Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the Greek nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Greek“.
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Important nouns
English | Greek | Greek (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
child | παιδί | pedí | el-sing_child |
man | άνδρας | ándras | el-sing_man |
woman | γυναίκα | yinéka | el-sing_woman |
family | οικογένεια | ikoyénia | el-sing_family |
town / city | πόλη πόλη | póli póli | el-sing_towncity el-sing_towncity-2 |
country | χώρα | khóra | el-sing_country |
world | κόσμος | kósmos | el-sing_world |
house | σπίτι | spíti | el-sing_house |
car | αυτοκίνητο | aftokínito | el-sing_car |
street / road | οδός δρόμος | odós drómos | el-sing_streetroad el-sing_streetroad-2 |
shop | κατάστημα μαγαζί | katástima magazí | el-sing_shop el-sing_shop-2 |
door | πόρτα | pórta | el-sing_door |
table | τραπέζι | trapézi | el-sing_table |
chair | καρέκλα | karékla | el-sing_chair |
window | παράθυρο | paráthiro | el-sing_window |
newspaper | εφημερίδα | efimerída | el-sing_newspaper |
book | βιβλίο | vivlío | el-sing_book |
pen | στυλό | stiló | el-sing_pen |
bag | τσάντα | tsánta | el-sing_bag |
rucksack | σακίδιο | sakídio | el-sing_rucksack |
happiness | ευτυχία | eftikhía | el-sing_happiness |
love | αγάπη | agápi | el-sing_love |
flower | λουλούδι | lulúdi | el-sing_flower |
ball | μπάλα | bála | el-sing_ball |
work | δουλειά | duliá | el-sing_work |
vacation | διακοπές | diakopés | el-sing_vacation |
passport | διαβατήριο | diavatírio | el-sing_passport |
language | γλώσσα | glóssa | el-sing_language |
question | ερώτηση | erótisi | el-sing_question |
answer | απάντηση | apántisi | el-sing_answer |
beginning / start | αρχή έναρξη | arkhí énarxi | el-sing_beginningstart el-sing_beginningstart-2 |
end | τέλος | télos | el-sing_end |
Vocabulary trainer: Basic Nouns in Greek
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