A list of words from the FSI-Greek course with transliterations. There are words like embassy and consulate which are you are unlikely to be using (unless you are a diplomat) but important to learn if you are working your way through the FSI Greek course.
They are used to introduce and illustrate the concept of gender in the Greek language over the first few lessons.
| English | Greek | Transliteration |
| after | ύστερα | istera |
| also | έπισης | episis |
| always | πάντα | panda |
| any (neuter) | κανένα | kanena |
| anyone, some | κανένας καμμίά, κανένα | kanenas |
| all | όλος, -η, -ο | olos |
| always | πάντα | panda |
| beautiful, nice | ωραίος, α, ο | orec |
| because | διότι | thioti |
| big, large | μεγάλος, -η, ο | megalos |
| bread | το μφωμί | psomi |
| butter | το βούτυρο | vutero |
| bus | το λεωφορείο | leoforio |
| cafe | το καφενείο | cafenio |
| cold | κρύος, α, ο | krios |
| cup | το φλυτζάνη | flidzani |
| cheap | φτηνός, -η, -ο | ftinos |
| consulate | το προξενείο | proxenio |
| day | η μέρα | mera |
| door | η πόρτα | porta |
| to drink | πίνω | pino |
| each | κάθε | kathe |
| embassy | η πρεσβεια | presvia |
| expensive | ακριβος, -η, -ο | akrivos |
| information | πληροφορια | pleoforia |
| first | πρώτος, -η, -ο | protos |
| go | πηγαϊυω | piano |
| glass (drink) | το ποτήρι | potiri |
| honey | το μέλι | meli |
| hotel | το ξενοδοχείο | xonothohio |
| leave | φεύγω | fevyo |
| mean | εννοώ | enoό |
| milk | το γάλα | gala |
| near | κοντά | konda |
| not at all | καθόλου | katholu |
| passenger | ο επιβάτης | epivatis |
| people | ο κόσμος | cosmos |
| porter | ο αχθοφόρος | oxoforus |
| prefer | πηοτιμώ | protimo |
| restaurant | το εστιατόριο | estiatorio |
| right | δεξιά | thexia |
| room | το δωμάτιο | thomatio |
| seat | η θέση | thesi |
| see | βλέπώ | vlepo |
| sell | πουλώ | pulό |
| small | μικρός, -η, -ο | mikros |
| small window | η θυρίδα | thiritha |
| to start | αρχίζω | arxizo |
| station | ο σταθμός | stathmos |
| sugar | η ζάχαρη | zakary |
| suitcase | η βαλίτςα | valitsa |
| tavern | η ταβέρνα | taverna |
| they sell | πουλάύε | puláne |
| ticket | το εισιτήριο | isitirio |
| taken,occupied | τπιασμένος, -η, -ο | pyazmenos |
| then | τότε | then |
| there | εκεί | eki |
| there is | ύπάρχει | iparxi |
| time,hour | η ώρα | ora |
| today | σήμερα | simera |
| train | το τρένο | to treno |
| trip, journey | το ταξίδι | taxithi |
| unsweetened, plain | σκέτος, -η, -ο | sketos |
| very (adverb) | πολύ | poli |
| you see | βλέπετε | vlepete |
| you mean | ευυείτε | ennoíte |
| water | νερό | nero |
| to want | θέλω | thelo |
| well | καλά | kala |
| without | χωρίς | horees |
| window | τό παράθυρο | parathiro |