Greek Travel Vocabulary

Here are Greek words for travel to start with: αεροδρόμιο (aerodromio, airport), έρχομαι (erchomai, come), πάω (pao, go), ξενοδοχείο (xenodocheio, hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
airportαεροδρόμιοaerodromionounA1
comeέρχομαιerchomaiverbA1
goπάωpaoverbA1
hotelξενοδοχείοxenodocheionounA1
shopκατάστημαkatastimanounA1
taxiταξίtaxinounA1
ticketεισιτήριοeisitirionounA1
tourπεριήγησηperiigisinounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
beachπαραλίαparalianounA1
bridgeγέφυραgefyranounA1
islandνησίnisinounA1
streetοδόςodosnounA1
guidebookταξιδιωτικός οδηγόςtaxidiotikos odigosnounA2
journeyταξίδιtaxidinounA2
passageπέρασμαperasmanounA2
roadδρόμοςdromosnounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
cityπόληpolinounA1
adventureπεριπέτειαperipeteianounA2
parkπάρκοparkonounA2
stadiumστάδιοstadionounA2
arrivalάφιξηafixinounB1
backpackσακίδιο πλάτηςsakidio platisnounB1
check-inτσεκ-ινtsek-innounB1
explorationεξερεύνησηexerevnisinounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
palaceπαλάτιpalatinounA1
castleκάστροkastronounA2
pyramidπυραμίδαpyramidanounA2
chapelπαρεκκλήσιparekklisinounB1
colosseumΚολοσσαίοkolossaionounB1
fortressφρούριοfrourionounB1
monumentμνημείοmnimeionounB1
ruinsερείπιαereipianounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
apartmentδιαμέρισμαdiamerismanounA2
bungalowμπαγκάλοουmpagkaloounounB1
campsiteκάμπινγκkampingknounB1
guesthouseπανσιόνpansionnounB1
innπανδοχείοpandocheionounB1
lodgeορεινό καταφύγιοoreino katafygionounB1
resortθέρετροtheretronounB1
villaβίλαvilanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
to arriveνα φτάσειna ftaseiverbA2
to boardνα επιβιβαστείna epivivasteiverbA2
to bookνα κλείσειna kleiseiverbA2
to cancelνα ακυρώσειna akyroseiverbA2
to check inνα κάνει τσεκ ινna kanei tsek inverbA2
to check outνα κάνει τσεκ άουτna kanei tsek aoutverbA2
to landνα προσγειωθείna prosgeiotheiverbA2
to reserveνα κάνει κράτησηna kanei kratisiverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
checkpointσημείο ελέγχουsimeio elenchounounB2
deportationαπέλασηapelasinounB2
frontierσύνοραsynoranounB2
residenceάδεια διαμονήςadeia diamonisnounB2
transit visaθεώρηση διέλευσηςtheorisi dielefsisnounB2
vaccination certificateπιστοποιητικό εμβολιασμούpistopoiitiko emvoliasmounounB2
work permitάδεια εργασίαςadeia ergasiasnounB2
naturalizationπολιτογράφησηpolitografisinounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
customέθιμοethimonounA2
traditionπαράδοσηparadosinounA2
bowυποκλίνομαιypoklinomainounB1
handshakeχειραψίαcheirapsianounB1
respectσεβασμόςsevasmosnounB1
tippingφιλοδώρημαfilodorimanounB1
bargainingπαζάρεμαpazaremanounB2
etiquetteεθιμοτυπίαethimotypianounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for travel. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Greek words should I learn for travel?

You could start with words like αεροδρόμιο (aerodromio, airport), έρχομαι (erchomai, come), πάω (pao, go), ξενοδοχείο (xenodocheio, hotel). This page lists 64 Greek words for travel (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Greek words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Greek words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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