varetó (n) | |
| tired | κουρασμένος, κουρασμένη, κουρασμένο | kurasménos (m), kurasméni (f), kurasméno (n) | |
| easy / simple | εύκολος, εύκολη, εύκολο απλός, απλή, απλό | éfkolos (m), éfkoli (f), éfkolo (n) aplós (m), aplí (f), apló (n) | |
| for free | δωρεάν | doreán | |
| right / correct | σωστός, σωστή, σωστό | sostós (m), sostí (f), sostó (n) | |
| wrong | λανθασμένος, λανθασμένη, λανθασμένο | lanthasménos (m), lanthasméni (f), lanthasméno (n) | |
| strong | δυνατός, δυνατή, δυνατό | dinatós (m), dinatí (f), dinató (n) | |
| weak | αδύναμος, αδύναμη, αδύναμο | adínamos (m), adínami (f), adínamo (n) |
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