Learn Greek vocab words about the workplace!

[greggd12]

Here are a few Greek words to get you by when you're talking about work!

Τι δουλειά κάνεις; Ti thoulya kanees; What do you do for a living?
είμαι … eemai … I am

• Doctor – ο γιατρός – o yatros
• Dentist – ο οδοντίατρος – o othondyatros
• Electrician – οηλεκτρολόγος – o oilektrologos
• Engineer – ο μηχανικός – o mihanikos
• Farmer – ο αγρότης – o agrotis
• Hairdresser – ο κομμωτής – o kommitis
• Lawyer – ο δικηγόρος – o thikigoros
• Pharmacist – η φαρμακοποιός – o farmakopyos
• Plumber – ο υδραυλικός – o uthraulikos
• Salesperson – ηΠωλητής – I politis
• Teacher – οδάσκαλος – o thaskalos

 

[ellinasgolfer0320]

It might be worth mentioning there there are 2 "th" sounds in Greek - hard th and a soft th

Δδ = th (hard th) - pronounced like the th in the word "then"
Θθ = th (soft th) - pronounced like the th in the word "thick".

So, for all of these words, you need to use a hard th when you say them, otherwise you're saying the word wrong.

Edit: it may be worth editing some of the words so they are easier to read them phonetically for those who can't speak Greek. For example, you wrote "ο υδραυλικός – o uthraulikos" but if you don't speak Greek then you'd never know the word is actually pronounced "o ee-thrahv-lee-KOHS".

 

[francescool]

It might be worth mentioning there there are 2 "th" sounds in Greek - hard th and a soft th

Δδ = th - pronounced like the th in the word "then"
Θθ = th - pronounced like the th in the word "thick".

So, for all of these words, you need to use a hard th when you say them, otherwise you're saying the word wrong.

Edit: it may be worth editing some of the words so they are easier to read them phonetically for those who can't speak Greek. For example, you wrote "ο υδραυλικός – o uthraulikos" but if you don't speak Greek then you'd never know the word is actually pronounced "o ee-thrahv-lee-KOHS".

That's a really good point. It's important to get the phonetic spelling right in english or else you could really mess up a ton of words! Thanks for the tip!!