LingoflyBuildings and premises in Greek
20 words in Greek on the topic “buildings and premises”: το πάρκο (to párko) — park, η βιβλιοθήκη (i vivliothíki) — library, το μουσείο (to musío) — museum, το θέατρο (to théatro) — 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 is 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 is both the washing machine and the dishwasher — one root: pléno, to wash
- το ταξιδιωτικό γραφείοto taksidiotikó grafíotravel agencyliterally 'travel office', from taxídi. The same adjective is in taxidiotikós odigós, a guidebook
- ο κεντρικός δρόμοςo kendrikós drómosmain streetliterally 'central street'. From kéndro, centre, 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
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How it sounds in a sentence
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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.
- 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 “park” in Greek?
«το πάρκο» (to párko), 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?
The whole set on this page is 20 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, 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.