Work
Learn the Greek words for jobs and workplaces: doctor, teacher, driver, hospital, school and more. Every word comes with its script, a transliteration to help you say it, and the English meaning.
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The world of work
This module teaches the Greek words for jobs and workplaces. Every word comes with three things: the Greek script (with its article ο, η or το), a transliteration in brackets to help you say it, and the English meaning. You will not type in Greek here - you will recognise the words and their meanings. (A native speaker should review the script before launch.)
Words about work
Start with some general words about working life:
Match each job to its English meaning
- ο γιατρός (o giatros)
- ο μηχανικός (o michanikos)
- ο δάσκαλος (o daskalos)
- ο οδηγός (o odigos)
- doctor
- engineer
- teacher
- driver
Which job?
Which Greek word means 'doctor'?
- ο γιατρός (o giatros)
- ο μηχανικός (o michanikos)
- ο δάσκαλος (o daskalos)
- ο οδηγός (o odigos)
Where people work
Now some words for the places where people work: - το γραφείο (to grafeio) = office - το νοσοκομείο (to nosokomeio) = hospital - το σχολείο (to scholeio) = school - το εστιατόριο (to estiatorio) = restaurant Use the transliteration to practise saying each one aloud.
Match each workplace to its English meaning
- το γραφείο (to grafeio)
- το νοσοκομείο (to nosokomeio)
- το σχολείο (to scholeio)
- το εστιατόριο (to estiatorio)
- office
- hospital
- school
- restaurant
Spot the jobs
Select the TWO words that are names of jobs (professions), not places.
- ο γιατρός (o giatros)
- ο δάσκαλος (o daskalos)
- το σχολείο (to scholeio)
- το νοσοκομείο (to nosokomeio)
The person and the place
Keep two kinds of word apart: the person who does a job, and the place where they do it.
Which place?
Which Greek word means 'hospital'?
- το νοσοκομείο (to nosokomeio)
- το γραφείο (to grafeio)
- το σχολείο (to scholeio)
- το εστιατόριο (to estiatorio)
Jobs and workplaces in Greek
A doctor is a _____ and a teacher is a _____. A doctor works in a _____, and a teacher works in a _____. The money you earn is your _____.
Getting a job
Put the steps of starting a working life into a sensible order.
- Finish school
- Train or study for a career
- Apply for a job
- Have an interview
- Start work and earn a salary
Who does this job?
Read what each person does, and pick the Greek word for their job.
- This person looks after sick people and gives them medicine. Which job?
- This person teaches children in a school. Which job?
- This person drives a bus or a taxi to take people around. Which job?
Your turn: write in Greek
Write two or three sentences IN GREEK about a job and where that person works. Write in Greek script - the transliteration in brackets is a reading aid only.
- Name the job with Είμαι… (eimai - I am ...; Greek drops the article after είμαι): Είμαι δάσκαλος (eimai daskalos - I am a teacher), or use γιατρός (giatros - doctor), μηχανικός (michanikos - engineer) or οδηγός (odigos - driver)
- Name the workplace: το νοσοκομείο (to nosokomeio - hospital), το σχολείο (to scholeio - school), το γραφείο (to grafeio - office) or το εστιατόριο (to estiatorio - restaurant)
- Say what you like with Μου αρέσει… (mou aresei - I like ...): Μου αρέσει η δουλειά (mou aresei i douleia - I like the work)
- You may add ο μισθός (o misthos - salary) or η εκπαίδευση (i ekpaidefsi - training)
Who someone is, where they work
For the top marks, keep two groups of words clear and linked. First, the jobs - who someone is: ο γιατρός (o giatros) doctor, ο δάσκαλος (o daskalos) teacher, ο μηχανικός (o michanikos) engineer, ο οδηγός (o odigos) driver. Second, the workplaces - where they work: το νοσοκομείο (to nosokomeio) hospital, το σχολείο (to scholeio) school, το γραφείο (to grafeio) office. Learn each with its article, script AND transliteration, and you will recognise them instantly in the exam.