Days, Months, Seasons

Here you can find most Greek words pertaining to the date and time. There will be a different section about telling time.

Days of the Week

Sunday		*kirgh'ak'I*
Monday		*dhephtEra*
Tuesday		*trIti*
Wednesday		*tetArti*
Thursday		*pEmti*
Friday		*parask'ebhI*
Saturday		*sAbhato*

• Sunday is supposed to be the first day of the week. "" means "Day of the Lord" and has, obviously, religious origins.
• The next four days have names that actually mean "Second", "Third", "Fourth" and "Fifth" (day of the week).
• "" means "preparation" and "Sabbato" comes from the corresponding Jewish word ("Sabbath" in English).

Months

January		*ianuArios*
February		*phebhruArios*
March		*mArtios*
April		*aprIlios*
May		*mAios*
June		*iUnios*
July		*iUlios*
August		*Abhghustos*
September		*septEmbhrios*
October		*oktObhrios*
November		*noEmbhrios*
December		*dhek'Embhrios*

• The twelve-month system in Greek follows the Latin naming, which is common among the European languages.

Seasons of the Year

Autumn		*phthinOporo*
Winter		*kh'imOnas*
Spring		*Aniksi*
Summer		*kalokai-ri*

• "" is definitely the time to be in Greece!

Miscellaneous

day	()	*(i)mEra*
night		*nIkhta*
noon		*mesimEri*
midnight		*mesAnikhta*
morning		*proI*
afternoon		*apOgh'ebhma*
evening		*bhrAdi*
week		*ebhdhomAda*
month		*mInas*
season		*epokh'I*
year	,	*Etos, khrOnos*
time	,	*khrOnos, Ora*
century		*eOnas*
today		*sImera*
tonight		*apOpse*
tomorrow	()	*Abhrio*
tha day after tomorrow		*methAbhrio*
yesterday	() ()	*(e)khtEs*
last night	()	*(e)psEs*
the day before yesterday		*prokhtEs*
next year		*tu khrOnu*
last year	()	*pEr(i)si*

• The article before the nouns denotes the gender (and perhaps the number) of the noun. The words without articles in the list above are adverbs.
• " " is an expression, not a noun.
• The words "" and "" may be either nouns or adverbs, depending on the meaning of the sentence.
  = I will come tomorrow (adverb)
  = Tomorrow never comes (noun)
• "" is used for both "year" and "time". It is actually the "scientific" term for "time" (as in "time-space").
• The official word for "year" is "", but "" may be used as well.
• "" is the word for "hour", but is also used for "time".
• "" is an irregular noun when used meaning "year". It's singular is masculine but its plural is neuter ().
  ; = do you have some time?
  ; = what time is it?
  ; = how much time do you want?
  = in one year
  = it took me two years
  = I am twenty years (old)
  = a year has four seasons

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