Τα πολλά λόγια είναι φτώχεια. – Greek for “Talk is cheap.”: pronunciation & example

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Τα πολλά λόγια είναι φτώχεια. ta po-LA LO-ya EE-ne FTO-hee-a

Talk is cheap.

💡 Memory tip: τα λόγια = words (from λόγος, as in “logic”), η φτώχεια = poverty — too many words are poverty.

“Δεν θέλω υποσχέσεις. Τα πολλά λόγια είναι φτώχεια.”

I don't want promises. Talk is cheap.

How to use it

Literally “too many words are poverty”: show it with actions, not words. A very common Greek saying.

How to say “Talk is cheap.” in Greek