Basic Greek phrases

what every traveler should know

Greek
phrase sheet

Your travel experience in Greece will be more interesting if you learn some basic phrases. Here is my personal learn-first list of Greek phrases:

Good morning

Kalimera

kah-lee-mehr’-rah

Good afternoon/evening

Kalispera

kah-lees-peh’-rah

Good night

Kalinikta

kah-lee-neek’-tah

Goodbye

kherete

khe’-reh-tay

Hello

Yassou

yah’-su

How are you?

Ti kanis?

tee-kah’-nis

Well/good

Poli kala

po-lee’ kah-lah’

Thank you

Efkharisto

eff-kah-rees-toh’

You’re welcome/please

Parakalo

pah-rah-kah-loh’

Sorry

Signomi

seegh-no'-mee

Yes

Ne

neh

No

Ohi

oh’-hee

What’s your name?

Pos se lene?

pohs’ seh leh’-neh

My name is…

Me lene…

meh leh’-neh…

Do you speak English?

Milas Anglika?

mee-lahs’ Ang-lee-kah’?

I don’t understand

Den Katalaveno

then’ kah-tah-lag-veh’-no

Can you help me?

Borite na me voitheisete?

boh-ree’-teh nah meh

voh-eth-ee’-seh-teh?

What time is it?

Ti ora ine?

tee oh’-rah ee’-neh

Where is…?

Pou ine?

poo’ ee’-neh

I want…

Thelo

theh’-loh

How much is it?

Poso kani

poh-soh kah’-nee

Bill please

To logarismo parakalo

toh loh-gah-rees-moh’

pah-rar-kah-loh’

Left

Aristera

ah-rees-teh-rah’

Right

Dexia

thek-see-ah’

Open

Aniktos

ah-neek-tohs’

Closed

Klistos

klees-tohs’

Greek phrase

tips & insights

It’s not easy to learn the Greek language because Greek has its own alphabet. Here are a few helpful pointers that would be correct in most instances.

Letter I
Pronounce the letter I
as "ee" (rhymes with "see")

Letter G
Pronounce the letter “g” as
the letter "y".

Letter D
Pronounce the letter “d” as you would pronounce the soft “th” in "theology".

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