Greek Noun Genders, Countries, Nationalities, and Basic Inquiries

Vocabulary flashcards covering Greek noun endings by gender, definite articles, countries, nationalities, languages, and essential conversational questions and answers.

Greek Definite Articles (ο, η, το)

Articles used to denote grammatical gender in Greek: ο for masculine, η for feminine, and το for neuter. Nouns should be memorized directly with their article because word endings serve only as clues, not guarantees.

ο φίλος

Friend (masculine noun ending in -ος).

ο μαθητής

Student / pupil (masculine noun ending in -ης).

ο άντρας

Man (masculine noun ending in -ας).

ο καφές

Coffee (masculine noun ending in -ές).

ο καθηγητής

Professor / teacher / lecturer (masculine noun ending in -της).

η χώρα

Country (feminine noun ending in -α).

η πόλη

City / town (feminine noun ending in -η).

η οδός

Street (feminine noun with the masculine-like ending -ος).

η τάξη

Class / classroom (feminine noun ending in -ση / -ξη).

η οικογένεια

Family (feminine noun ending in -ία).

το βιβλίο

Book (neuter noun ending in -ο).

το σπίτι

House / home (neuter noun ending in -ι).

το όνομα

Name (neuter noun ending in -μα).

το σχολείο

School (neuter noun ending in -είο).

το μέρος

Place / part (neuter noun ending in -ος).

η Ελλάδα

Greece (country).

Έλληνας / Ελληνίδα

Greek male / Greek female (nationality).

ελληνικά

Greek (language).

η Ρωσία

Russia (country).

Ρώσος / Ρωσίδα

Russian male / Russian female (nationality).

ρωσικά

Russian (language).

η Αρμενία

Armenia (country).

Αρμένιος / Αρμένισσα

Armenian male / Armenian female (nationality).

αρμενικά

Armenian (language).

η Αγγλία

England (country).

Άγγλος / Αγγλίδα

English male / English female (nationality).

αγγλικά

English (language).

η Γαλλία

France (country).

Γάλλος / Γαλλίδα

French male / French female (nationality).

γαλλικά

French (language).

η Γερμανία

Germany (country).

Γερμανός / Γερμανίδα

German male / German female (nationality).

γερμανικά

German (language).

Από πού είσαι;

Greek question meaning: "Where are you from?"

Είμαι από…

Greek phrase meaning: "I am from…" (e.g., "Είμαι από την Αρμενία" - "I am from Armenia").

Τι εθνικότητα έχεις;

Greek question meaning: "What is your nationality?"

Τι γλώσσα μιλάς;

Greek question meaning: "What language do you speak?"

Μιλάω

Greek verb form meaning: "I speak" (e.g., "Μιλάω ελληνικά και ρωσικά" - "I speak Greek and Russian").