Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Numbers forty one to sixty in Greek



Here we reach the middle of our numbers series. Its all downhill to the end from here folks! This is Numbers forty one to sixty in Greek. I hope you're having fun keeping up with the number learning and that you have a chance to use your new-found knowledge of Greek at some point in the future!


English to greek numbers forty one to sixty
EnglishGreek
forty-oneσαράντα μια
forty-twoΣαράντα δυο
forty-threeΣαράντα τρεις
forty-fourσαραντα τεσσερις
forty-fiveσαραντα πέντε
forty-sixσαραντα εξι
forty-sevenσαραντα επτα
forty-eightσαραντα οκτω
forty-nineΣαράντα εννεα
fiftyπενηντα
fifty-oneΠενήντα μια
fifty-twoΠενήντα δυο
fifty-threeΠενήντα τρεις
fifty-fourΠενήντα τεσσερα
fifty-fiveπενηντα πεντε
fifty-sixπενήντα εξι
fifty-sevenΠενήντα επτα
fifty-eightπενηντα οκτω
fifty-nineπενηντα εννεα
sixtyεξηντα


Sunday, 8 June 2008

Numbers twenty one to forty in Greek



Continuing on with our theme of numbers in Greek, we now move onto numbers twenty one through forty. This is the second block in our numbers series, we will be continuing the series up to 100.

After the numbers series we will start to move onto more advanced words and then onto simple phrases.

English to greek numbers twenty one to forty
EnglishGreek
twenty-oneΕίκοσι μια
twenty-twoεικοσι δυο
twenty-threeΕίκοσι τρεις
twenty-fourεικοσι τεσσερις
twenty-fiveεικοσι-πέντε
twenty-sixεικοσι εξι
twenty-sevenεικοσι επτα
twenty-eightεικοσι οκτω
twenty-nineεικοσι εννεα
thirtyτριαντα
thirty-oneΤριάντα μια
thirty-twoΤριάντα δυο
thirty-threeΤριάντα τρεις
thirty-fourΤριάντα τεσσερα
thirty-fiveτριαντα πεντε
thirty-sixτριαντα εξι
thirty-sevenτριαντα επτα
thirty-eightτριαντα οκτω
thirty-nineτριαντα εννεα
fortyσαραντα


Thursday, 5 June 2008

Numbers one to twenty in Greek



We are starting a new theme here at learning55, everyone needs to use basic words (which we have started covering already) and numbers. To make it easier for you to learn, we are splitting them up from 1-100 in blocks of twenty. Here follows the first "block" for you to start learning!


English to greek numbers one to twenty
EnglishGreek
eighteenδεκαοκτω
sixteenδεκαεξι
seventeenδεκαεπτα
fifteenδεκαπεντε
fourteenδεκατεσσαρων
thirteenδεκατρεις
twelveδωδεκα
elevenεντεκα
tenδεκα
nineεννεα
eightοκτω
sevenεπτα
sixεξι
fiveπεντε
fourτεσσερα
threeτρεις
twoδυο
oneμια
zeroμηδέν
nineteenδεκαεννεα
twentyεικοσι


Sports in Greek



Holiday resorts or business retreats often have facilities for sports and entertainment, but what's the difference between baseball and basketball in Greek? Well your about to find out because we've compiled a list of popular sports and there Greek counterparts.

English to greek sports
EnglishGreek
footballποδόσφαιρο
basketballμπάσκετ
cricketκρίκετ
dartsβελάκια
snookerσνούκερ
poolπισίνα
soccerποδόσφαιρο
balletμπαλέτο
high jumpυψηλό άλμα
long jumpάλμα εις μήκος
pole vaultκαλάμι θησαυροφυλάκια
triple jumpτριπλό άλμα
racingιπποδρομίες
skateboardingΣκέιτμπορντ
mountaineeringορειβασία
cyclingποδήλατο
dancingχορό
horse racingιπποδρομίες
fishingαλιεία
gymnasticsγυμναστική
cheerleadingΜαζορέτες
hockeyχόκεϊ
canoeingΚάνοε-Καγιάκ
badmintonμπάντμιντον
squashσκουός
tennisτένις
table tennisπινγκ-πονγκ
rc racingrc αγωνιστικά
runningτρέχουν
sailingιστιοπλοΐα
skiingσκι
swimmingκολύμπι
divingκαταδύσεις


Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Transport in Greek



Getting to and from the airport can be a pretty daunting task without knowing what your options are (or what those funny letters in Greek mean on the board), using these simple phrases below in Greek you should be able to find a taxi, bus or train service to your city or hotel.

English to greek transport
EnglishGreek
busλεωφορείο
carαυτοκίνητο
lorryφορτηγό
trainτραίνο
bikeποδήλατο
unicycleμονόκυκλου
wheelchairαναπηρική καρέκλα
taxiταξί
ambulanceασθενοφόρο
fire engineπυρκαγιάς κινητήρα
police carαστυνομικών αυτοκινήτων
boatβάρκα
shipπλοίο
tramτραμ
airplaneαεροπλάνο
kartλέξη
limousineΛιμουζίνα
truckφορτηγό
submarineυποβρύχιο
lifeboatσωσίβια λέμβος
canoeκανό
bargeφορτηγίδα
motorcycleμοτοσικλέτας
scooterσκούτερ


Relationships in Greek



Family and friends are important when traveling, its important that when you make new friends abroad you know what to call them, we have again, made a list of popular relationships and the translation in Greek, we didn't bother with second cousins or half sisters but we will be covering numbers in another set so stay tuned to your Greek language learning.

English to greek relationships
EnglishGreek
motherμητέρα
fatherπατέρας
sisterαδερφή
brotherαδερφός
grandfatherπαππούς
grandmotherγιαγιά
uncleθείος
auntθεία
cousinεξάδελφος
friendφίλος
husbandσύζυγος
wifeσύζυγος
girlfriendκορίτσι
boyfriendαγόρι


Fruits in Greek



We start this set of translations with some names of fruit, we here at 55learning want to both promote Greek learning and healthy eating so its a win win situation really, these Greek words will get harder and harder over the course of this series.

English to greek fruits
EnglishGreek
appleμήλο
apricotβερίκοκο
avocadoαβοκάντο
bananaμπανάνα
blackberryβατόμουρα
blackcurrantμαύρα φραγκοστάφυλα
cherimoyaΤσεριμόγια
cherryκεράσι
coconutκαρύδας
cranberryθαμνόμουρων
figκαρύδα
grapefruitγκρέιπφρουτ
grapeσταφυλιών
guavaγκουάβα
kiwiΑκτινίδια
lemonλεμονιού
limeάσβεστος
mandarinμανταρίνι
mangoμάνγκο
melonπεπόνι
nectarineνεκταρινιών
orangeπορτοκαλί
papayaπαπάγια
peachροδάκινο
pearαχλάδι
pinappleανανά
plumΔαμάσκηνο
pomegranateΣυγγενικά
quinceΦράουλα
strawberryφράουλα
watermelonκαρπούζι