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.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Greek“.
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People
English | Greek | Greek (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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human (being) / person | άνθρωπος άτομο | ánthropos átomo | |
people / humans | άτομα άνθρωποι | átoma ánthropi | |
woman | γυναίκα | yinéka | |
man | άνδρας | ándras | |
child | παιδί | pedí | |
girl | κορίτσι | korítsi | |
boy | αγόρι | agóri |
Professions
English | Greek | Greek (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
profession | επάγγελμα | epángelma | |
employee / worker | εργαζόμενος εργάτης | ergazómenos ergátis | |
clerk / official | υπάλληλος | ipállilos | |
colleague | συνάδελφος | sinádelfos | |
pensioner / retiree | συνταξιούχος | sintaxiúkhos | |
unemployed person / jobseeker | άνεργος ατόμο που αναζητά εργασία | ánergos atómo pu anazitá ergasía | |
doctor | γιατρός | yiatrós | |
journalist | δημοσιογράφος | dimosiográfos | |
engineer | μηχανικός | mikhanikós | |
boss | αφεντικό | afentikó | |
director | διευθυντής | diefthintís | |
manager | διευθυντής | diefthintís | |
secretary | γραμματέας | grammatéas | |
driver | οδηγός | odigós | |
farmer | αγρότης | agrótis | |
baker | αρτοποιός | artopiós | |
salesman (m), saleswoman (f) | πωλητής, πωλήτρια | politís (m), polítria (f) | |
nurse | νοσοκόμος, νοσοκόμα | nosokómos (m), nosokóma (f) | |
policeman (m), policewoman (f) | αστυνομικός | astinomikós | |
cook / chef | μάγειρας, μαγείρισσα σεφ | máyiras (m), mayírissa (f) sef | |
teacher (m), female teacher (f) | δάσκαλος, δασκάλα | dáskalos (m), daskála (f) | |
shoemaker [Sg] | τσαγκάρης | tsangáris | shoemakers [Pl] | τσαγκάρηδες | tsangárides |
watchmaker [Sg] | ωρολογοποιός | orologopiós | watchmakers [Pl] | ωρολογοποιοί | orologopiís |
Work & Application
English | Greek | Greek (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) work | δουλεύω | dulévo | |
work / job | εργασία δουλειά | ergasía duliá | |
workplace | χώρος εργασίας | khóros ergasías | |
employment / occupation | απασχόληση επάγγελμα | apaskhólisi epángelma | |
office | γραφείο | grafío | |
factory | εργοστάσιο | ergostásio | |
construction site | εργοτάξιο | ergotáxio | |
salary | μισθός | misthós | |
(to) earn | κερδίζω | kerdízo | |
(to) look for a job | ψάχνω για δουλειά | psákhno yia duliá | |
(to) find a job | βρίσκω δουλειά | vrísko duliá | |
job interview | συνέντευξη για δουλειά | sinéntefxi yia duliá | |
CV | βιογραφικό | viografikó | |
education | εκπαίδευση | ekpédefsi | |
experience | εμπειρία | empiría |
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