Last updated on July 16th, 2025 at 02:55 am
Greek, also known as Hellenic, is the spoken logos characterized as the symbol of Western Civilization.
Some theorize it as the commonย point between Eastern logic and Western science.
It belongs to the Indo-European genealogy of languages, forming its own furcate within it.
Greek is spoken today by 15 to 25 million people around Cosmos. Itโs bureaucratic in Greece, Cyprus, the EU, and at a topical level in Communities in Albania, Italy, and Turkey.
Greek was first documented in the Mycenaean epoch on Linear B tablets from the 14th Century BC.
Itโs the oldest known language that still survives. Its liberal arts have existed and progressed for more than 3,000 years!
As you noticed, we used some unusual words in parts.
Yes, you guessed well, bold underlined words are of Greek origin. Text is exaggerated of course, but consider that we did it on a non-scientific text but on a simple one.
Learn some basic Greek words
Certainly, our aim here is only to teach you some very common Greek words that can be useful during your trip to Greece.
It’s good to know the history behind the language if you intend to travel to Greece, but in the end, being able to communicate with some basic words with the Greeks is the only useful.
And believe us, Although almost every Greek can speak or understand some basic English, You’ll be most welcomed if you try to communicate with the locals using some basic Greek words.
Probably the first people you will meet and talk to are the hotel or other accommodation employees.
Also, people in tourist shops in all tourist areas, restaurant owners, and waiters, bar employees.
But also employees of local tourist offices where you can book boat or bus trips to local attractions or distant beautiful beaches.
It’s not difficult! Let’s start.
And here are the simple words you may be interested in learning.
Who knows; Maybe they intrigue your interest in a more extensive study of the Greek language.
General words
- ฮบฮฑฮปฯฯ ฮฎฯฮธฮฑฯฮต(kalos eerthate, th as in throne) = Welcome
- ฮบฮฑฮปฮฎ ฮดฮนฮฑฮผฮฟฮฝฮฎ(kali thiamonee, th as in this) = Enjoy your stay
- ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ(parakalo) = Please or you welcome
- ฮตฯ ฯฮฑฯฮนฯฯฯ(efharisto) = Thank you
- ฮบฮฑฮปฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ(kalimera) = Good morning
- ฮบฮฑฮปฮทฯฯฮญฯฮฑ(kalispera) = Good afternoon
- ฮบฮฑฮปฮทฮฝฯฯฯฮฑ(kalinihta) = goodnight
- ฮณฮตฮนฮฌ(yeia, y as in yellow) = hi, hello
- ฯฮฑฮฏฯฮตฯฮต(herete) = Hello (more polite)
- ฯฯฯ ฮตฮฏฯฮฑฮน;(pos eese?) = how are you?
- ฯฮน ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮนฯ;(ti kaneis?) = how do you do?
- ฮธฮฑ ฯฮฑฯ ฮดฯ ฮฑฯฮณฯฯฮตฯฮฑ(tha sas do argotera, th as in throne) = I’ll see you later
- ฯฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ(sรญmera) = today
- ฮฑฯฯฮนฮฟ(avrio) = tomorrow
- ฯฮธฮญฯ(hthes, th as in throne) = yesterday
- ฮทฮผฮตฯฮฟฮปฯฮณฮนฮฟ(imeroloyio, y as in yellow) = diary
- ฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ(imera) = day
- ฯฯฮฑ(ora) = hour
- ฮปฮตฯฯฮฌ(lepta) = minutes
- ฯฯฮฎฮผฮฑฯฮฑ(hrimata) = money
- ฮบฮฌฮฝฯ(kano) = I do
- ฮญฯฯฮฟฮผฮฑฮน(erhome) = I am coming
- ฯฮทฮณฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ(piyeno, y as in yellow) = I go
- ฮณฮตฮปฮฌฯ(yelao, y as in yellow) = I am laughing
- ฮดฮนฮฑฯฮบฮตฮดฮฌฮถฯ(thiaskedazo, th as in this) = I enjoy my self
- ฮฒฮปฮญฯฯ(vlepo) = I see
- ฮผฮนฮบฯฯ(mikro) = small
- ฮผฮตฮณฮฌฮปฮฟ(meyalo, y as in yellow) = large
- ฯฮผฮฟฯฯฮฟ(omorfo) = beautiful
- ฮฑฯฯฮทฮผฮฟ(ashimo) = ugly
- ฮบฮฑฮปฯ(kalo) = good
- ฮบฮฑฮบฯ(kako) = bad
- ฯฮฑฮฏฯฯ ฯฮฟฮปฯ(hero poli) = I am glad to meet you
- ฯฯฮน(ohi) = no
- ฮฝฮฑฮน(nee) = yes
- ฮฟฮฝฮฟฮผฮฌฮถฮฟฮผฮฑฮน(onomazome) = my name is
- ฮผฮต ฮปฮญฮฝฮต(me lene) = my name is
- ฮบฮฑฮปฯ ฯฮฑฮพฮฏฮดฮน(kalo taksidi) = have a good trip
For the hotel
- ฮฯฮผฮฌฯฮนฮฟ(thomatio, th as in this) = room
- ฮบฯฮตฮฒฮฌฯฮน(krevati) = bed
- ฮผฯฮฑฮปฮบฯฮฝฮน(mpalkoni) = balcony
- ฮผฯฮฌฮฝฮนฮฟ(mpanio) = bath
In the restaurant
- ฮบฮฑฯฮฌฮปฮฟฮณฮฟฯ(kataloyos, y as in yellow) = menu
- ฯฮฟฮฝ ฮปฮฟฮณฮฑฯฮนฮฑฯฮผฯ ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ(parakalo) = the bill, please
- ฮทฯฮฑฮฝ ฯฮฟฮปฯ ฯฯฮฑฮฏฮฑ(itan poli orea) = it was very nice
- ฮ ฯฯฮฟ ฮบฮฟฯฯฮฏฮถฮตฮน ฮฑฯ ฯฯ;(poso kostizi afto?) = how much this cost?
- ฮ ฯฯฮฟ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮน;(poso kani?) = how much?
- ฯฯฮญฯฮบฮฟ ฯฮฌฯฮน(fresko psari) = fresh fish
- ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฮฎ ฮบฮฟฯ ฮถฮนฮฝฮฑ(elliniki kouzina) = Greek cuisine
- ฯฮนฯฯฮฑฯฮฏฮฑ(pitsaria) = Pizza house
- ฮบฮฑฯฮญฯ(kafes) = coffee
- ฮผฯฯฯฮฑ(bira) = beer
- ฯฯฮฌฯ(tsai) = tea
- ฮบฯฮฑฯฮฏ(krasi) = wine
- ฮฝฮตฯฯ(nero) = water
- ฯฮฟฯฯฮฟฮบฮฑฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ(portokalatha, th as in this) = orangeade
- ฮปฮตฮผฮฟฮฝฮฌฮดฮฑ(lemonatha, th as in this) = lemonade
- ฮบฯฮญฮฑฯ(kreas) = meat
- ฮบฮฟฯฯฯฮฟฯ ฮปฮฟ(kotopoulo) = chicken
- ฮฑฯฮฝฮฏ(arni) = lamb
- ฯฮฌฯฮน(psari) = fish
- ฮผฮฌฮณฮตฮนฯฮฑฯ(mayeiras, y as in yellow) = chef, cook
- ฯฯฮฟฯฯฮฑ(frouta) = fruits
- ฮตฯฮนฮดฯฯฯฮนฮฟ(epithorpio, th as in this) = dessert
- ฯฮฑฮณฯฯฯ(payoto, y as in yellow) = ice cream
- ฯฯฮฑฯฮญฮถฮน(trapezi) = table
On the beach
- ฮฑฯ ฯฮฟฮบฮฏฮฝฮทฯฮฟ(aftokinito) = car
- ฮดฯฯฮผฮฟฯ(thromos, th as in this) = road
- ฮฮฟฯ ฮฝฯ(vouno) = mountain
- ฯฮตฯฮฏฯฮฑฯฮฟฯ(peripatos) = walk
- ฮธฮฌฮปฮฑฯฯฮฑ(thalassa, th as in throne) = sea
- ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮปฮฏฮฑ(paralia) = beach
- ฯฮฟฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน;(pou ine?) = where is it?
- ฯฮฟฯ ฮฒฯฮฏฯฮบฮตฯฮฑฮน;(pou vriskete?) = where is it?
- ฮฑฮผฮผฮฟฯ ฮดฮนฮฌ(amouthia, th as in this) = sandy beach
- ฮฎฮปฮนฮฟฯ(ilios) = sun
- ฯฮตฮณฮณฮฌฯฮน(feggari) = moon
- ฮทฮปฮนฮฟฮธฮตฯฮฑฯฮตฮฏฮฑ(iliotherapia, th as in throne) = sunbathing
- ฮพฮฑฯฮปฯฯฯฯฮฑ(ksaplostra) = sunbed
- ฮฟฮผฯฯฮญฮปฮปฮฑ(omprella) = umbrella
Months and days
- ฮฮฌฯฮฟฯ(Maios) = May
- ฮฮฟฯฮฝฮนฮฟฯ(Iounios) = June
- ฮฮฟฯฮปฮนฮฟฯ(Ioulios) = July
- ฮฯฮณฮฟฯ ฯฯฮฟฯ(Avyoustos) = August
- ฮฃฮตฯฯฮญฮผฮฒฯฮนฮฟฯ(Septemvrios) = September
- ฮฮบฯฯฮฒฯฮนฮฟฯ(Oktovrios) = October
- ฮฯ ฯฮนฮฑฮบฮฎ(Kiriaki) = Sunday
- ฮฮตฯ ฯฮญฯฮฑ(Theftera, th as in this) = Monday
- ฮคฯฮฏฯฮท(Triti) = Tuesday
- ฮคฮตฯฮฌฯฯฮท(Tetarti) = Wednesday
- ฮ ฮญฮผฯฯฮท(Pempti) = Thursday
- ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฯฮบฮตฯ ฮฎ(Paraskevi) = Friday
- ฮฃฮฌฮฒฮฒฮฑฯฮฟ(Savvato) = Saturday
- ฮตฮฒฮดฮฟฮผฮฌฮดฮฑ(evdomรกda) = week
- ฮผฮฎฮฝฮฑฯ(minas) = month
- ฮญฯฮฟฯ(etos) = year
- ฯฮฟฮปฯฯ(roloi) = clock
First aid
- ฮณฮนฮฑฯฯฯฯ(yatros, y as in yellow) = doctor
- ฮนฮฑฯฯฮตฮฏฮฟ(iatrio) = doctor’s office
- ฯฮฑฯฮผฮฑฮบฮตฮฏฮฟ(farmakio) = pharmacy
See? wasn’t that difficult, wasn’t it?
You’ve learned your first 100 Greek words, if you decide to become an expert Greek speaker there are just 70 million left, if you don’t waste your time, you can catch up in 20 years from now!
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