Basic Greek Verbs

Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Greek conversations.

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Important verbs
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Important verbs

English	Greek	Greek (Romanization)	Pronunciation (Audio)
(to) be	είμαι	íme	el-sing_to-be
(to) have	έχω	ékho	el-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) make	κάνω	káno	el-sing_to-doto-make
can / (to) know how to	μπορώ ξέρω πώς να	boró xéro pós na	el-sing_canto-know-how-to el-sing_canto-know-how-to-2
(to) know (how)	ξέρω (πώς)	xéro (pós)	el-sing_to-know-how
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with	ξέρω γνωρίζω να	xéro gnorízo na	el-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with el-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2
(to) understand	καταλαβαίνω	katalavéno	el-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talk	μιλάω συζητάω	miláo sizitáo	el-sing_to-speakto-talk el-sing_to-speakto-talk-2
(to) listen to	ακούω	akúo	el-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hear	ακούω	akúo	el-sing_to-hear
(to) see	βλέπω	vlépo	el-sing_to-see
(to) feel	νιώθω	niótho	el-sing_to-feel
(to) live	ζω	zo	el-sing_to-live
(to) want	θέλω	thélo	el-sing_to-want
(to) need	χρειάζομαι	khriázome	el-sing_to-need
(to) like	μου αρέσει	mu arési	el-sing_to-like
(to) love	αγαπώ	agapó	el-sing_to-love
(to) give	δίνω	díno	el-sing_to-give
(to) take	παίρνω	pérno	el-sing_to-take
(to) play	παίζω	pézo	el-sing_to-play
(to) laugh	γελώ	yeló	el-sing_to-laugh
(to) come	έρχομαι	érkhome	el-sing_to-come
(to) go	πάω	páo	el-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]	περνώ	pernó	el-sing_to-go-by-
(to) write	γράφω	gráfo	el-sing_to-write
(to) read	διαβάζω	diavázo	el-sing_to-read
(to) count	μετρώ	metró	el-sing_to-count
(to) pronounce	προφέρω	proféro	el-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spell	συλλαβίζω	sillavízo	el-sing_to-spell
(to) conjugate	κλίνω	klíno	el-sing_to-conjugate
(to) remember	θυμάμαι	thimáme	el-sing_to-remember
(to) forget	ξεχνώ	xekhnó	el-sing_to-forget
(to) eat	τρώω	tróo	el-sing_to-eat
(to) try	δοκιμάζω	dokimázo	el-sing_to-try
(to) use	χρησιμοποιώ	khrisimopió	el-sing_to-use
(to) open	ανοίγω	anígo	el-sing_to-open
(to) close	κλείνω	klíno	el-sing_to-close
(to) greet / (to) welcome	χαιρετώ καλωσορίζω	kheretó kalosorízo	el-sing_to-greetto-welcome el-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2
(to) begin	ξεκινώ	xekinó	el-sing_to-begin
(to) end	τελειώνω	telióno	el-sing_to-end

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