How to Say "Vegetables" in Greek

λαχανικά

lachaniká

The Greek word for vegetables is λαχανικά (lachaniká).

λαχανικά is the standard term used to refer to vegetables in general, encompassing plants or parts of plants grown as food.

How does it change in a sentence?

λαχανικά is a neuter plural noun used to describe vegetables.

lachaniká

The word λαχανικά comes from λάχανο, which specifically means 'cabbage'. In ancient times, cabbage was the prototypical vegetable, leading the word for the plant to define the entire food category.
While λαχανικά is the general term, Greeks often refer to 'leafy greens' as χόρτα. These are often wild-harvested weeds that are treated as culinary vegetables.
In some Greek dialects, particularly in older Mediterranean contexts, the distinction between 'vegetables' and 'herbs' is much thinner than in English.

Γιατί δεν τρως λαχανικά;
Why don't you eat vegetables?
This sentence shows how to ask why someone is not eating λαχανικά.
Tatoeba #5583543 by Zeus, translation #1763 by Swift
Οι πατάτες είναι λαχανικά.
Potatoes are vegetables.
This sentence identifies potatoes as a type of λαχανικά.
Tatoeba #5523017 by Zeus, translation #5292077 by Hybrid
Αυτή αγόρασε χθες λαχανικά.
She bought vegetables yesterday.
This sentence describes the action of buying λαχανικά yesterday.
Tatoeba #1503267 by glavkos, translation #749429 by Serhiy
Πρέπει να τρώμε περισσότερα λαχανικά για να είμαστε υγιείς.
We need to eat more vegetables to be healthy.
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Dimitris and Anastasia are shopping at a grocery store.

Δημήτρης Dimitris

Πού είναι τα φρέσκα λαχανικά;
Pou einai ta freska lachanika?
Where are the fresh vegetables?
Αναστασία Anastasia

Είναι εδώ, δίπλα στα φρούτα.
Einai edo, dipla sta frouta.
They are here, next to the fruits.
Δημήτρης Dimitris

Θέλουμε πολλά λαχανικά για τη σούπα.
Theloume polla lachanika gia ti soupa.
We need a lot of vegetables for the soup.
Αναστασία Anastasia

Έχεις δίκιο, πάρε μερικά καρότα.
Echeis dikio, pare merika karota.
You are right, take some carrots.

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