Cities & Traffic in Greek

This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Greek words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

Contents

Shops, Buildings and Institutions
Cities and Places
Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation
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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

English	Greek	Greek (Romanization)	Pronunciation (Audio)
shop	κατάστημα	katástima	el-sing_shop
department store	πολυκατάστημα	polikatástima	el-sing_department-store
kiosk	περίπτερο	períptero	el-sing_kiosk
bakery	φούρνος	fúrnos	el-sing_bakery
confectionery	ζαχαροπλαστείο	zakharoplastío	el-sing_confectionery
butcher’s	κρεοπωλείο	kreopolío	el-sing_butchers
market	αγορά	agorá	el-sing_market
library	βιβλιοθήκη	vivliothíki	el-sing_library
church	εκκλησία	ekklisía	el-sing_church
cinema	κινηματογράφος	kinimatográfos	el-sing_cinema
theater	θέατρο	théatro	el-sing_theater
hotel	ξενοδοχειο	xenodokhio	el-sing_hotel
bank	τράπεζα	trápeza	el-sing_bank
school	σχολείο	skholío	el-sing_school
university	πανεπιστήμιο	panepistímio	el-sing_university
kindergarten	νηπιαγωγείο	nipiagoyío	el-sing_kindergarten
chemist’s / drugstore	φαρμακείο	farmakío	el-sing_chemistsdrugstore
hospital	νοσοκομείο	nosokomío	el-sing_hospital

Cities and Places

English	Greek	Greek (Romanization)	Pronunciation (Audio)
town / city	πόλη πόλη	póli póli	el-sing_towncity el-sing_towncity-2
house	σπίτι	spíti	el-sing_house
building	κτίριο	ktírio	el-sing_building
street / road	οδός δρόμος	odós drómos	el-sing_streetroad el-sing_streetroad-2
avenue	λεωφόρος	leofóros	el-sing_avenue
bridge	γέφυρα	yéfira	el-sing_bridge
center/city center	κέντρο κέντρο της πόλης	kéntro kéntro tis pólis	el-sing_centercity-center el-sing_centercity-center-2
crossing	διάβαση	diávasi	el-sing_crossing
square	τετράγωνο	tetrágono	el-sing_square
park	πάρκο	párko	el-sing_park
landmark / sight	ορόσημο αξιοθέατο	orósimo axiothéato	el-sing_landmarksight el-sing_landmarksight-2
monument	μνημείο	mnimío	el-sing_monument

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

English	Greek	Greek (Romanization)	Pronunciation (Audio)
vehicle	όχημα	ókhima	el-sing_vehicle
car	αυτοκίνητο	aftokínito	el-sing_car
train	τρένο	tréno	el-sing_train
bus	λεωφορείο	leoforío	el-sing_bus
tram	τραμ	tram	el-sing_tram
metro	μετρό	metró	el-sing_metro
bicycle	ποδήλατο	podílato	el-sing_bicycle
motorbike	μοτοσικλέτα	motosikléta	el-sing_motorbike
taxi	ταξί	taxí	el-sing_taxi
airplane	αεροπλάνο	aeropláno	el-sing_airplane
ship	πλοίο	plío	el-sing_ship
(train) station	σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός	sidirodromikós stathmós	el-sing_train-station
main station	κύριος σταθμός	kírios stathmós	el-sing_main-station
stop	σταμάτημα	stamátima	el-sing_stop
station / stop	σταθμός στάση	stathmós stási	el-sing_stationstop el-sing_stationstop-2
parking area	χώρος στάθμευσης	khóros státhmefsis	el-sing_parking-area
petrol station	βενζινάδικο	venzinádiko	el-sing_petrol-station
(to) go by car	πάω με αυτοκίνητο	páo me aftokínito	el-sing_to-go-by-car
(to) go by motorbike	πάω με μοτοσικλέτα	páo me motosikléta	el-sing_to-go-by-motorbike
(to) go by bike	πάω με ποδήλατο	páo me podílato	el-sing_to-go-by-bike
(to) go by bus	πάω με το λεωφορείο	páo me to leoforío	el-sing_to-go-by-bus
(to) go by metro	πάω με το μετρό	páo me to metró	el-sing_to-go-by-metro

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