Appendix:Greek phrasebook/Basic

Greek phrasebook sections

• Greeting, requests, etc
• Family
• Drinks, eating out
• Health, illness, etc
• Hotel, accommodation
• Motoring, cycling, etc
• Public transport
• Shops & supermarkets
• Time, calendar
• Walking, directions
• (Phrasebook)
• Vocabularies

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Meeting

• γεια (geia, “hi, bye”)
• γεια σας (geia sas, “hello, goodbye”)^†
• γεια σου (geia sou, “hello, goodbye”)^†
• καλημέρα (kaliméra, “good morning”)
• καλό απόγευμα (kaló apógevma, “good afternoon”)
• καλησπέρα (kalispéra, “good evening”)
• καλό βράδυ (kaló vrády, “good evening”)
• χαίρω πολύ (chaíro polý, “pleased to meet you”)

• πώς είσαι; (pós eísai?, “how are you?”)^†
• πώς είστε; (pós eíste?, “how are you?”)^†
• τι κάνεις; (ti káneis?, “how are you?”)^†
• τι κάνετε; (ti kánete?, “how are you?”)^†
• το όνομά μου είναι … (to ónomá mou eínai …, “my name is …”)
• με λένε … (me léne …, “they call me …”)
• κι εσύ/εσείς (ki esý/eseís, “and you?”)^†

† The 2nd person singular form is familiar and informal, used with family, friends, children and younger people — the plural is formal and polite, it is used with strangers and to give respect. (see:: T-V distinction)

Parting

• γεια (geia, “bye”)
• "goodbye"

  γεια σου (geia sou)^†, γεια σας (geia sas)^‡

• καληνύχτα (kalinýchta, “good night”)
• στο καλό (sto kaló, “good bye”)
• καλό ταξίδι (kaló taxídi, “bon voyage”)

Conversation

• μιλάς αγγλικά; (milás angliká?)^†, μιλάτε αγγλικά; (miláte angliká?)^†   "Do you speak English?"
• πώς είπες; (pós eípes?)^†, πώς είπατε; (pós eípate?)^†   "What did you say?"
• σιγά-σιγά (sigá-sigá, “very slowly, carefully”)

• ναι (nai, “yes”)
• όχι (óchi, “no”)
• παρακαλώ (parakaló, “please”)
• ευχαριστώ (efcharistó, “thank you, I thank you”)
• ευχαριστούμε (efcharistoúme, “we thank you”)
• εντάξει (entáxei, “OK”)
• συγγνώμη (syngnómi, “sorry, excuse me”)
• μπορώ; (boró?, “may I?”)
• πόσο κάνει; (póso kánei?, “how much is it?”)

† The 2nd person singular form is familiar and informal, used with family, friends, children and younger people — the plural is formal and polite, it is used with strangers and to give respect. (see:: T-V distinction)