How to say “to be thirsty” in Greek

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διψάω thee-PSA-o

to be thirsty

💡 Memory tip: From δίψα (thirst), the root of “dipsomania” — διψάω = I am thirsty.

“Διψάω, μου δίνεις λίγο νερό;”

I'm thirsty, can you give me some water?

Present tense
εγώ (I)
διψάω thee-PSA-o

I am thirsty

“Διψάω μετά το τρέξιμο.”

I am thirsty after running.

εσύ (you)
διψάς thee-PSAS

you are thirsty

“Διψάς; Θέλεις νερό;”

Are you thirsty? Do you want water?

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
διψάει thee-PSA-ee

he/she is thirsty

“Ο σκύλος διψάει με αυτή τη ζέστη.”

The dog is thirsty in this heat.

εμείς (we)
διψάμε thee-PSA-me

we are thirsty

“Διψάμε για γνώση.”

We thirst for knowledge.

εσείς (you pl.)
διψάτε thee-PSA-te

you (all) are thirsty

“Διψάτε; Έχω χυμό.”

Are you (all) thirsty? I have juice.

αυτοί (they)
διψάνε thee-PSA-ne

they are thirsty

“Τα φυτά διψάνε το καλοκαίρι.”

The plants are thirsty in the summer.

Past tense
εγώ (I)
δίψασα THEE-psa-sa

I got thirsty

“Δίψασα στην παραλία.”

I got thirsty at the beach.

εσύ (you)
δίψασες THEE-psa-ses

you got thirsty

“Δίψασες στον αγώνα;”

Did you get thirsty during the match?

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
δίψασε THEE-psa-se

he/she got thirsty

“Δίψασε πολύ στο αεροπλάνο.”

She got very thirsty on the plane.

εμείς (we)
διψάσαμε thee-PSA-sa-me

we got thirsty

“Διψάσαμε στο βουνό.”

We got thirsty on the mountain.

εσείς (you pl.)
διψάσατε thee-PSA-sa-te

you (all) got thirsty

“Διψάσατε στη συναυλία;”

Did you (all) get thirsty at the concert?

αυτοί (they)
δίψασαν THEE-psa-san

they got thirsty

“Τα άλογα δίψασαν μετά την κούρσα.”

The horses got thirsty after the race.

Future tense
εγώ (I)
θα διψάσω tha thee-PSA-so

I will get thirsty

“Θα διψάσω στη διαδρομή.”

I'll get thirsty on the way.

εσύ (you)
θα διψάσεις tha thee-PSA-sees

you will get thirsty

“Πάρε νερό, θα διψάσεις.”

Take water, you'll get thirsty.

αυτός/αυτή (he/she)
θα διψάσει tha thee-PSA-see

he/she will get thirsty

“Το μωρό θα διψάσει σε λίγο.”

The baby will be thirsty soon.

εμείς (we)
θα διψάσουμε tha thee-PSA-soo-me

we will get thirsty

“Θα διψάσουμε στην πεζοπορία.”

We'll get thirsty on the hike.

εσείς (you pl.)
θα διψάσετε tha thee-PSA-se-te

you (all) will get thirsty

“Θα διψάσετε στον ήλιο.”

You'll (all) get thirsty in the sun.

αυτοί (they)
θα διψάσουν tha thee-PSA-soon

they will get thirsty

“Οι παίκτες θα διψάσουν στο ημίχρονο.”

The players will be thirsty at half-time.