This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Greek. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Greek“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearελαφρύς, ελαφριά, ελαφρύ
καθαρός, καθαρή, καθαρό
elafrís, elafriá, elafrí
katharós, katharí, katharó
el-sing_lightclearel-sing_lightclear-2el-sing_lightclear-3
el-sing_lightclear-4el-sing_lightclear-5el-sing_lightclear-6
darkσκοτεινός, σκοτεινή, σκοτεινό
σκοτάδι
skotinós, skotiní, skotinó
skotádi
el-sing_darkel-sing_dark-2el-sing_dark-3
el-sing_dark-4
colorcolorχρώμαkhrómael-sing_color
coloredcoloredέγχρωμος, έγχρωμη, έγχρωμοénkhromos, énkhromi, énkhromoel-sing_coloredel-sing_colored-2el-sing_colored-3
whitewhiteάσπρος, άσπρη, άσπροáspros, áspri, ásproel-sing_whiteel-sing_white-2el-sing_white-3
blackblackμαύρος, μαύρη, μαύροmávros, mávri, mávroel-sing_blackel-sing_black-2el-sing_black-3
yellowyellowκίτρινος, κίτρινη, κίτρινοkítrinos, kítrini, kítrinoel-sing_yellowel-sing_yellow-2el-sing_yellow-3
orangeorangeπορτοκαλίportokalíel-sing_orange
redredκόκκινος, κόκκινη, κόκκινοkókkinos, kókkini, kókkinoel-sing_redel-sing_red-2el-sing_red-3
pinkpinkροζrozel-sing_pink
violetvioletβιολετίvioletíel-sing_violet
blueblueμπλεbleel-sing_blue
greengreenπράσινος, πράσινη, πράσινοprásinos, prásini, prásinoel-sing_greenel-sing_green-2el-sing_green-3
brownbrownκαφέkaféel-sing_brown
greygreyγκρίgríel-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
newνέος, νέα, νέοnéos, néa, néoel-sing_newel-sing_new-2el-sing_new-3
oldπαλιός, παλιά, παλιόpaliós, paliá, palióel-sing_oldel-sing_old-2el-sing_old-3
smallμικρός, μικρή, μικρόmikrós, mikrí, mikróel-sing_smallel-sing_small-2el-sing_small-3
large / bigμεγάλος, μεγάλη, μεγάλοmegálos, megáli, megáloel-sing_largebigel-sing_largebig-2el-sing_largebig-3
youngνέος, νέα, νέοnéos, néa, néoel-sing_youngel-sing_young-2el-sing_young-3
kind / pleasantευγενικός, ευγενική, ευγενικό
ευχάριστος, ευχάριστη, ευχάριστο
efyenikós, efyenikí, efyenikó
efkháristos, efkháristi, efkháristo
el-sing_kindpleasantel-sing_kindpleasant-2el-sing_kindpleasant-3
el-sing_kindpleasant-4el-sing_kindpleasant-5el-sing_kindpleasant-6
unkind / unpleasantαγενής, αγενής, αγενές
δυσάρεστος, δυσάρεστη, δυσάρεστο
ayenís, ayenís, ayenés
disárestos, disáresti, disáresto
el-sing_unkindunpleasantel-sing_unkindunpleasant-2el-sing_unkindunpleasant-3
el-sing_unkindunpleasant-4el-sing_unkindunpleasant-5el-sing_unkindunpleasant-6
patientυπομονετικός, υπομονετική, υπομονετικόipomonetikós, ipomonetikí, ipomonetikóel-sing_patientel-sing_patient-2el-sing_patient-3
tallψηλός, ψηλή, ψηλόpsilós, psilí, psilóel-sing_tallel-sing_tall-2el-sing_tall-3
middle sizedμεσαίου μεγέθουςmeséu meyéthusel-sing_middle-sized
smallμικρός, μικρή, μικρόmikrós, mikrí, mikróel-sing_smallel-sing_small-2el-sing_small-3
fatχοντρός, χοντρή, χοντρόkhontrós, khontrí, khontróel-sing_fatel-sing_fat-2el-sing_fat-3
thin / slimαδύνατος, αδύνατη, αδύνατο
λεπτός, λεπτή, λεπτό
adínatos, adínati, adínato
leptós, leptí, leptó
el-sing_thinslimel-sing_thinslim-2el-sing_thinslim-3
el-sing_thinslim-4el-sing_thinslim-5el-sing_thinslim-6
nice / prettyωραίος, ωραία, ωραίο
όμορφος, όμορφη, όμορφο
oréos, oréa, oréo
ómorfos, ómorfi, ómorfo
el-sing_niceprettyel-sing_nicepretty-2el-sing_nicepretty-3
el-sing_nicepretty-4el-sing_nicepretty-5el-sing_nicepretty-6
beautifulπανέμορφος, πανέμορφη, πανέμορφοpanémorfos, panémorfi, panémorfoel-sing_beautifulel-sing_beautiful-2el-sing_beautiful-3
uglyάσχημος, άσχημη, άσχημοáskhimos, áskhimi, áskhimoel-sing_uglyel-sing_ugly-2el-sing_ugly-3
ill / sickάρρωστος, άρρωστη, άρρωστοárrostos, árrosti, árrostoel-sing_illsickel-sing_illsick-2el-sing_illsick-3
healthyυγιής, υγιής, υγιέςiyiís, iyiís, iyiésel-sing_healthyel-sing_healthy-2el-sing_healthy-3
happy / cheerfulευτυχισμένος
χαρούμενος
eftikhisménos
kharúmenos
el-sing_happycheerful
el-sing_happycheerful-2
sadλυπημένος, λυπημένη, λυπημένοlipiménos, lipiméni, lipiménoel-sing_sadel-sing_sad-2el-sing_sad-3
sportyαθλητικός, αθλητική, αθλητικόathlitikós, athlitikí, athlitikóel-sing_sportyel-sing_sporty-2el-sing_sporty-3
ambitionedφιλόδοξος, φιλόδοξη, φιλόδοξοfilódoxos, filódoxi, filódoxoel-sing_ambitionedel-sing_ambitioned-2el-sing_ambitioned-3
intelligentευφυής, ευφυής, ευφυέςeffiís, effiís, effiésel-sing_intelligentel-sing_intelligent-2el-sing_intelligent-3
creativeδημιουργικός, δημιουργική, δημιουργικόdimiuryikós, dimiuryikí, dimiuryikóel-sing_creativeel-sing_creative-2el-sing_creative-3
activeενεργός, ενεργή, ενεργόenergós, eneryí, energóel-sing_activeel-sing_active-2el-sing_active-3
sentimentalαισθηματικός, αισθηματική, αισθηματικόesthimatikós, esthimatikí, esthimatikóel-sing_sentimentalel-sing_sentimental-2el-sing_sentimental-3
rationalλογικός, λογική, λογικόloyikós, loyikí, loyikóel-sing_rationalel-sing_rational-2el-sing_rational-3
emotionalσυναισθηματικός, συναισθηματική, συναισθηματικόsinesthimatikós, sinesthimatikí, sinesthimatikóel-sing_emotionalel-sing_emotional-2el-sing_emotional-3
naturalφυσικός, φυσική, φυσικόfisikós, fisikí, fisikóel-sing_naturalel-sing_natural-2el-sing_natural-3
romanticρομαντικός, ρομαντική, ρομαντικόromantikós, romantikí, romantikóel-sing_romanticel-sing_romantic-2el-sing_romantic-3
nice / amiableκαλός, καλή, καλό
φιλικός, φιλική, φιλικό
kalós, kalí, kaló
filikós, filikí, filikó
el-sing_niceamiableel-sing_niceamiable-2el-sing_niceamiable-3
el-sing_niceamiable-4el-sing_niceamiable-5el-sing_niceamiable-6
spontaneousαυθόρμητος, αυθόρμητη, αυθόρμητοafthórmitos, afthórmiti, afthórmitoel-sing_spontaneousel-sing_spontaneous-2el-sing_spontaneous-3
energeticενεργητικός, ενεργητική, ενεργητικόeneryitikós, eneryitikí, eneryitikóel-sing_energeticel-sing_energetic-2el-sing_energetic-3
stressed (out)αγχωμένος, αγχωμένη, αγχωμένοankhoménos, ankhoméni, ankhoménoel-sing_stressed-outel-sing_stressed-out-2el-sing_stressed-out-3
relaxedχαλαρός, χαλαρή, χαλαρόkhalarós, khalarí, khalaróel-sing_relaxedel-sing_relaxed-2el-sing_relaxed-3
frustratedαπογοητευμένος, απογοητευμένη, απογοητευμένοapoyoitevménos, apoyoitevméni, apoyoitevménoel-sing_frustratedel-sing_frustrated-2el-sing_frustrated-3
talentedταλαντούχος, ταλαντούχα, ταλαντούχοtalantúkhos, talantúkha, talantúkhoel-sing_talentedel-sing_talented-2el-sing_talented-3

Questions & phrases

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Αυτός με τι μοιάζειAftós me ti miázi? el-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Αυτή με τι μοιάζειAftí me ti miázi? el-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Πώς είναι αυτόςPós íne aftós? el-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Πώς είναι αυτήPós íne aftí? el-sing_what-is-she-like

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