People close to you

Greek family words

Build recognition around the people you talk about most. This guide keeps to the close-family vocabulary already taught by GreekMate.

Close family

Eleven useful family words

GreekMate’s Sand stage begins with familiar everyday forms such as mum and dad. Approved A1 content also supplies the neutral mother, father, and family entries.

  • μαμάmamá
    mum
  • μητέραmitéra
    mother
  • μπαμπάςbambás
    dad
  • πατέραςpatéras
    father
  • αδελφόςadelfós
    brother
  • αδελφήadelfí
    sister
  • γιαγιάyayá
    grandmother
  • παππούςpappoús
    grandfather
  • θείοςthíos
    uncle
  • θείαthía
    aunt
  • οικογένειαikogénia
    family

Curated from GreekMate’s approved Sand and A1 family lessons. No additional relationships were added.

Learn in pairs

Make the set easier to retrieve

01

Everyday parents

Pair μαμά with mum and μπαμπάς with dad.

02

Neutral parents

Pair μητέρα with mother and πατέρας with father.

03

Siblings

Learn αδελφός and αδελφή side by side.

04

Two generations

Group grandparents together, then aunt and uncle.

Keep grammar light

Recognise the base word first

Greek word forms can change as they take different jobs in a sentence. At this stage, make the approved beginner form and its meaning familiar. GreekMate can introduce the surrounding patterns gradually inside lessons instead of turning this starter set into a case table.

Make it personal

Build family vocabulary into your learning journey

GreekMate helps you revisit these words in structured lessons and listening rather than memorising them once.

Join the waitlist

Your next step

Keep learning