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Space — διάστημα diástima

Twelve words for space, the sky, and what you see above Earth—from stars and planets to rockets and astronauts. Play the vocabulary song, watch the short video, and read along—the list order matches the song. Print the list if you want a paper copy.

Vocabulary song

Listen to the Greek words from this list in a simple learning song, with each word repeated for practice.

Modern Greek space vocabulary. Follow and watch on @athensowlx on TikTok.

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  • διάστημα

    diástima

    space

  • σύμπαν

    sýmpan

    universe

  • γαλαξίας

    galaxías

    galaxy

  • αστέρι

    astéri

    star

  • πλανήτης

    planítis

    planet

  • φεγγάρι

    fengári

    moon

  • ήλιος

    ílios

    sun

  • Γη

    Gi

    Earth

  • ουρανός

    ouranós

    sky

  • τροχιά

    trochiá

    orbit

  • πύραυλος

    pýravlos

    rocket

  • αστροναύτης

    astronaftís

    astronaut

    Pronunciation note: In αστροναύτης (astronaftís), the Greek αυ sounds like “af,” so the word is pronounced approximately astro-NAF-tis.