Buildings and premises in Greek
20 words Greek words on the topic “buildings and premises”: το πάρκο — park, η βιβλιοθήκη — library, το μουσείο — museum, το θέατρο — theater. 20 words can be played from recordings.
20 words on the topic
- το πάρκοto párkoparkthere is also the native o kípos, but the city park goes by the borrowing
- η βιβλιοθήκηi vivliothíkilibraryboth the library and the bookcase at home: vivlío plus thíki, a holder
- το μουσείοto musíomuseumliterally 'a place of the Muses'. The word returned to Greek from Latin
- το θέατροto théatrotheaterfrom theáome, I watch: the place where people watch
- ο κινηματογράφοςo kinimatográfoscinemain speech shorter — to sinemá: the long word lives on the posters
- η εκκλησίαi eklisíachurchoriginally 'an assembly of citizens': the church is named after the people, not the building
- το στάδιοto stádiostadiumoriginally a measure of length — about a hundred and eighty meters, the length of the running track
- η πρεσβείαi prezvíaembassyfrom présvís, an ambassador — originally 'an elder'
- το αστυνομικό τμήμαto astinomikó tmímapolice stationin speech it is cut down to to tmíma — the precinct
- το δημαρχείοto dimarkhíocity hallfrom dímarchos, the mayor: démos plus árcho, to rule the community
- ο σταθμός των λεωφορείωνo stathmós ton leoforíonbus stationliterally 'station of the buses'. Intercity buses in Greece are called KTEL, and the terminal is often named after them
- η προβλήταi provlítapierfeminine, stress on the i. From vállo, to throw: the place where gangways are thrown
- το ανταλλακτήριο συναλλάγματοςto andalaktírio sinalágmatoscurrency exchangefrom allázo, to change. Inner nt sounds nd, and the double λ sounds as one l
- ο ζωολογικός κήποςo zooloyikós kíposzooliterally 'zoological garden': Greek never borrowed a compound for it. Kípos the course knows as garden
- το τσίρκοto tsírkocircusneuter, stress on the first syllable. Borrowed through Italian — the same route English 'circus' took
- ο πυροσβεστικός σταθμόςo pirozvestikós stathmósfire stationfrom pyr, fire, and svíno, to put out. The service itself goes by one word: i Pirosvestikí
- το πλυντήριο αυτοκινήτωνto plindírio aftokinítoncar washplindírio you know from the washing machine and the dishwasher — one root: pléno, to wash
- το ταξιδιωτικό γραφείοto taksidiotikó grafíotravel agencyliterally 'travel office', from taxídi. The course has already seen this adjective in guidebooks
- ο κεντρικός δρόμοςo kendrikós drómosmain streetliterally 'central street'. kéndro is familiar, but in the adjective the stress slides to the end
- το εκδοτήριο εισιτηρίωνto ekdotírio isitiríonticket officefrom ekdído, to issue. At the station this labels the window where tickets are sold
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Τα παιδιά παίζουν στο πάρκοta pediá pézun sto párkoThe children play in the park
- Η βιβλιοθήκη κλείνει στις οκτώi vivliothíki klíni stis októThe library closes at eight
- Το μουσείο έχει δωρεάν είσοδο την Κυριακήto musío ékhi doreán ísodo tin KiriakíIn the museum entry is free on Sundays
- Πήγαμε στο θέατρο το Σάββατοpígame sto théatro to SávatoWe went to the theater on Saturday
- Ο κινηματογράφος είναι δίπλα στην πλατείαo kinimatográfos íne dípla stin platíaThe cinema is near the square
- Η εκκλησία είναι ανοιχτή το πρωίi eklisía íne anikhtí to proíThe church is open in the morning
What is worth knowing about these words
το πάρκο (to párko) — park. there is also the native o kípos, but the city park goes by the borrowing
η βιβλιοθήκη (i vivliothíki) — library. both the library and the bookcase at home: vivlío plus thíki, a holder
το μουσείο (to musío) — museum. literally 'a place of the Muses'. The word returned to Greek from Latin
το θέατρο (to théatro) — theater. from theáome, I watch: the place where people watch
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is το πάρκο (to párko) — park.
- What is this word?
It is η πρεσβεία (i prezvía) — embassy.
- What is this word?
It is το τσίρκο (to tsírko) — circus.
- What is this word?
It is η βιβλιοθήκη (i vivliothíki) — library.
- What is this word?
It is το αστυνομικό τμήμα (to astinomikó tmíma) — police station.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “park” in Greek?
there is also the native o kípos, but the city park goes by the borrowing
- How do you say “embassy” in Greek?
from présvís, an ambassador — originally 'an elder'
- How do you say “circus” in Greek?
neuter, stress on the first syllable. Borrowed through Italian — the same route English 'circus' took
- How do you say “library” in Greek?
both the library and the bookcase at home: vivlío plus thíki, a holder
- How do you say “police station” in Greek?
in speech it is cut down to to tmíma — the precinct
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “park” in Greek?
«το πάρκο», read “to párko”. there is also the native o kípos, but the city park goes by the borrowing. It is one of 20 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 20 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.
Is there audio?
Yes, 20 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.