What are some important/common words and phrases one should know when visiting greece? Thank you!
BASIC GREEK WORDS & PHRASES
Hello/Goodbye - Γεια σου - Ya su
Hello (to many people or plural of politeness) - Γεια σας / Χαίρετε - Ya sas / Hérete
How are you? - Τι κάνεις; - Ti kánis?
I'm fine, thank you - Καλά, ευχαριστώ - Kalá, efharistó
Nice to meet you - Χάρηκα - Hárika
Good morning - Καλημέρα - Kaliméra
Good afternoon - Καλησπέρα - Kalispéra
Good evening/night - Καληνύχτα - Kaliníchta
Please / You're welcome - Παρακαλώ - Parakaló
Thank you - Ευχαριστώ - Efharistó
Excuse me / I am sorry - Συγγνώμη - Sighnómi
What is your name? - Πώς σε λένε; - Pos se léne?
My name is... - Με λένε... - Me léne…
Do you speak English? - Μιλάτε Αγγλικά; - Miláte Agliká?
What time is it? - Τι ώρα είναι; - Ti óra íne?
How much does it cost? - Πόσο κάνει; - Póso káni?
I want... - Θέλω... - Thélo...
I don't want... - Δεν θέλω... - Then thélo...
Telephone - Τηλέφωνο - Tiléfono
Hospital - Νοσοκομείο - Nosokomío
Police - Αστυνομία - Astinomía
Ship - Καράβι / Πλοίο - Karávi / Plío
Airport - Αεροδρόμιο - Aerothrómio
Airplane - Αεροπλάνο - Aeropláno
Bus - Λεωφορείο - Leoforío
Is this the right way for...? - Είναι ο δρόμος για... ; - Íne o thrómos ya...?
Straight ahead - Ευθεία - Efthía
Left - Αριστερά - Aristerá
Hotel - Ξενοδοχείο - Xenothohío
Beach - Παραλία - Paralía
Embassy - Προξενείο - Proxenío
Where is... - Πού είναι... - Pu íne...
When is... - Πότε είναι... - Póte íne...
I don't know - Δεν ξέρω - Then xéro
I don’t speak Greek - Δεν μιλώ Ελληνικά - Then miló Eliniká
I like... - Μου αρέσει... - Mu arési...
I don´t like... - Δεν μου αρέσει... - Then mu arési...
I love... - Αγαπώ... - Aghapó...
And for advanced travelling:
I love you - Σ'αγαπώ - S´aghapó
Ideally use the polite greeting to an adult stranger.
Pronounce i as ee, never as eye.
Pronounce every e as in elephant.
The bold “th” sounds like the one in this, that, there etc as opposed to the regular th.
U is more like a short "oo" but I didn't want to write it like that XD
S is always like ss not like z
That “gh” is like the way French and Germans (can’t) pronounce rrrr XD I mean it’s something between a soft g and a guttural r. Meanwhile, the Greek r is coronal, meaning a tongue-tip r sound.
Couldn't think of anything else right now, hope this helped!