LingoflyShopping and money in Greek
99 words in Greek on the topic “shopping and money”: Πόσο κάνει; (póso káni) — how much is it?, ευρώ (evró) — euros, μαγαζί (magazí) — shop, αγορά (agorá) — market. 99 words can be played from recordings.
99 words on the topic
- Πόσο κάνει;póso káni?how much is it?literally 'how much does it make' — no verb 'to cost' needed. The question mark looks like a semicolon
- ευρώevróeurosev before the voiced r gives ev. The word never changes: dío evró, déka evró — no plural ending at all
- μαγαζίmagazíshopthe word travelled from Arabic through Italian; English 'magazine' started life the same way, as a storehouse. Neuter: to magazí
- αγοράagorámarketthe very agora — the gathering square of ancient Athens. Today it is also a purchase: káno agorés — I do the shopping
- ο πάγκοςo pángoscountergk reads as g: Greek has no letter of its own for that sound
- ο πωλητήςo politíssalespersonfrom pouláo, to sell. A saleswoman is i polítria
- ο αγοραστήςo agorastísbuyerfrom agorázo, to buy; agorá itself is both the market and the purchase
- η ζυγαριάi zigariáscalessingular in Greek, though the object has two pans. From zygízo, to weigh
- το κιλόto kilókiloat the market you ask directly: éna kiló domátes — a kilo of tomatoes, no preposition
- φρέσκοςfréskosfreshthe ending follows gender: fréskos, fréskia, frésko
- ώριμοςórimosripeabout fruit and about people alike: órimos ánthropos — a mature person
- η ταμπέλα τιμήςi tambéla timísprice tagtambéla is a label in general; timís is the "of what" form of timí, price
- Πόσο κάνει αυτό;póso káni aftó?how much do I owe?literally 'how much does it make'. About several things: póso kánun?
- Είναι ακριβόíne akrivóit's expensivethe neuter akrivó, because 'it' — aftó — is neuter
- Πιο φτηνά γίνεται;pio ftiná yínete?can it be cheaper?pio builds the comparison: pio ftiná — cheaper. Asked at the market, not in a shop
- Το παίρνωto pérnoI'll take itpérno is to take; the little to before the verb is 'it', and it stands in front
- Δεν το θέλωden to théloI don't need itthe negation den stands before the verb and before its pronoun
- το σούπερ μάρκετto súper márketsupermarketan English word in Greek letters. The small corner shop is to bakáliko
- το καλάθιto kaláthibasketthe wheeled cart is to karotsáki. The th is the th of 'think' — tongue between the teeth
- η ουράi uráqueuethe same word means a tail — an animal's and a queue's alike
- το ταμείοto tamíocheckoutthe cashier is o tamías. The same word means a fund, a treasury
- η σακούλαi sakúlaplastic bagsince 2018 the plastic bag costs money, and the checkout will ask about it
- ανοικτάaniktáopen (on a sign)the door says ANIKTA. The casual spelling is anichtá, with a chi
- κλειστάklistáclosedthe partner of aniktá. On Sundays most shops are klistá
- διαλέγωdialégochoosethe same root as 'dialogue': to choose is to take apart by picking
- το μέγεθοςto méyethossizefrom mégas, big — the root of 'mega-'
- η εγγύησηi engíisiwarrantyThe same word as a tenant's deposit: both are a pledge. Gamma-gamma reads 'ng'
- η επιστροφή προϊόντοςi epistrofí proióndosproduct returnThe two dots over the i split the 'ee': pro-ee-ON-dos
- η διαφήμισηi diafímisiadvertisingFrom fími, rumor: advertising as fame spread around
- το διαφημιστικό σποτto diafimistikó spotcommercialThe 'spot' is borrowed from English and stays undeclined
- η μάρκαi márkabrandDon't confuse with grammatósimo, the postage stamp: different words
- το λογότυποto logótipologoLógos plus týpos, 'a mark of the word': Greek roots through and through
- οι εκπτώσειςi ekptósissaleIn the plural it's the sale season; one ékptosi is simply a discount
- η συμφέρουσα προσφοράi simférusa prosforágood dealFrom simféri, it pays off: 'den me simféri' — it's not worth it to me
- συγκρίνω τιμέςsingríno timésto compare pricesFrom kríno, to judge: to compare is to judge together
- το πακέτοto pakétopacketA pack of cigarettes, a parcel and a tour package: one pakéto
- το ύφασμαto ífazmafabricFrom yféno, to weave — the same root as ýfos, style
- το δέρμαto dérmagenuine leatherThe same word as human skin: the material named after the body
- το μαλλίto malíwoolThe singular of maliá, hair: wool is literally the sheep's hair
- το μετάξιto metáksisilkItalian and Slavic names for silk both grew out of this Greek word
- το γυαλίto yalípane of glassIt gives yaliá, eyeglasses: literally 'glasses of glass'
- το μέταλλοto métaloa metalA Greek word: originally a mine, then what comes out of it
- το πλαστικόto plastikóplastic materialFrom plásso, to mold: whatever can be given a shape
- το χαρτίto khartía sheet of paperIn the plural, ta chartiá means 'documents' — your papers
- ανθεκτικόςanthektikósdurableFrom antécho, to hold out: the durable is what endures
- καλής ποιότηταςkalís piótitashigh-qualityThe "of what" form instead of an adjective: literally 'of good quality'
- το εμπορικό κέντροto emborikó kéndroshopping mallFrom embório, trade — the same root as émboros, the merchant
- η βιτρίναi vitrínashop windowFrom Latin vitrum, glass: it reached Greek by way of Italian
- ο ταμίαςo tamíascashierFrom tamío, the cash desk: the same word as a treasurer
- η αγοράi agorápurchaseThe same word as the market and the ancient town square
- η κάρτα επιβράβευσηςi kárta epivrávefsisloyalty cardFrom vravío, an award: the card that rewards you
- το χαρτί περιτύλιξηςto khartí peritíliksisgift wrappingFrom tilígo, to wrap, with 'peri-' around it
- το καρότσιto karótsishopping cartThe same word as the baby stroller and the wheelbarrow
- πιο ακριβάpio akrivámore expensive'Pio' plus the adverb is the everyday way to compare in living speech
- πιο φθηνάpio fthinácheaperThe pair to 'pio akrivá'. Also written ftiná through tau
- κοστίζωkostízoto costIn living speech people ask 'póso káni?' — literally 'how much does it make?'
- αλλάζω προϊόνalázo proiónto exchange an itemThe same allázo as changing the channel or swapping a part
- κάνω επιστροφήkáno epistrofíto return an itemThe same epitrofí as the return ticket: any kind of coming back
- ελαττωματικόelatomatikódefectiveFrom eláttema, a flaw: the same word about human weaknesses
- δεν μου κάνει το νούμεροden mu káni to númerothe size doesn't fitThe negated 'mu káni', it suits me: the size fails to suit
- κρατάω την απόδειξηkratáo tin apódiksito keep the receiptThe same kratáo as in krátisi, a booking: to hold on to it
- η αξίωσηi aksíosiclaimFrom axízo, to be worth: a demand made by right
- είναι απομίμησηíne apomímisiit's a fakeFrom mimúme, to imitate — the root of 'mime' and 'mimicry'
- υπάρχει σε απόθεμαipárkhi se apóthemain stockApóthema is a stock, from apothíki, the warehouse
- η επισκευή με εγγύησηi episkeví me engíisiwarranty repairThe same engýisi as the tenant's deposit: a pledge in both cases
- αλλάζω σε άλλο χρώμαalázo se álo khrómato change the colorThe preposition 'se' names what you're changing it into
- τα γυαλιά οράσεωςta yaliá oráseoseyeglassesAs against yaliá ilíou, sunglasses: the second word decides everything
- το ρολόι χειρόςto rolói khiróswristwatchCherós is the "of what" form of chér, the hand — the same hand as in luggage 'cheirapokeví'
- 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 άρωμαto áromaperfumeA scent and a perfume: singular in Greek
- τα καλλυντικάta kalindikácosmeticsFrom kállos, beauty. Always plural
- 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
- χαρίζωkharízoto give as a giftFrom chári, grace and favor: it also gives the name Cháris
- μεταχειρισμένοςmetakhirizménossecondhandFrom chéri, the hand: literally 'passed through hands'
- πληρώνω παραπάνωpliróno parapánoto overpayParapáno means 'over and above': literally 'over-top'
- παζαρεύωpazarévoto haggleFrom pazári, the bazaar: shops don't haggle, markets sometimes do
- το βιβλιοπωλείοto vivliopolíobookstoreVivlío plus poló, 'selling books': the same root as the seller
- χονδρικώςkhondrikóswholesaleFrom chondrós, thick, coarse: by the coarse count. Retail is 'lianikí'
- ο χρόνος εγγύησηςo khrónos engíisiswarranty periodThe same engýisi as the pledge: a pledge in time
- κατά παραγγελίαkatá parangelíamade to orderThe same parangelía as the order in a restaurant
- παίρνωpérnotakethe same verb covers get and pick up: píra to grámma — I got the letter
- δίνωdínogivethe same root in dóro, a present, and dorean, for free
- αγοράζωagorázobuyfrom agorá — the marketplace and the gathering square of the ancient city. Agorastís is a buyer
- επιστρέφω κάτιepistréfo kátigive backthe same verb as coming back yourself; káti makes it about a thing
- τυλίγωtilígowrapthe root of peritíligma, a wrapper, and tilígo se pakéto — to wrap into a parcel
- πόσο κάνει το κιλό;póso káni to kilóhow much per kilo?káno here means 'costs', not 'makes'. The article is obligatory: not 'one kilo' but 'the kilo in general'
- έχει έκπτωση;ékhi ékptosiis there a discount?the impersonal échei — there is. Ékptosi is a discount; in the question it goes without an article
- έχετε...;ékhetedo you have...?one word instead of a whole phrase: 'you have'. What follows is the goods without an article, and the question mark in Greek is a semicolon
- θα πάρω αυτόtha páro aftóI'll take thistha plus a form of pérno builds the future. Aftó is neuter: you point at the goods without naming them
- θέλω μια σακούλαthélo mia sakúlaI need a bagliterally 'I want a bag': Greek gets by with thélo where English builds 'I need'. Bags have cost money since 2018
- πού είναι το ταμείο;pu íne to tamíowhere is the checkout?poú with the accent asks where; unstressed pou means 'which'. Tamío is the checkout
- αυτά είναι όλαaftá íne ólathat's allliterally 'these are all', in the plural: there are several purchases. Av before a vowel reads af
- μετρητά ή κάρτα;metritá i kártacash or card?so the cashier asks. Í with the accent is or; the unstressed η is the article — they sound alike
- κρατήστε τα ρέσταkratíste ta réstakeep the changeliterally 'keep the change': Greek states it positively where English refuses. Résta is the change
- η λίστα με τα ψώνιαi lísta me ta psóniashopping listpsónia is the shopping. Literally 'list with the shopping', through me, not the "of what" form
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What is worth knowing about these words
Πόσο κάνει; (póso káni?) — how much is it? Literally 'how much does it make' — no verb 'to cost' needed. The question mark looks like a semicolon.
ευρώ (evró) — euros. Ev before the voiced r gives ev. The word never changes: dío evró, déka evró — no plural ending at all.
μαγαζί (magazí) — shop. The word travelled from Arabic through Italian; English 'magazine' started life the same way, as a storehouse. Neuter: to magazí.
αγορά (agorá) — market. The very agora — the gathering square of ancient Athens. Today it is also a purchase: káno agorés — I do the shopping.
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 Πόσο κάνει; (póso káni?) — how much is it?
- What is this word?
It is η ζυγαριά (i zigariá) — scales.
- What is this word?
It is Πιο φτηνά γίνεται; (pio ftiná yínete?) — can it be cheaper?
- What is this word?
It is η σακούλα (i sakúla) — plastic bag.
- What is this word?
It is η διαφήμιση (i diafímisi) — advertising.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “how much is it?” in Greek?
literally 'how much does it make' — no verb 'to cost' needed. The question mark looks like a semicolon
- How do you say “scales” in Greek?
singular in Greek, though the object has two pans. From zygízo, to weigh
- How do you say “can it be cheaper?” in Greek?
pio builds the comparison: pio ftiná — cheaper. Asked at the market, not in a shop
- How do you say “plastic bag” in Greek?
since 2018 the plastic bag costs money, and the checkout will ask about it
- How do you say “advertising” in Greek?
From fími, rumor: advertising as fame spread around
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
How much it costs, whether there is a smaller one, whether cards are accepted. A shop forgives mistakes: miss a word and they will show you the thing with their hands anyway.
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 “how much is it?” in Greek?
«Πόσο κάνει;» (póso káni), read “póso káni?” Literally 'how much does it make' — no verb 'to cost' needed. The question mark looks like a semicolon. It is one of 99 words in the set “shopping and money” — the rest are in the table above.
How many shopping words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 99 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, 99 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.