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

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