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.

• Sunday is supposed to be the first day of the week. "Κυριακή" 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).
• "Παρασκευή" means "preparation" and "Sabbato" comes from the corresponding Jewish word ("Sabbath" in English).

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

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

• 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.
• "Του χρόνου" is an expression, not a noun.
• The words "αυριο" and "χτες" may be either nouns or adverbs, depending on the meaning of the sentence.
  Θα έρθω αύριο = I will come tomorrow (adverb)
  Το αύριο δεν έρχεται ποτέ = Tomorrow never comes (noun)
• "Χρόνος" 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 "έτος", but "χρόνος" may be used as well.
• "Ώρα" is the word for "hour", but is also used for "time".
• "Χρόνος" is an irregular noun when used meaning "year". It's singular is masculine but its plural is neuter (χρόνια).
  Έχεις λίγη ώρα; = do you have some time?
  Τι ώρα είναι; = what time is it?
  Πόσο χρόνο θέλεις; = how much time do you want?
  Σε ένα χρόνο = in one year
  Μου πήρε δύο χρόνια = it took me two years
  Είμαι είκοσι χρονών = I am twenty years (old)
  Ένα έτος έχει τέσσερεις εποχές = a year has four seasons

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