Greek Word of the Day
σήμερα
/SI-me-ra/ • adverb — 21st of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: today (the current day)
Examples
- Σήμερα είναι Δευτέρα.
(Today is Monday.) - Θέλεις να πάμε σινεμά σήμερα;
(Do you want to go to the cinema today?) - Δεν μπορώ σήμερα, έχω ήδη ραντεβού.
(I can't today, I already have an appointment.)
Synonyms
- σήμερον
- αυτή η μέρα
Use σήμερα to refer to the current day. It commonly appears at the start of a sentence (Σήμερα ...) or after the verb (Θα δουλέψω σήμερα). Σήμερον is more formal or literary. For 'now' in the immediate sense, Greeks often use τώρα.
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