Sentences · Group 2
Group 2 — sentences 5–8
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Four more beginner Modern Greek sentences with pronunciation and English. Each sentence has a word-by-word breakdown (meaning and part of speech), plus a matching learning song and short video below. You can collapse any breakdown you don’t need.
Group 2
Four sentences
Breakdown tables include part of speech labels in plain language, with standard grammar terms in parentheses when helpful—e.g. definite article (like “the”), proper noun (a name), present tense (now or in general).
Sentence song · Group 2
Listen to all four sentences from group 2 in a simple learning song, with each sentence repeated for practice.
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Καλημέρα!
Kaliméra!
Good morning!
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Καλημέρα kaliméra Good morning Greeting (interjection) Grammar note: Καλημέρα is a common greeting used in the morning. It is one word in Greek, so it does not need to be separated into smaller words for this beginner breakdown.
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Είμαι καλά.
Íme kalá.
I am well.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Είμαι íme I am Verb (present tense, 1st person singular) καλά kalá well / fine Adverb Grammar note: Είμαι means “I am,” and καλά means “well” or “fine.” Greek often leaves out the separate word for “I” because the verb ending already tells us who is speaking.
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Έχω ένα βιβλίο.
Écho éna vivlío.
I have a book.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Έχω écho I have Verb (present tense, 1st person singular) ένα éna a / one Indefinite article / numeral βιβλίο vivlío book Noun (neuter) Grammar note: Greek uses ένα before a neuter singular noun to mean “a” or “one.” Here, ένα βιβλίο means “a book.” The verb Έχω already means “I have,” so a separate word for “I” is unnecessary.
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Το νερό είναι κρύο.
To neró íne krío.
The water is cold.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Το to the Article (definite article, neuter singular) νερό neró water Noun (neuter) είναι íne is Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular) κρύο krío cold Adjective (neuter singular) Grammar note: The article Το agrees with the neuter noun νερό. The adjective κρύο also takes the neuter form to agree with νερό. The sentence follows a simple pattern: “The water is cold.”