GREEK PHRASES …

to help you get around!

ENGLISH PRONOUNCED GREEK
Hello (plural/formal) YAH sas
Hello (singular/familiar) YAH sou
Good-bye ah-DI-o
Good morning kah-lee-ME-rah
Good afternoon HEH-reh-teh
Good evening kah-lee-SPE-rah
Good night kah-lee-nEE-hta
Please par-a-ka-LO
Okay en-DAHK-si
Thank you ef-ha-ree-STO
(very much) (pah-rah-po-LEE)
Yes NEH
No O-hee
Excuse me seeg-NO-me
How are you? teeh-KAH-nees?
How are you? (plural/formal) teeh-KAH-ne-the?
I’m well, thanks. kah-LA ef-ha-ree-STO
Do you speak English? mee-LAH-teh an-glee-KAH?
I don’t understand. then kah-tah-lah-VEH-no
Can you tell me? bo-REE-te nah mou PEE-te?
What is this? tee EE-neh ahf-TO?
What time is it? tee OH-rah EE-neh?
What’s your name? pos sas LEH-neh?
My name is… meh LEH-neh…
How much does is cost? PO-so KAH-nee?
It’s expensive. EE-neh akri-VO
I’ll take it. tha to PAH-ro
Where is...? Pou EE-neh...?
... the beach? ... ee pah-rah-LEEah?
... the restaurant? ... to estia-TO-rio? ...
... a telephone? ... enah tee-LEH-phono?
... the store? ... to mah-gah-ZEE? ...
... the bathroom? ... ee too-ah-LET-a? ...
... the police? ... ee astino-MEE-a? ...
... the doctor? ... o yia-TROS? ...
... the bank? ... mia TRAH-pez-ah? ...
... the center (downtown)? ... to KEN-tro? ...
... the main highway? ... ee eth-nee-KEE oh-DOS? ...
I want... THEL-o...
I need... hree-AH-so-meh... X
I would like... tha EE-thel-ah...