Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.

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

Family & Friends in Greek

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Family & Relatives

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
friendshipφιλίαfilía
family [Sg]οικογένειαikoyénia
families [Pl]οικογένειεςikoyénies
parentsγονείςgonís
father [Sg]πατέραςpatéras
fathers [Pl]πατέρεςpatéres
dad [Sg]μπαμπάςbabás
dads [Pl]μπαμπάδεςbampádes
daddy [Sg]πατερούληςpaterúlis
daddies [Pl]πατερούληδεςpaterúlides
mother [Sg]μητέραmitéra
mothers [Pl]μητέρεςmitéres
mom [Sg]μαμάmamá
moms [Pl]μαμάδεςmamádes
mommy [Sg]μαμάmamá
mommies [Pl]μαμάδεςmamádes
siblings / brothers and sistersαδέλφια
αδελφοί και αδελφές		adélfia
adelfí ke adelfés
brotherαδελφόςadelfós
sisterαδελφήadelfí
child [Sg]παιδίpedí
children [Pl]παιδιάpediá
son [Sg]γιόςyiós
sons [Pl]γιοίyií
daughter [Sg]κόρηkóri
daughters [Pl]κόρεςkóres
grandparentsπαππούς και γιαγιάpappús ke yiayiá
grandfather [Sg]παππούςpappús
grandfathers [Pl]παππούδεςpappúdes
grandpa [Sg]παππούςpappús
grandpas [Pl]παππούδεςpappúdes
grandmother [Sg]γιαγιάyiayiá
grandmothers [Pl]γιαγιάδεςyiayiádes
grandma [Sg]γιαγιάyiayiá
grandmas [Pl]γιαγιάδεςyiayiádes
grandchild [Sg]εγγόνιengóni
grandchildren [Pl]εγγόνιαengónia
uncle [Sg]θείοςthíos
uncles [Pl]θείοιthíi
aunt [Sg]θείαthía
aunts [Pl]θείεςthíes
cousin [Sg]ξάδερφος, ξαδέρφηxáderfos (m), xadérfi (f)
cousins [Pl]ξάδερφοι (m), ξαδέρφες (f)xáderfi, xadérfes

Love & Friendship

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
loveαγάπηagápi
(to) loveαγαπώagapó
I love youσε αγαπώse agapó
I love you very muchσε αγαπώ πάρα πολύse agapó pára polí
boyfriendσύντροφοςsíntrofos
girlfriendφιλενάδαfilenáda
Do you want to marry me?Θέλεις να με παντρευτείςThélis na me pantreftís?
husband [Sg]σύζυγοςsízigos
husbands [Pl]σύζυγοιsízigi
wife [Sg]σύζυγοςsízigos
wives [Pl]σύζυγοιsízigi
marriedπαντρεμένοςpantreménos
marriedπαντρεμένηpantreméni
friendshipφιλίαfilía

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