When you first arrive in Greece it may be hard to adjust yourself to reading Greek script. Just try and remember your
college days and all of those crazy fraternities and sororities. If that fails, try these useful phrases to help get
you around.
The syllables in bold are where the accent falls.
| ΝΑΙ |
Neh |
Yes |
| ΟΧΙ |
O-hee |
No |
| ΚΑΛΗΜΕΡΑ |
Kal-ee-meh-ra |
Good
morning |
| ΚΑΛΗΣΠΕΡΑ |
Kal-ee-speh-ra |
Good
evening |
| ΚΑΛΗΝΥΧΤΑ |
Kal-ee-nee-ta |
Good
night |
| ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΩ |
Par-a-ka-lo |
Please |
| ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ |
Ef-har-is-to |
Thank
you |
| ΚΑΛΑ |
Ka-la |
Good |
| ΣΥΓΝΩΜΗ |
Sig-no-mi |
Excuse
me |
| ΕΝΤΑΞΕΙ |
Eh-daxi |
OK |
| ΔΕΝ ΚΑΤΑΛΑΒΑΙΝΩ |
Then ka-ta-la-veh-no |
I
do not understand |
| ΜΙΛΑΤΕ ΑΓΓΛΙΚΑ? |
Mi-lah-teh an-glee-ka? |
Do
you speak English? |
| ΘΕΛΩ ΝΑ ΠΑΩ |
Thel-o na pao... |
I
want to go... |
| ΠΟΣΟ ΚΑΝΕΙ? |
Po-so ka-nee? |
How
much does it cost? |
| ΤΟ ΛΟΓΑΡΙΑΣΜΟ |
To lo-gar-e-as-mo |
The
bill |
| ΠΟΣΟ ΜΑΚΡΙΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ |
Po-so mahk-rea een-eh... |
How
far is... |
| ΠΟΥ ΕΙΝΑΙ? |
Poo een-eh...? |
Where
is...? |
| ΓΕΙΑ ΣΑΣ |
Ye-a-sas |
Hello and Goodbye |
| ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ |
Plee-ro-for-ee-es |
Information |
| ΜΑΖΙ |
Ma-zee |
With |
| ΠΟΥ? |
Poo? |
Where? |
| ΠΩΣ? |
Pos? |
How? |
| ΓΙΑΤΙ? |
Yeah-ti |
Why? |
| ΚΑΛΟ |
Ka-lo |
Good |
| ΚΑΚΟ |
Ka-ko |
Bad |
| ΑΝΟΙΧΤΟ |
An-ik-to |
Open |
| ΚΛΕΙΣΤΟ |
Klee-sto |
Closed |
| ΤΩΡΑ |
To-ra |
Now |
| ΦΘΗΝΟ |
Ftee-no |
Cheap |
| ΑΚΡΙΒΟ |
Ak-ree-vo |
Expensive |
| ΣΗΜΕΡΑ |
See-mer-ah |
Today |
| ΑΥΡΙΟ |
Av-ree-o |
Tomorrow |
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