Modern Greek/Vocab Professions
Vocab: Professions
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Vocab
Τα Επαγγέλματα
· The Professions | |||||
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| ο εργάτης | the worker | ||||
| ο γιατρός | the doctor (~"psychiatrist") | ||||
| ο ιερέας | the priest (formal) (~"hieroglyph") | ||||
| οι ιερείς and not οι ιερέες | the priests (plu. formal) | ||||
| ο παπάς | the priest (coll.) | ||||
| ο στρατιώτης | the soldier | ||||
| ο ράφτης | the tailor | ||||
| ο ναυτικός | the sailor | ||||
| ο ναύτης | the sailor (military) | ||||
| ο κλέφτης | the thief, guerrilla | ||||
| ο αγρότης | the farmer | ||||
| ο οδηγός | the driver | ||||
| ο δάσκαλος | the teacher | ||||
| ο φοιτητής | the student (university) | ||||
| ο σπουδαστής | the student (technical school) | ||||
| ο μαθητής | the student (elementary school) | ||||
| ο υπάλληλος | the clerk, the employee | ||||
| o αστυνομικός | the police officer | ||||
| ο φίλος | the friend | ||||
| ο γείτονας | the neighbor | ||||
| το μωρό (coll.), το βρέφος (formal) | the baby | ||||
| ο νέος (also νεαρός, but rarely) | the young person (~"new") | ||||
| ο γέρος | the old man (~"geriatrics") | ||||
| γερός | strong | ||||
| πλούσιος | rich | ||||
| φτωχός | poor | ||||
| ο βασιλιάς | the king | ||||
| η βασίλισσα | the queen | ||||
Examples
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| Ο γιος του φίλου μου είναι ιερέας. | My friend's son is a priest. | ||||
| Ο βασιλιάς είναι πλούσιος. | The king is rich. | ||||
| Ο δάσκαλος έχει τριάντα μαθητές | The teacher has 30 students. | ||||