LingoflyHome and things in Greek
188 words in Greek on the topic “home and things”: σπίτι (spíti) — house, η κατοικία (i katikía) — housing, το δωμάτιο (to domátio) — room, η κουζίνα (i kuzína) — kitchen. 188 words can be played from recordings.
188 words on the topic
- σπίτιspítihouseneuter: to spíti. 'At home' and 'home' are the same sto spíti — the verb carries the difference
- η κατοικίαi katikíahousingfrom katoikó, to reside. Rental ads use exactly this word
- το δωμάτιοto domátiorooma room in a flat and a room in a hotel alike. The apartment is to diamérisma
- η κουζίναi kuzínakitchenthe room, the stove and cooking as an art — one word for all three
- το μπάνιοto bániobathroomμπ reads as b: Greek has no letter of its own for that sound, nor for g and d
- το μπαλκόνιto balkónibalconyμπ reads as b. In a Greek flat the balcony is almost a room in its own right
- ο όροφοςo órofosfloorthe ground level counts as floor zero — the isóyio
- το ασανσέρto asansérliftfrom French. The bookish anelkystíras stands on the signs
- η σκάλαi skálastaircasethe staircase in a house and a step-ladder alike. One step is to skalí
- το τραπέζιto trapézitablefrom trápeza, the money-changer table — the same word that names the bank
- η καρέκλαi karéklachairan armchair is i polithróna — literally 'many-throned'
- το κρεβάτιto krevátibeda double bed is diplo kreváti, a single monó
- η ντουλάπαi dulápawardrobethe nt reads d. The kitchen cupboard is to dulápi, neuter
- το παράθυροto paráthirowindowfrom thýra, a door: literally 'beside-the-door', an opening next to the door
- η πόρταi pórtadoorfrom Italian. The bookish thýra stands in airport announcements — the gate
- το κλειδίto klidíkeyfrom klíno, to close. klidóno — to lock
- η λάμπαi lámbalampboth the lamp and the bulb. To fos is light in general
- το ζεστό νερόto zestó neróhot waterin a Greek flat the water is often heated by a solar boiler on the roof — the ilíakós
- το ρεύμαto révmaelectricityliterally 'a flow, a current': electric current and sea current share the word
- τα σκουπίδιαta skupídiatrashalways plural. From skoúpa, the broom
- το καθάρισμαto kathárizmacleaningfrom katharós, clean — the same root as 'catharsis'
- το πλύσιμοto plísimolaundrywashing clothes and washing up alike: plísimo piáton — doing the dishes
- τα πιάταta piátadishesliterally 'plates': this is how Greeks speak of dishes in general
- η πετσέταi petsétatowelthe same word means a napkin at the table — the place tells you which
- το σαπούνιto sapúnisoapliquid soap is ygró sapúni. Shampoo is to sampouán, from French
- ο γείτοναςo yítonasneighbora female neighbor is i yitónissa. The neighborhood is i yitoniá — the same root
- ο σπιτονοικοκύρηςo spitonikokírislandlordassembled from spíti, house, and nikokýris, master. Long, but that is how people say it
- το ενοίκιοto eníkiorentthe payment for housing. nikiazó — to rent; enikiázete stands on the ads
- η ανακαίνισηi anakénisirenovationfrom kenúryos, new: literally 'renewal'. A small repair is episkeyí
- έχει φασαρίαékhi fasaríait's noisyfasaría is noise, bustle and a scandal alike. From Italian
- Δεν δουλεύειden duléviit doesn't workdulévo covers people at work and machines at work
- Χάλασεkhálaseit brokepast tense of khaláo, to break down. About food it means went off
- στάζειstáziit leaksliterally 'drips'. About a pipe and a faucet; diarroí is the leak itself
- Φωνάξτε τεχνικόfonákste tekhnikócall a technicianfonázo is to call with your voice; the same verb calls a taxi and a doctor
- Πότε θα έρθετε;póte tha érthete?when will you come?tha builds the future: tha érthete — you will come
- ζεσταίνωzesténoheatfrom zestós, warm. Zesténome — I am warm
- το ψυγείοto psiyíorefrigeratorfrom psýchos, cold; the same word names a car radiator
- η στέγηi stéyiroofFiguratively, shelter: 'stegi ya Ólus' — a roof for everyone, housing for all
- ο τοίχοςo tíkhoswallThe ordinary wall. The old city wall is téichos with 'ei' — a different word for a different wall
- η κρεβατοκάμαραi krevatokámarabedroomLiterally 'bed-room': kreváti plus kámara. The compound says plainly what English spells out
- η αυλήi avlíyardAn ancient word: avlí was both the court of kings and the yard of farmers
- το ταβάνιto tavániceilingFrom Turkish tavan. The bookish word, i orofí, is what housing ads use
- η καγκελόπορταi kangelóportagateFrom kángeto, a railing: Greek gates are usually made of bars, and the name says so
- ο φράχτηςo frákhtisfenceFrom frázo, to block off — the same root as frási, a phrase: words that fence off a thought
- το γκαράζto garázgarageIndeclinable. The gate signs read PARKING or EXODOS — 'way out'
- το γραμματοκιβώτιοto gramatokivótiomailboxGrámma plus kivótio: a box for letters. The ark was a kivotos too
- το υπόγειοto ipóyobasementYpó plus yi: 'under the earth'. The metro is the 'underground railway' built on the same word
- πλένω τα πιάταpléno ta piátato wash the dishesLiterally 'I wash the plates': no separate word for dishes is needed
- σκουπίζωskupízoto sweepAlso means to wipe: 'skoupízo ta hériá mu' — I wipe my hands
- πλένω ρούχαpléno rúkhato do the laundryThe same pléno as washing dishes: Greek keeps wash and launder in one verb
- σιδερώνωsiderónoto ironFrom sídero, iron: the metal and the appliance are one word — you iron with the iron
- μαγειρεύω το βραδινόmayirévo to vradinóto cook dinnerVradinó is the evening meal, the twin of proinó, the morning one
- βγάζω τα σκουπίδιαvgázo ta skupídiato take out the trashLiterally 'I take out the trash': vgázo is to take out, the opposite of putting in
- η ηλεκτρική σκούπαi ilektrikí skúpavacuum cleanerLiterally an 'electric broom': skoúpa is the ordinary kind you sweep with
- η βούρτσαi vúrtsahairbrushFor hair and for shoes alike. The tooth kind takes a prefix: odontóvourtsa
- ο κουβάςo kuvásbucketFrom Italian. The trash bucket is a different word: o kádos
- το σίδεροto síderoclothes ironThe same word as the metal: the appliance is named after what it is made of
- βοηθάωvoitháoto helpThe cry for help is the same root: 'voíthia!' shouted in the street
- κλείσε την πόρταklíse tin pórtaclose the doorPolite plural: klíste. The same verb also means to book — you 'close' a table at a restaurant
- άνοιξε το παράθυροánikse to paráthiroopen the windowThe same root as ánoixi, spring — the season when everything opens
- δώσε μουdóse mugive mePolite plural: dÓSTE mu. Without parakaló it comes out curt
- πιο σιγά, παρακαλώpio sigá parakalóquieter, pleaseSigá means both quiet and slow — the request to speak more slowly sounds the same
- νοικιάζω διαμέρισμαnikiázo diamérizmato rent an apartmentOne verb serves both ends of the deal: nikiazo is to rent and to rent out
- δίνω διαμέρισμα για ενοίκιοdíno diamérizma ya eníkioto rent out an apartmentThe spelling-out is needed because nikiazo alone is genuinely two-way
- το συμβόλαιο ενοικίασηςto simvóleo enikíasisleaseSimvÓleo is the notary's contract; a plainer agreement is sÝmvasi
- το ενοίκιοto eníkiorent paymentFrom oÍkos, the house: house-money. The same root as 'economy'
- η διάρκεια μίσθωσηςi diárkia místhosislease termMÍsthosi is the legal name of renting, from misthÓs, pay
- ο μεσίτηςo mesítisreal estate agentFrom mÉsos, middle: the one who stands mid-deal — a go-between
- η επίσκεψη στο διαμέρισμαi epískepsi sto diamérizmaapartment viewingGreek says a 'visiting', not a 'viewing': it is people who go, not eyes
- το επιπλωμένο διαμέρισμαto epiploméno diamérizmafurnished apartmentFrom Épiplo, furniture — 'the things laid on top'. In ads it is the first word after the price
- μετακομίζωmetakomízoto move inOne verb covers moving in and out: the preposition — 'se' in, 'apÓ' out — decides
- αφήνω το διαμέρισμαafíno to diamérizmato move outLiterally 'I leave the apartment': the same afÍno as leaving a thing behind
- η μετακόμισηi metakómisirelocationMetÁ plus komízo, 'I carry across': the courier, komistÍS, carries with the same root
- μετακομίζωmetakomízoto move houseThe same verb as moving in: Greek doesn't split the move from the move-in
- ο αχθοφόροςo akhthofórosmoverÁchthos plus fÉRO: 'a carrier of loads'. At the station the same man is a porter
- πακετάρωpaketároto packFrom pakéto, a package. The bookish word, siskevÁzo, is what the boxes say
- ξεπακετάρωksepaketároto unpackThe prefix 'xe-' undoes the action — the same 'xe-' as xekourÁzome, to rest
- η νέα διεύθυνσηi néa diéfthinsinew addressThe same difýnsi as the directorship: whatever sets your direction — including where you live
- η μεταφορά πραγμάτωνi metaforá pragmátontransport of belongingsMetaforÁ is a carrying-over — the same word Greek gave 'metaphor'
- τακτοποιούμαιtaktopiúmeto get settledFrom táxi, order: I put myself and my things in order
- συνηθίζω στο νέο μέροςsinithízo sto néo mérosto get used to a new placeFrom siníthia, habit; the preposition 'se' names the thing you grow used to
- τα έπιπλαta épiplafurnitureAlways plural: literally 'the things laid upon the floor'
- ο καναπέςo kanapéssofaThe word traveled to France and back: kanapés turned into French canapé — the snack you eat on one
- η πολυθρόναi polithrónaarmchairLiterally a 'many-throne': polý plus thrónos, seat
- το ράφιto ráfishelfA bookshelf and a store shelf in one: 'sta rÁfia' means 'on the shelves', that is, for sale
- το χαλίto khalícarpetFrom Turkish halı. The little rug is to chaláki
- ο καθρέφτηςo kathréftismirrorAlso written kathréptis with pi: both spellings are in use
- η κουρτίναi kurtínawindow curtainFrom Italian cortina. The theater curtain is a different thing: i avléa
- το μαξιλάριto maksiláripillowThe bed pillow and the sofa cushion: one word covers both
- η κουβέρταi kuvértablanketFrom Italian coperta — a 'covering'. The quilt is to páploma
- ο πολυέλαιοςo poliéleoschandelierLiterally a 'many-oil-lamp': church chandeliers once held many little lamps
- η μπογιάi boyiápaintFrom Turkish boya. The painter's paint is a different word: to chrÓma
- βάφω τους τοίχουςváfo tus tíkhusto paint the wallsThe same váfo paints hair and cloth: 'váfo ta maliá mu'
- η ταπετσαρίαi tapetsaríawallpaperThe same word as upholstery: wall and armchair wear the same skin
- τα πλακάκιαta plakákiatileA pet-name of pláka, a slab — and pláka also means a good joke
- το κατσαβίδιto katsavídiscrewdriverFrom vída, a screw: literally the 'screw-turner'
- το τρυπάνιto tripánipower drillFrom trýpa, a hole — the same root as tryPÁo, to drill
- ο σωλήναςo solínaspipeThe plumbing kind. The brass instrument is i trombéta, a different word
- κάηκε η λάμπαkáike i lámbathe bulb burned outLiterally 'the lamp burned': the same verb as a house fire
- η θέρμανσηi thérmansiheatingFrom thermós, warm — the root of 'thermos'. The air conditioner is to klimatistikÓ
- κάνω ανακαίνισηkáno anakénisito renovateFrom kainós, new: renovation as renewal, not repair
- ο μετρητήςo metritísmeterFrom metró, to measure — the root of 'meter' itself. Don't confuse with metritá, cash
- η ένδειξη μετρητήi éndiksi metritímeter readingÉndefixi is a device's reading — and a sign, an indication in general
- ο λογαριασμός νερούo logariazmós nerúwater billThe same scheme as the phone bill: logariasmós plus 'of water'
- ο λογαριασμός ρεύματοςo logariazmós révmatoselectricity billRévma is electric current and a stream at once: electricity is named after a flow
- έκοψαν το νερόékopsan to neróthe water was cut offLiterally 'they cut the water', with an impersonal 'they': the same kóvo, to cut
- ο κάδος απορριμμάτωνo kádos aporimátontrash binIn speech simply o kádos; the bin itself wears the long word on its side
- η είσοδος πολυκατοικίαςi ísodos polikatikíasbuilding entrancePolikatikía is the apartment house: polý plus katikía, a dwelling — the entrance belongs to it
- το θυροτηλέφωνοto thirotiléfonointercomThýra plus tiléfono: a door telephone. Speech also uses the full form, to thirotiléfono
- η φασαρία από τους γείτονεςi fasaría apó tus yítonesnoise from the neighborsFasaría is noise, fuss and a row in one — a lively, very frequent word
- ο κανονισμός πολυκατοικίαςo kanonizmós polikatikíashouse rulesFrom kanónas, a rule — the same root English took as 'canon'
- ο φούρνοςo fúrnosovenThe same word as the bakery: 'pao ston foúrno' — I'm off to the baker's
- ο φούρνος μικροκυμάτωνo fúrnos mikrokimátonmicrowaveLiterally an 'oven of little waves': kýma, a wave, like at sea
- ο τρίφτηςo tríftisgraterFrom trívo, to rub — the same root as triví, friction
- η κουτάλαi kutálaladleA big koutáli: the feminine gender turns the spoon into a ladle
- το καπάκιto kapákilidA pot lid, a pen cap and a car hood: one little cover
- η ξύλινη βάση κοπήςi ksílini vási kopíscutting boardIn speech people just say 'i vási' or 'i sanída', the board
- η ποδιάi podiáapronFrom pódi, the leg: the apron once reached down to the legs
- το τραπεζομάντιλοto trapezomándilotableclothTrapézi plus mandíli: the table's own cloth
- το μπλέντερto blénderblenderIndeclinable. The mixer is a separate word: to míxer
- το δοχείο φαγητούto dokhío fayitúfood containerDochío is a vessel in general: a tank, a jar, a container
- η χτέναi khténacombFrom chtenízo, to comb; the same word as the comb of a shell
- το ξυραφάκιto ksirafákirazorA pet-name of xyráfi: the disposable kind, not the fearsome straight razor
- το σαμπουάνto sambuánshampooFrom French, indeclinable: to sampoán, ta sampoán
- το ψαλίδιto psalídiscissorsSingular in Greek: one scissors, ta psalídia in the plural
- η βελόναi velónaneedleA sewing needle, a syringe needle and a knitting needle: one word
- η κλωστήi klostíthreadFrom klótho, to spin: the Fate Clotho, who spins the thread, shares the name
- πετάωpetáoto throw awayThe same word means to fly: 'petái to aeropláno' — the plane flies
- φυλάωfiláoto keepTo keep and to guard: the same root as the luggage storage sign
- το πλυντήριο ρούχωνto plindírio rúkhonwashing machineFrom pléno, to wash; the -tírio ending makes a place or an appliance
- το πλυντήριο πιάτωνto plindírio piátondishwasherDiffers from the washing machine only in the second word
- ο καταψύκτηςo katapsíktisdeep freezerFrom psýchos, cold, like the fridge; the 'kata-' makes the cold deeper
- ο ανεμιστήραςo anemistírasfanFrom ánemos, wind: the appliance that makes wind
- το θερμαντικό σώμαto thermandikó sómaheaterFrom thermánsi, heating. In speech people more often say i sÓmpa
- το πιστολάκιto pistolákihair dryerLiterally 'little pistol': the dryer named after its shape
- η μπαλαντέζαi balandézaextension cordFrom French baladeuse, 'the wanderer': a socket that walks around
- ο διακόπτηςo diakóptislight switchFrom diakópto, to interrupt: the same root as kóvo, to cut
- το ράγισμαto ráyizmacrackFrom ragízo, to crack; hearts are said to crack the same way
- η γρατζουνιάi gradzuniáa scratchOn the phone and on the skin: one word
- η βίδαi vídaa screwIt gives katsavídi, the screwdriver: literally 'the screw-turner'
- το γαλλικό κλειδίto galikó klidíwrenchLiterally a 'French key': the adjustable wrench is French in Greek
- η πένσαi pénsapliersSingular in Greek: one pliers, ta péntsa in the plural
- η μονωτική ταινίαi monotikí teníaelectrical tapeThe same tenía as a film: both are ribbons
- η κόλλαi kólaglue stickThe same root as koLLO, to stick and to freeze up
- το σελοτέιπto selotéiptapeFrom the brand Sellotape. Indeclinable
- το σχοινίto skhiníropeThe clothesline is a bouniá of its own; schiní is the rope proper
- κολλάωkoláoto glueThe same verb as the computer freezing and getting stuck: sticking everywhere
- βιδώνωvidónoto screw inFrom vída, a screw. Unscrewing adds 'xe-': xeviDÓno
- μετράωmetráoto measureTo measure, to count, and 'to matter': 'aftó metrái' — that counts
- το φτιάχνω μόνος μουto ftiákhno mónos muto fix things myselfFtiÁchno covers make, mend and pack a suitcase
- το ντουςto dusshowerFrom French douche, indeclinable: 'káno ntus'
- το ξυπνητήριto ksipnitírialarm clockFrom xipnáo, to wake up: the -tíri ending makes a device
- το θερμόμετροto thermómetroa thermometerThermós plus métro: 'a heat measurer'. Stress on the 'ó'
- η τοστιέραi tostiératoasterThe Greek tostiera makes hot sandwiches rather than toast
- η ραπτομηχανήi raptomikhanísewing machineFrom rávo, to sew: the same root as ráftis, the tailor
- τα θεμέλιαta theméliafoundationAlways plural: the root of themelióno, to back up
- τα τελειώματαta teliómatafinishing workFrom telióno, to finish: what brings the job to its end
- κατεβάζωkatevázolowerit also means 'download': Greek lowers a file the way it lowers a blind
- κουνάωkunáomoveto move and to wag: kunái tin urá — it wags its tail
- μου πέφτει κάτιmu péfti kátidropliterally 'it falls for me': Greek doesn't drop things — they fall by themselves
- μαζεύω από κάτωmazévo apó kátopick up off the floorthe same mazévo as saving up and gathering; apó káto sets the place
- κρεμάω ρούχαkremáo rúkhahang upthe same kremáo as hanging a picture; rúcha for the everyday laundry
- ξεκρεμάωksekremáotake downthe prefix xe- undoes what kremáo does. The same pair as déno — xedéno
- διπλώνωdiplónofoldfrom dipós, double: to fold is to double
- ξεδιπλώνωksediplónounfoldthe same prefix xe- as in xekremáo: it removes the action
- ξετυλίγωksetilígounwrapthe partner of tilígo through the same prefix xe-
- ανοίγω πόρταanígo pórtato openthe same verb opens an account and turns things on: ánikse to fos — turn on the light
- κλείνω πόρταklíno pórtato closethe same verb books a table and a room: éklesa domátio — I booked a room
- κλειδώνωklidónolockfrom klidí, the key. The same verb locks a blocked profile online
- ξεκλειδώνωksiklidónounlockthe same prefix xe-: it undoes what klidóno did
- ανάβω το φωςanávo to fosturn on the lightthe same anávo as switching on an appliance: originally 'to kindle'
- σβήνω το φωςzvíno to fosturn off the lightthe direct partner of anávo: svíno puts out the light and the written line alike
- γυρίζω το πόμολοyirízo to pómoloturn the doorknobpómolo is the door handle; yirízo means both to turn and to return
- χτυπάω την πόρταkhtipáo tin pórtaknockthe same khtipáo that means to hit and to beat eggs
- χτυπάω το κουδούνιkhtipáo to kudúniring the doorbellthe same kudúni as the school bell: Greeks ring the bell rather than knock
- αφήνω να μπειafíno na bilet inliterally 'I allow to enter': there is no separate verb
- αφήνω να βγειafíno na vyilet outthe partner of letting in: only the verb of motion changes
- το κατώφλιto katóflithresholdfrom káto, below. Both the strip at the door and the phrase 'on the threshold of change'
- το πόμολοto pómolodoorknobstress on the first syllable: PO-molo. A bag or cup handle is another word, to cherúli
- η κλειδαριάi klidariádoor lockfrom klidí, the key. Here ei is a plain ee: kli-da-RYA
- το κουδούνι της πόρταςto kudúni tis pórtasdoorbellthe same kudúni as the school bell and the goat's bell; tis pórtas says whose
- το περβάζιto perváziwindowsillfrom Turkish pervaz. The trim around a door goes by the same word
- το κουρτινάκιto kurtinákicurtaina diminutive of kurtína, the drape: Greek tells them apart only by size. The theater curtain is i avléa
- το φωτάκιto fotákinight-lighta diminutive of fos, light: literally 'little fire'. The indicator lamp on a device shares the name
- ο νιπτήραςo niptírassinkfrom nípto, to wash — the same root as in a surgeon's sink. The kitchen one is more often o nerochítis
- η μπανιέραi baniérabathtubthe basin itself; the room around it is to bánio. The opening mb sounds b
- η λεκάνηi lekánitoiletliterally 'a basin': the same word means the pelvis in anatomy and a big dough basin in the kitchen
- το λάστιχο του κήπουto lástikho tu kípugarden hosethe same lástikho as rubber and the car tire; without tu kípu it is unclear what is meant
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What is worth knowing about these words
σπίτι (spíti) — house. Neuter: to spíti. 'At home' and 'home' are the same sto spíti — the verb carries the difference.
η κατοικία (i katikía) — housing. From katoikó, to reside. Rental ads use exactly this word.
το δωμάτιο (to domátio) — room. A room in a flat and a room in a hotel alike. The apartment is to diamérisma.
η κουζίνα (i kuzína) — kitchen. The room, the stove and cooking as an art — one word for all three.
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 σπίτι (spíti) — house.
- What is this word?
It is το ασανσέρ (to asansér) — lift.
- What is this word?
It is η πόρτα (i pórta) — door.
- What is this word?
It is το πλύσιμο (to plísimo) — laundry.
- What is this word?
It is η ανακαίνιση (i anakénisi) — renovation.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “house” in Greek?
neuter: to spíti. 'At home' and 'home' are the same sto spíti — the verb carries the difference
- How do you say “lift” in Greek?
from French. The bookish anelkystíras stands on the signs
- How do you say “door” in Greek?
from Italian. The bookish thýra stands in airport announcements — the gate
- How do you say “laundry” in Greek?
washing clothes and washing up alike: plísimo piáton — doing the dishes
- How do you say “renovation” in Greek?
from kenúryos, new: literally 'renewal'. A small repair is episkeyí
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Room, key, water, electricity. You will need them on your first day in a rented flat.
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.
- Study spread over days wins 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 “house” in Greek?
«σπίτι» (spíti), read “spíti”. Neuter: to spíti. 'At home' and 'home' are the same sto spíti — the verb carries the difference. It is one of 188 words in the set “home and things” — the rest are in the table above.
How many household words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 188 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 188 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.