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.
- μαμάmamámum
- μητέραmitéramother
- μπαμπάςbambásdad
- πατέραςpatérasfather
- αδελφόςadelfósbrother
- αδελφήadelfísister
- γιαγιάyayágrandmother
- παππούςpappoúsgrandfather
- θείοςthíosuncle
- θείαthíaaunt
- οικογένειαikogéniafamily
Curated from GreekMate’s approved Sand and A1 family lessons. No additional relationships were added.
Learn in pairs
Make the set easier to retrieve
Everyday parents
Pair μαμά with mum and μπαμπάς with dad.
Neutral parents
Pair μητέρα with mother and πατέρας with father.
Siblings
Learn αδελφός and αδελφή side by side.
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.
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