Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Greek

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People

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personάνθρωπος
άτομο
ánthropos
átomo

people / humansάτομα
άνθρωποι
átoma
ánthropi

womanγυναίκαyinéka
manάνδραςándras
childπαιδίpedí
girlκορίτσιkorítsi
boyαγόριagóri

Professions

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
professionεπάγγελμαepángelma
employee / workerεργαζόμενος
εργάτης
ergazómenos
ergátis

clerk / officialυπάλληλοςipállilos
colleagueσυνάδελφοςsinádelfos
pensioner / retireeσυνταξιούχοςsintaxiúkhos
unemployed person / jobseekerάνεργος
ατόμο που αναζητά εργασία
ánergos
atómo pu anazitá ergasía

doctorγιατρόςyiatrós
journalistδημοσιογράφοςdimosiográfos
engineerμηχανικόςmikhanikós
bossαφεντικόafentikó
directorδιευθυντήςdiefthintís
managerδιευθυντήςdiefthintís
secretaryγραμματέαςgrammatéas
driverοδηγόςodigós
farmerαγρότηςagrótis
bakerαρτοποιόςartopiós
salesman (m), saleswoman (f)πωλητής, πωλήτριαpolitís (m), polítria (f)
nurseνοσοκόμος, νοσοκόμαnosokómos (m), nosokóma (f)
policeman (m), policewoman (f)αστυνομικόςastinomikós
cook / chefμάγειρας, μαγείρισσα
σεφ
máyiras (m), mayírissa (f)
sef


teacher (m), female teacher (f)δάσκαλος, δασκάλαdáskalos (m), daskála (f)
shoemaker [Sg]τσαγκάρηςtsangáris
shoemakers [Pl]τσαγκάρηδεςtsangárides
watchmaker [Sg]ωρολογοποιόςorologopiós
watchmakers [Pl]ωρολογοποιοίorologopiís

Work & Application

EnglishGreekGreek
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workδουλεύωdulévo
work / jobεργασία
δουλειά
ergasía
duliá

workplaceχώρος εργασίαςkhóros ergasías
employment / occupationαπασχόληση
επάγγελμα
apaskhólisi
epángelma

officeγραφείοgrafío
factoryεργοστάσιοergostásio
construction siteεργοτάξιοergotáxio
salaryμισθόςmisthós
(to) earnκερδίζωkerdízo
(to) look for a jobψάχνω για δουλειάpsákhno yia duliá
(to) find a jobβρίσκω δουλειάvrísko duliá
job interviewσυνέντευξη για δουλειάsinéntefxi yia duliá
CVβιογραφικόviografikó
educationεκπαίδευσηekpédefsi
experienceεμπειρίαempiría

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