If you're interested in learning Greek, or just want to impress your friends with some trivia, you might want to know what the most common words in Greek are. In this post, we'll share with you the 100 most frequently used words in Greek, based on a corpus of written and spoken texts. We'll also explain what they mean, how to pronounce them, and how to use them in sentences. Ready to expand your vocabulary? Let's dive in!
The 100 Most Common Words in Greek
Before we start, it's important to note that the Greek language has two main forms: Modern Greek and Ancient Greek. Modern Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus, and is spoken by about 13 million people. Ancient Greek is the language of the classical period, and is the source of many words in English and other languages. Ancient Greek is not widely spoken today, but it is still studied by scholars and enthusiasts.
For this post, we'll focus on Modern Greek, which has 24 letters in its alphabet. The letters are:
Α α (alpha), Β β (vita), Γ γ (gamma), Δ δ (delta), Ε ε (epsilon), Ζ ζ (zita), Η η (ita), Θ θ (thita), Ι ι (iota), Κ κ (kappa), Λ λ (lambda), Μ μ (mi), Ν ν (ni), Ξ ξ (ksi), Ο ο (omikron), Π π (pi), Ρ ρ (ro), Σ σ/ς (sigma), Τ τ (taf), Υ υ (ipsilon), Φ φ (fi), Χ χ (hi), Ψ ψ (psi), and Ω ω (omega).
The 100 most common words in Modern Greek are:
1. και (kai) - and
2. το (to) - the (neuter singular)
3. είναι (ine) - is, are
4. σε (se) - in, at, on, to
5. την (tin) - the (feminine singular accusative)
6. του (tou) - of the, his, her
7. με (me) - with, me
8. για (gia) - for, about
9. να (na) - to, that
10. της (tis) - of the, her
11. από (apo) - from, by
12. τον (ton) - the (masculine singular accusative)
13. που (pou) - that, where
14. δεν (den) - not
15. τα (ta) - the (neuter plural)
16. μην (min) - do not
17. στο (sto) - in the, on the
18. ότι (oti) - that
19. στην (stin) - in the, on the
20. μου (mou) - my, me
21. όχι (ohi) - no
22. σου (sou) - your, you
23. αυτός (autós) - he
24. ένα (ena) - a, one
25. ή (i) - or
26. έχει (ehi) - has, have
27. στη (sti) - in the, on the
28. θα (tha) - will, would
29. όπως (opos) - as, like
30. έτσι (etsi) - so, thus, like this
31. αλλά (alla) - but
32. τι (ti) - what
33. πως (pos) - how
34. ο (o) - the (masculine singular)
35. η (i) - the (feminine singular)
36. στα (sta) - in the, on the
37. όλα (ola) - all, everything
38. ποιος (pios) - who
39. όμως (omos) - however, though
40. πάντα (panda) - always, everything
41. μόνο (mono) - only, alone
42. στους (stous) - in the, on the
43. πρέπει (prepi) - must, should
44. όταν (otan) - when
45. περίπου (peripou) - about, approximately
46. ακόμα (akoma) - still, yet, even
47. εδώ (edo) - here
48. κάθε (kathe) - every, each
49. πάρα (para) - very, too, much
50. εκείνος (ekinos) - that, those
51. κάτι (kati) - something
52. μέσα (mesa) - inside, within
53. μέχρι (mehri) - until, up to
54. εμένα (emena) - me
55. εσένα (esena) - you
56. πάλι (pali) - again, still
57. χωρίς (horis) - without
58. κάνει (kanei) - does, makes
59. μαζί (mazi) - together, with
60. εγώ (ego) - I
61. εσύ (esi) - you
62. αυτής (aftis) - of her, hers
63. αυτόν (afton) - him, his
64. αυτήν (aftin) - her, hers
65. αυτός (aftos) - he, his
66. αυτή (afti) - she, hers
67. αυτό (afto) - it, its
68. αυτών (afton) - of them, theirs
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