Water in Greek
νερό
nero — water
Hear νερό
Νερό (nero) is water — one of the first words you will need in Greece and one of the kindest to pronounce. The stress falls on the second syllable: ne-RO.
In a taverna or café you rarely need a full sentence. Ένα νερό, παρακαλώ ("a water, please") gets you a bottle; ask for νερό βρύσης if you want tap water, which many places bring to the table unprompted, free, alongside your coffee.
On menus and shop fridges you will see εμφιαλωμένο νερό (bottled water) and ανθρακούχο (sparkling). If a waiter asks φυσικό ή ανθρακούχο;, they are asking still or sparkling.
Example sentences
Ένα νερό, παρακαλώ.
Ena nero, parakalo.
A water, please.
Το νερό είναι κρύο.
To nero einai krio.
The water is cold.
Related forms
- νερό βρύσης (nero vrisis) — tap water
- ανθρακούχο νερό (anthrakoucho nero) — sparkling water
Common questions
- Is tap water safe to drink in Greece?
- In Athens and most of the mainland, yes. On many islands, locals drink bottled water because the tap supply is desalinated or drawn from wells — follow what the locals do.
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