Beginner Greek

Αυτό δεν είναι

This is not

Κρίμα

Shame, ptiy

Δεν μπόρεσα

I couldn’t

Έρχομαι

To come

Μελετάω

I study

Εξετάσεις

Examinations

Κάνω

I do

Μένω

I stay, live

Καλό

Good

Γείτονας

Neighbor

Δουλειές

Jobs, works, errands

Σήμερα έχω πολλές δουλειές

I have many errands to do.

Πάντως

Though

Είχες

You had (sing)

Προηγούμενη

Previous

Φορά

Time occurrence/iteration

Ανέβηκα

I climbed

Ακρόπολη

Acropolis

Πήγες

You went

Ηρώδειο

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Συναυλία

Concert, show

Μουσική

Music

Ωραία

Nice, lovely

Πέρασε

Passed

Καιρός

Time duration, weather

Ώρα

Time of day

Χρόνος

Physical flow of time, year

Το βράδυ/βραδιά

Evening

Η νύχτα

Night

Α, ηκα

Remove ω or αινω from 1st conjugate verbs and add these to make past tense

Διαβάζω

I read

Στέλνω

I send

Δυστυχώς

Unfortunately, I am afraid that…

Είχα

I had

Καθόλου

At all/any (stronger negation as in “not at all”)

Άλλο

Other

Σωστά

Correct

Πάω/πηγαίνω

I go/I am going

Είχε

He/she/it had

Για

Verb+___+noun = ex: I go shopping

Μόνος μου

Alone

Είχαμε

We had

Είχατε

You had (plural+sing formal)

Είχαν

They had

Χτες/εχθές

Yesterday (regular/formal)

Γιατί

Why, because

Απαντούσε

He/she/it answered

Περίεργος

Strange, curious (remember to split in half when speaking)

Καλά

Adv: well, anyway / Adj: well, good

Κάτι

Something

Σημαντικό

Important

Τηλέφωνο δεν απαντούμε

The telephone didn’t answer itself.

Κλείνω

I close or turn off)

Ήμουν

I was

Ήσουν

You were (sing.)

Αυτός ήταν

He was

Αυτή ήταν

She was

Αυτό ήταν

It was

Ήμασταν

We were

Ήσασταν

You were (plural + sing. formal)

Αυτοί ήταν

They were (masc.)

Αυτές ήταν

They were (femin)

Αυτά ήταν

They were (neuter)

Δεν

不

Φεύγουμε

We leave

Πρέπει

Must, necessary

Εισιτήριο

Ticket

Σου

Your (sing.)

Δικά σας

Your (plural)

Έδωσα

I gave

Οπότε

So

Μπαίνουμε

We enter

Μήπως

Maybe, is there a chance that…?

Πάμε

Let’s go! We go, we are going

Μου

My

Του

His

Της

Hers

Του

Its

Έχει

He/she/it has

Έχουν

They have

Αυτός

He

Αυτή

She

Αυτό

It

Αυτοί

They (masc.)

Αυτές

They (femin)

Αυτά

They (neuter)

Τελειώνω

I finish

Θα ήθελα

I would like

Βοήθεια

Help

Μπορείς

You can

Αρκετός

Enough (adj. declinable)

Ελεύθερος

Free

Χρόνος

Time, year

Λοιπόν

Well, so

Τώρα

Now

Κωδικός

Code

(Εμείς) έχουμε

We have

Δεν έχω

I don’t have

Ευχαριστημένος

Happy, pleased