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How to ask questions — Τι ti

Twelve question words and phrases—what, who, which, where, when, why, how, how much, how many, whose, and what time. Play the vocabulary song and read along—the list order matches the song. Print the list if you want a paper copy.

Ποιος / Ποια / Ποιο change with grammatical gender. They can mean both who and which, depending on context.

Πόσος / Πόση / Πόσο also change with gender. Πόσοι is the masculine plural; other plural forms include Πόσες and Πόσα.

Τίνος means whose. In everyday speech you will also hear ποιανού (poianoú).

Vocabulary song

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

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  • Τι

    ti

    What?

  • Ποιος

    piós

    Who?

  • Ποιο

    pió

    Which?

  • Πού

    poú

    Where?

  • Από πού

    apó poú

    From where?

  • Πότε

    póte

    When?

  • Γιατί

    giatí

    Why?

  • Πώς

    pós

    How?

  • Πόσο

    póso

    How much?

  • Πόσοι

    pósi

    How many?

  • Τίνος

    tínos

    Whose?

  • Τι ώρα

    ti óra

    What time?