Greek Language Basics
Essential phrases | |
Hello | Yia su |
Goodbye | Adio |
Please | Parakalo |
Thank you | Efkharisto |
Welcome | Kopiaste |
Cheers! | Stin iyia mas! |
Here you are | Oriste |
Yes | Ne |
No | Ohi |
What is your name? | Pos se lene? |
Excuse me | Me sinhorite |
Sorry | Sighnomi |
I have a reservation | Ekho kani mia kratisi |
I would like a taxi | Tha ithela ena taksi |
I understand | Katalaveno |
I don't understand | Then katalaveno |
One moment please | Mia stigmi parakalo |
Help! | Voithia! |
Greetings & Goodbyes | |
Hello / Hi | Yia su |
Good Afternoon | Herete |
Good Morning | Kalimera |
Good Evening | Kalispera |
Good Night | Kalinikhta |
How are you? | Ti kaneis? (singular) / Ti kanete? (plural) |
Fine and you? | Kala esi? (singular) / Kala eseis? (plural) |
What's your name? | Pos se lene |
My name is... | Me lene... |
I'm pleased to meet you | Hero poli |
Goodbye | Adio |
Bon voyage | Kalo taksithi |
Question Words | |
How? | Pos? |
How many? | Posoi (plural masculin) / Poses (plural feminin) / Posa (plural neuter) |
How much? | Posos (masculin) / Posi (feminin) / Poso (neuter) |
What? | Ti? |
When? | Pote? |
Where? | Pu? |
Who? | Pios (musculin) / Pia (feminin)/ Pio (neuter) |
Why? | Yiati? |
How much is it? | Poso kani? |
When's the first bus? | Pote ine to proto leoforio? |
What time does it leave? | To ora fevgyi? |
How far is it? | Poso makria ine? |
Who is that? | Pios ine ekeinos? |
What is the address? | Pia einai i thiefthinsi? |
Can you show me on the map? | Boris na mu thiksis sto kharti? |
Do you speak English? | Milas (Anglika)? |
Does anyone speak English? | Mila kanis Anglika? |
I beg your pardon? | Oriste / Signomi |
Do you understand? | Katalavenis? |
Pardon? | Sighnomi? |
What will the weather be like tomorrow? | Pos tha ine o keros avrio? |
Where's the toilet? | Pu ine I toualeta? |
Telling the Time | |
What time is it? | Ti ora ine? |
It's ten o'clock. | Ine theka i ora |
Five past ten | Theka ke pende |
Quarter past ten | Theka ke tetarto |
Half past ten | Theka ke misi |
Quarter to ten | Theka para tetarto |
Twenty to ten | Theka para ikosi |
At what time? | Se posi ora? |
At ten | Stis theka |
Sweet talk | |
I love you | Se aghapo |
My baby | Moro mu |
My soul | Psihula mu |
My treasure | Khriso mu |
Sweetheart | Karthula mu |
I like you very much | Mu aresis poli |
He's a babe | Ine kuklos |
She's a babe | Ine kukla |
Local talk | |
Don’t stress | Min kanis etsi |
Enough | Arketa |
Exactly | Akrivos |
Great! | Apithano! |
I don't care | Then me niazi |
It's OK | Ine endaksi |
Just a minute | Miso lepto |
Just joking | Astievome |
Maybe | Isos |
No problem | Den iparhi provlima |
No way | Apokliete |
Rubbish | Sakhlamares |
Sure | Sighura |
Well now… | Lipon |
You're wrong | Kanis lathos |
Emergency | |
Help | Voithia |
Call the police | Kalese tin astinomia |
Call a doctor | Kalese ena yiatro |
Ambulance | Asthenoforo |
Fire | Fotia |
I'm sick | Ime arostos |
I'm lost | Ekho khathi |
Thief | Kleftis |
Watch out | Prosehe |
Stop | Stamata |
Go away | Fiye |
Food and drink | |
Can you recommend a bar / cafe / restaurant? | Boris na sistisis ena bar / kafe / estiatorio? |
I would like to reserve a table | Tha ithela na kratiso ena trapezi |
Enjoy your meal | Kali oreksi |
I am allergic to | Ime aleryikos |
Food | Fayito |
Drink | Poto |
Breakfast | Proyevma |
Lunch | Yevma |
Dinner | Thipno |
Water | Nero |
Tea | Tsai |
Coffee | Kafe |
Beer | Bira |
Wine | Krasi |
Bill | Loghariazmos |
I'm feeling drunk | Methisa |
Numbers | |
One | ena |
Two | thio |
Three | tria |
Four | tesera |
Five | pende |
Six | eksi |
Seven | efta |
Eight | okhto |
Nine | enea |
10 | deka |
11 | edeka |
12 | thotheka |
13 | thekatria |
14 | thekatesera |
15 | thekapende |
16 | thekaeksi |
17 | thekaefta |
18 | thekaohto |
19 | thekaenea |
20 | ikosi |
21 | isosiena |
22 | ikosithio |
30 | trianda |
40 | saranda |
50 | penida |
60 | exsida |
70 | evthomida |
80 | oghthoda |
90 | enenida |
100 | ekato |
200 | thiakosia |
1,000 | hilia |
1,000,000 | ena ekatomirio |
The Calendar Days | |
Monday | Theftera |
Tuesday | Triti |
Wednesday | Tetarti |
Thursday | Pempti |
Friday | Paraskevi |
Saturday | Savato |
Sunday | Kiriaki |
Months | |
January | Ianuarios |
February | Fevruarios |
March | Martios |
April | Aprilios |
May | Maios |
June | Iunios |
July | Iulios |
August | Avghustos |
September | Septemvrios |
October | Oktovrios |
November | Noemvrios |
December | Thekemvrios |
Seasons | |
Spring | Aniksi |
Summer | Kalokeri |
Autumn | Fthinoporo |
Winter | Himonas |
Greek is one of the world’s oldest recorded living languages and holds an important place in the histories and cultures of Europe. It is the language of Aristotle, Homer, Plato, Herodotus and Alexander the Great.