Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for common adjectives and food
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Greek. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Chrissi. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Greek Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Greek. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ρύζι |
| (rízi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rice" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ρύζι |
| (SLOW) |
| ρύζι |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rice |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Sta yemistá vázume rízi Karolína. |
| (Στα γεμιστά βάζουμε ρύζι Καρολίνα.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We put glutinous rice in yemista." |
| (SLOW) |
| Sta yemistá vázume rízi Karolína. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ψωμί |
| (psomí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bread" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ψωμί |
| (SLOW) |
| ψωμί |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bread |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Τρως ψωμί με το φαγητό σου; |
| (Tros psomí me to fayitó su?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you eat bread with your food?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Τρως ψωμί με το φαγητό σου; |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| αυγό |
| (avgó) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "egg" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| αυγό |
| (SLOW) |
| αυγό |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| egg |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Μου αρέσουν τα αυγά τηγανητά. |
| (Mu arésun ta avgá tiganitá.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like sunny-side-up eggs." |
| (SLOW) |
| Μου αρέσουν τα αυγά τηγανητά. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| νουντλς |
| (nudls) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "noodles" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| νουντλς |
| (SLOW) |
| νουντλς |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| noodles |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Όταν δεν προλαβαίνω να μαγειρέψω, τρώω στιγμιαία νουντλς. |
| (Ótan den prolavéno na mayirépso, tróo stigmiéa nudls.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I don't have time to cook, I eat instant noodles." |
| (SLOW) |
| Όταν δεν προλαβαίνω να μαγειρέψω, τρώω στιγμιαία νουντλς. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ξυπνητήρι |
| (xipnitíri) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "alarm clock" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ξυπνητήρι |
| (SLOW) |
| ξυπνητήρι |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| alarm clock |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Το ξυπνητήρι της γιαγιάς μου είναι κουρδιστό. |
| (To xipnitíri tis yayás mu íne kurdistó.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Grandma's alarm clock is a wind-up one." |
| (SLOW) |
| Το ξυπνητήρι της γιαγιάς μου είναι κουρδιστό. |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| πόρτα |
| (pórta) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "door" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| πόρτα |
| (SLOW) |
| πόρτα |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| door |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Σε παρακαλώ, κλείσε την πόρτα. |
| (Se parakaló, klíse tin pórta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please close the door." |
| (SLOW) |
| Σε παρακαλώ, κλείσε την πόρτα. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| τηλεχειριστήριο |
| (tilehiristírio) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "remote control" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| τηλεχειριστήριο |
| (SLOW) |
| τηλεχειριστήριο |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| remote control |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Μου δίνεις το τηλεχειριστήριο; |
| (Mu dínis to tilehiristírio?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Will you pass me the remote control?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Μου δίνεις το τηλεχειριστήριο; |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| σκουπίζω |
| (skupízo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wipe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| σκουπίζω |
| (SLOW) |
| σκουπίζω |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wipe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Μην ξεχάσεις να σκουπίσεις το πάτωμα. |
| (Min xehásis na skupísis to pátoma.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't forget to wipe the floor." |
| (SLOW) |
| Μην ξεχάσεις να σκουπίσεις το πάτωμα. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| μενού |
| (menú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "menu" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| μενού |
| (SLOW) |
| μενού |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| menu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Μπορώ να δω το μενού, παρακαλώ; |
| (Boró na do to menú, parakaló?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can I see the menu, please?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Μπορώ να δω το μενού, παρακαλώ; |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| περιοδικό |
| (periodikó) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "magazine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| περιοδικό |
| (SLOW) |
| περιοδικό |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| magazine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Δεν διαβάζω πλέον περιοδικά. |
| (Den diavázo pléon periodiká.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't read magazines anymore." |
| (SLOW) |
| Δεν διαβάζω πλέον περιοδικά. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| audiobook |
| (ódiobuk) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "audiobook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| audiobook |
| (SLOW) |
| audiobook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| audiobook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ακούω audiobooks καθώς πηγαίνω στη δουλειά. |
| (Akúo ódiobuks kathós piyéno sti duliá.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I listen to audiobooks during my commute to work." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ακούω audiobooks καθώς πηγαίνω στη δουλειά. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| βιντεοπαιχνίδι |
| (videopehnídi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "video game" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| βιντεοπαιχνίδι |
| (SLOW) |
| βιντεοπαιχνίδι |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| video game |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Θα αγοράσω ένα καινούριο βιντεοπαιχνίδι. |
| (Tha agoráso éna kenúrio videopehnídi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to buy a new video game." |
| (SLOW) |
| Θα αγοράσω ένα καινούριο βιντεοπαιχνίδι. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| φτηνός |
| (ftinós) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cheap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| φτηνός |
| (SLOW) |
| φτηνός |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cheap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Το ρολόι δεν είναι φτηνό. |
| (To rolói den íne ftinó.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The wristwatch is not cheap." |
| (SLOW) |
| Το ρολόι δεν είναι φτηνό. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ακριβός |
| (akrivós) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "expensive" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ακριβός |
| (SLOW) |
| ακριβός |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| expensive |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Η Μύκονος είναι ένας ακριβός προορισμός. |
| (I Míkonos íne énas akrivós proorizmós.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Mykonos is an expensive destination." |
| (SLOW) |
| Η Μύκονος είναι ένας ακριβός προορισμός. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| καλός |
| (kalós) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "kind" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| καλός |
| (SLOW) |
| καλός |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kind |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Είναι ένας καλός άνθρωπος με μεγάλο χαμόγελο. |
| (Íne énas kalós ánthropos me megálo hamóyelo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She's a kind person with a big smile." |
| (SLOW) |
| Είναι ένας καλός άνθρωπος με μεγάλο χαμόγελο. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| τρομαχτικός |
| (tromahtikós) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "scary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| τρομαχτικός |
| (SLOW) |
| τρομαχτικός |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| scary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Οι σκοτεινοί δρόμοι είναι τρομαχτικοί. |
| (I skotiní drómi íne tromahtikí.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Dark streets are scary." |
| (SLOW) |
| Οι σκοτεινοί δρόμοι είναι τρομαχτικοί. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| χαλαρωτικός |
| (halarotikós) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "relaxing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| χαλαρωτικός |
| (SLOW) |
| χαλαρωτικός |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| relaxing |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Οι Κυριακές είναι πολύ χαλαρωτικές. |
| (I Kiriakés íne polí halarotikés.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Sundays are very relaxing." |
| (SLOW) |
| Οι Κυριακές είναι πολύ χαλαρωτικές. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| λίβρα |
| (lívra) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pound" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| λίβρα |
| (SLOW) |
| λίβρα |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pound |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Μία λίβρα είναι περίπου 454 γραμμάρια. |
| (Mía lívra íne perípu tetrakósia penínda tésera gramária.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One pound is approximately 454 grams." |
| (SLOW) |
| Μία λίβρα είναι περίπου 454 γραμμάρια. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| μίλι |
| (míli) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mile" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| μίλι |
| (SLOW) |
| μίλι |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mile |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ένα μίλι είναι περίπου 1.600 μέτρα. |
| (Éna míli íne perípu 1,600 métra.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One mile is roughly 1,600 meters." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ένα μίλι είναι περίπου 1.600 μέτρα. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| πόδι |
| (pódi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "foot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| πόδι |
| (SLOW) |
| πόδι |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| foot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Πετάμε στα 38.000 πόδια. |
| (Petáme sta trianda ohtó hiliádes pódia.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We are flying at 38,000 feet." |
| (SLOW) |
| Πετάμε στα 38.000 πόδια. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| Αντίο. (Adío.) |
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