Learn Greek building terms

It's not easy to learn Greek building terms. But if you are building your dream home in Cyprus, you may well find these words invaluable, especially if you have a builder who claims he cannot speak English!

Even if the builder or agent selling you the house speaks good English, the men who do the hard work (brickies/tilers etc) usually don't, so I highly recommend learning 20 or so key words so you can shout at them.

We found that learning a few simple Greek words for various rooms and basic house construction made a world of difference in terms of managing our dream home project.

We were able to communicate with the builder's workers on site when the builder was not present.

Tip: Any builder will only visit the site first thing in the morning, leaving his workers with a list of jobs to do. These workers rarely speak English so it's vital that you can communicate effectively. We were able to stop a lot of errors being made just by learning a few simple words.

Learn Greek Building Terms

Remember, as always, put the stress on the part of the word in italics

to spee-tee
ee steh-ee
o tee-khos
to ta-va-nee
to ban-ee-o
ee koo-zee-na
to sa-lon-ee
to eepno-do-mah-tee-o
to ga-rage
o kee-pos
ee tree-ba
ee doos
ee vree-see
to pa-ra-thee-ro
ee por-ta
ee eelek-trees-mos
o neep-teer-as
ee pea-see-na
ee ees-o-dhos
to klee-thee
ee ska-a
ee ther-man-zee
o so-lee-nas
ee pet-ra
o ker-a-mee-thee
to ts-aki
ee ar-thev-see
to khro-ma

house
roof
wall
ceiling
bathroom
kitchen
living room
bedroom
garage
garden
hole
shower
tap
window
door
electricity
sink
pool
entrance
key
stairs
heating
pipe
stone
tile
fireplace
irrigation
colour

Have fun with your learn Greek building terms!

Tip: Print these out and take them with you on your next site visit!

Kali Teekhee!

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