Greek Language Experts - Level 3 Comprehensive Review

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering grammar rules, essential vocabulary, modal verbs, tense structures, and practical phrases from Greek Language Experts Level 3 (Weeks 1 through 6).

Το λιμάνι

The port

Φυσάει

It’s windy / to blow

Χρειάζομαι διακοπές επειγόντως!

I need vacation ASAP!

Το ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο

The travel agency

Η πετσέτα θαλάσσης

The beach towel

Simple Future vs. Future Continuous

Simple Future expresses an action occurring for a brief or single instance (για λίγο), whereas Future Continuous expresses an ongoing, repeated, or extended action in the future (για πολύ).

Μεθαύριο

The day after tomorrow

Του χρόνου το καλοκαίρι

Next summer

Τα θρύψαλα

The pieces / shattered fragments

Η ζώνη

The belt

Τα κουλούρια

Traditional circular bread rings coated with sesame seeds

Το πουλόβερ

The sweater

Πολύς - πολλή - πολύ

Adjective meaning 'many', 'much', or 'a lot', declining by gender: masculine (πολύς), feminine (πολλή), and neuter (πολύ).

Θα δω

Simple future form of the irregular verb 'βλέπω' (I will see)

Η ομπρέλα

The umbrella

Χρειάζεται να…

Modal phrase meaning 'It is needed to…', always conjugated in the third-person singular.

Πρέπει να…

Modal phrase meaning 'I must…' or 'I have to…', always used in the third-person singular form.

Αυτός vs. Εκείνος

Demonstrative pronouns used to distinguish spatial proximity: 'αυτός' (this / near) versus 'εκείνος' (that / far).

Το ταμείο

The register / checkout cash desk

Παρατατικός (Imperfect Tense)

Past tense used to describe ongoing, repetitive, continuous, or habitual actions in the past.

Πονάει ο λαιμός μου

My throat hurts

Μπουκωμένος / -η / -ο

Congested / stuffed up

Τρέχει η μύτη μου

I have a runny nose

Ήμουν

The first-person singular past tense / imperfect of the verb 'είμαι' (I was)

Γελούσα

The imperfect form of the verb 'γελάω / -ώ' (I was laughing / I used to laugh), formed with the '-ουσ-' infix and no augment prefix.

Φαγητά της ώρας

Grilled dishes / made-to-order meats and foods

Καλή όρεξη!

Enjoy your meal! / Bon appétit!

Ανάμεσα σε

Prepositional phrase meaning 'between'

Απέναντι από

Prepositional phrase meaning 'across / opposite from'

Το παστίτσιο

Pastitsio (traditional Greek baked pasta dish with spiced meat filling and béchamel topping)