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The 100 Most Common Words in Greek<\/p>\n

For those looking to learn a language quickly, Tim Ferris (of the 4 Hour Work Week) recommends<\/a> you learn vocabulary based on frequency. For example, the 100 most frequently used words in English writing make up about 25% of all English writing. That\u2019s a huge return on investment for learning only 100 worlds, right? I once had a student ask me to prepare her a list of the 100 most frequently used Greek words. As far as I know, there is no official list of this type, so I created the list below based on my experience with the language, not on any official research. However, for those looking to learn 100 of the most commonly used Greek words, this is the right place to start.<\/p>\n

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<\/td>\nWord<\/td>\nTransliteration<\/td>\nMeaning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03b9<\/td>\nti<\/td>\n\u00a0what<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03bf<\/td>\nto<\/td>\n\u00a0the <\/b>(neuter, singular, nominative and accusative) \/ it<\/b> <\/b>(personal pronoun, neuter, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\u03bf<\/td>\no<\/td>\n\u00a0the<\/b> (masculine, singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\u03b7<\/td>\nee<\/td>\n\u00a0the <\/b>(feminine, singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/td>\nton<\/td>\n\u00a0the <\/b>(masculine, singular, nominative)\/ him <\/b>(personal pronoun, masculine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/td>\ntin<\/td>\n\u00a0the<\/b> (feminine, singular, accusative) \/ her\u00a0 <\/b>(personal pronoun, feminine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\nee<\/td>\n\u00a0the <\/b>(masculine and feminine, plural, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\nta<\/td>\n\u00a0the<\/b> (neuter, plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/td>\nton<\/td>\n\u00a0of the (possessive case, masculine, feminine and neuter, plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\nmou<\/td>\n\u00a0my \/ me<\/b>(personal pronoun, singular, genitive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\nsou<\/td>\n\u00a0your \/ you <\/b>(singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\ntou<\/td>\nof the <\/b>(possessive case, masculine and neuter\u00a0 singular)\/ his<\/b> \/ him<\/b> (personal pronoun masculine or neuter, genitive, singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\nmas<\/td>\n\u00a0our \/ us<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\nsas<\/td>\n\u00a0your \/ you <\/b>(plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/td>\ntous<\/td>\n\u00a0their \/ them<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03b3\u03ce<\/td>\nego<\/td>\n\u00a0I<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03c3\u03cd<\/td>\nesee<\/td>\nyou<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/td>\nemeis<\/td>\nwe<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\nmena<\/td>\n\u00a0me<\/b> (personal pronoun, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\nsena<\/td>\n\u00a0you<\/b> (personal pronoun, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\nenas<\/td>\n\u00a0a \/ one<\/b> (masculine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd<\/td>\nenan<\/td>\n\u00a0a \/ one<\/b> (masculine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\nmis<\/td>\n\u00a0a \/ one<\/b> (feminine, singular, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\nena<\/td>\n\u00a0a \/ one<\/b> (neuter, singular, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd<\/td>\npolee<\/td>\n\u00a0very \/ much \/ a lot<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\nna<\/td>\n\u00a0to<\/b> (particle)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n\u03b4\u03b5(\u03bd)<\/td>\nde<\/td>\n\u00a0not <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd<\/td>\nmin<\/td>\n\u00a0do not<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 (\u03ba\u03b9)<\/td>\nke (ki)<\/td>\n\u00a0and<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03b5<\/td>\nme<\/td>\n\u00a0with \/ me <\/b>(personal pronoun, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc<\/td>\napo<\/td>\n\u00a0from<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1<\/td>\ngia<\/td>\n\u00a0for<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03b1<\/td>\nma<\/td>\n\u00a0but<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\nne<\/td>\n\u00a0yes<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03c7\u03b9<\/td>\nohi<\/td>\n\u00a0no<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/td>\nston<\/td>\n\u00a0in, at, to <\/b>(masculine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf<\/td>\nsto<\/td>\n\u00a0in, at, to <\/b>(neuter, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7<\/td>\nsti<\/td>\n\u00a0in, at, to <\/b>(feminine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/td>\nstous<\/td>\n\u00a0in, at, to <\/b>(masculine, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\nsta<\/td>\n\u00a0in, at, to<\/b> <\/b>(neuter, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2<\/td>\nstis<\/td>\n\u00a0in, at, to<\/b> <\/b>(feminine, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\nstu<\/td>\n\u00a0at<\/b> (masculine and neuter, singular, genitive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bf<\/td>\naftos o<\/td>\n\u00a0this <\/b>(demonstrative pronoun, masculine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u00a0\u03b7<\/td>\naftee ee<\/td>\n\u00a0this<\/b> (demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf<\/td>\nafto to<\/td>\n\u00a0this<\/b> (demonstrative pronoun, neuter, singular, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af \u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\naftee ee<\/td>\n\u00a0these<\/b> (demonstrative pronoun, masculine, plural, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\naftes ee<\/td>\n\u00a0these<\/b> (demonstrative pronoun, feminine, plural, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\nafta ta<\/td>\n\u00a0these<\/b> (demonstrative pronoun, neuter, plural, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/td>\naftous tous<\/td>\nt hese<\/b> (demonstrative pronoun, masculine, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\n\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1<\/td>\nela<\/td>\n\u00a0come<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\n\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2<\/td>\nhoris<\/td>\n\u00a0without<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\nine<\/td>\n\u00a0he, she, it is \/ they are<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\n\u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd<\/td>\nitan<\/td>\n\u00a0he, she, it was<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\n\u03b8\u03b1<\/td>\ntha<\/td>\n\u00a0will<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9<\/td>\noti<\/td>\n\u00a0that<\/b> (conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2<\/td>\npos<\/td>\n\u00a0that<\/b> (conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03ce\u03c2<\/td>\npos<\/td>\n\u00a0how<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\npou<\/td>\n\u00a0who \/ which \/ that<\/b> (relative pronoun)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd<\/td>\npou<\/td>\n\u00a0where<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5<\/td>\npote<\/td>\n\u00a0when<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\n\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af<\/td>\nyatee<\/td>\n\u00a0why \/ because<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad<\/td>\npote<\/td>\n\u00a0never<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac<\/td>\nxana<\/td>\n\u00a0again<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\n\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9<\/td>\neho<\/td>\n\u00a0I have<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf<\/td>\nolos o<\/td>\n\u00a0all <\/b>(masculine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b7<\/td>\noleeee<\/td>\n\u00a0all <\/b>(feminine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf<\/td>\nolo to<\/td>\n\u00a0all<\/b> (neuter, singular, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\nolee ee<\/td>\n\u00a0all<\/b> (masculine, plural, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\noles ee<\/td>\n\u00a0all<\/b>(feminine, plural, nominative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\nola ta<\/td>\n\u00a0all<\/b> (neuter, plural, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/td>\nolo ton<\/td>\n\u00a0all <\/b>(masculine, singular accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/td>\nolee tin<\/td>\n\u00a0all <\/b>(feminine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/td>\nolous tous<\/td>\n\u00a0all<\/b> (masculine, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\n\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2<\/td>\noles tis<\/td>\n\u00a0all <\/b>(feminine, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\npoios<\/td>\n\u00a0who \/ which<\/b> (interrogative pronoun, masculine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1<\/td>\npoia<\/td>\n\u00a0who \/ which<\/b> (interrogative pronoun, feminine, singular and neuter plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf<\/td>\npoio<\/td>\n\u00a0who \/ which<\/b> (interrogative pronoun, neuter, singular, nominative, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf<\/td>\nposo<\/td>\n\u00a0how much<\/b> (adverb or interrogative pronoun neuter, singular, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b1<\/td>\nposa<\/td>\n\u00a0how much \/ many<\/b> (interrogative pronoun, neuter, plural, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b7<\/td>\nposee<\/td>\n\u00a0how much<\/b> (interrogative\u00a0 pronoun feminine, singular, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\nposos<\/td>\n\u00a0how much<\/b> (interrogative\u00a0 pronoun masculine, singular, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\nposee<\/td>\n\u00a0how much \/ many<\/b> (interrogative\u00a0 pronoun masculine, plural, nominative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2<\/td>\nposes<\/td>\n\u00a0how much <\/b>(interrogative\u00a0 pronoun feminine, plural, nominative and accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd<\/td>\nposon<\/td>\n\u00a0how much <\/b>(interrogative\u00a0 pronoun masculine, singular, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/td>\nposous<\/td>\n\u00a0how much \/many<\/b>(interrogative\u00a0 pronoun masculine, plural, accusative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\n\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac<\/td>\nkala<\/td>\n\u00a0well<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\n\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9<\/td>\nkati<\/td>\n\u00a0something<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\ntipota<\/td>\n\u00a0nothing<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9<\/td>\nentaxi<\/td>\n\u00a0ok<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af<\/td>\nproi<\/td>\n\u00a0morning<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\n\u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9<\/td>\nmesimeri<\/td>\n\u00a0noon \/ afternoon<\/b> (12:00-16:00)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1<\/td>\napogevma<\/td>\n\u00a0afternoon<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\n\u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5<\/td>\nvradi<\/td>\n\u00a0evening<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\n\u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5<\/td>\ntote<\/td>\n\u00a0then<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf<\/td>\npio<\/td>\n\u00a0more<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\n\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1<\/td>\npia<\/td>\n\u00a0anymore<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/td>\nsimera<\/td>\n\u00a0today<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\n\u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2<\/td>\nhthes<\/td>\n\u00a0yesterday<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\n\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf<\/td>\navrio<\/td>\n\u00a0 tomorrow<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\n\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1<\/td>\nora<\/td>\n\u00a0hour \/ time<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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