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==Free Modern Greek Lessons== | ==Free Modern Greek Lessons== |
Revision as of 20:58, 13 January 2022
🤗 Modern Greek Greetings for Everyday Life
Γειά! Greek Learners! 😃
➡ Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Modern Greek?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Greek, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
English | Modern Greek | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
yeia sas: formal greeting (several people or formal) | Γεια σας | Gia sas |
yeia sou: informal greeting (friend and one person) | Γεια σου | Gia sou |
yeia: general greeting | Γεια | |
kalimera: daytime greeting | Καλημέρα | Kalispera |
khairete: afternoon greeting | Χαίρετε | |
kalo messimeri: afternoon greeting | Καλό μεσημέρι | |
kalispera: evening greeting | Καλησπέρα | |
kalo vradi: evening greeting | Καλό βράδυ | |
kalinikhta: nighttime greeting | Καληνύχτα | |
pos eisai: how are you? to one person | Πώς είσαι; | |
pos eiste: how are you? to a group of people | Πώς είστε;* | |
pos eissaste: how are you? to a group of people | Πώς είσαστε;* | |
kala efkharisto: reply to Πώς είσαι, Πώς είστε and Πώς είσαστε | Καλά, ευχαριστώ | |
ti kaneis: informal greeting | Τι κάνεις; | |
kalos irthate: welcome greeting to a group | Καλώς ήρθατε | |
kalos irthes: informal welcome greeting to one person | Καλώς ήρθες | |
kalos orisate: welcome greeting to a group in the Dimotiki (Δημοτικη) dialect [ell-dim] | Καλώς ορίσατε | |
kalos orises: informal welcome greeting to one in the Dimotiki dialect [ell-dim] | Καλωσόρισες | |
kalos orissate: welcome to a group in plural | Καλωσορίσατε | |
pos isse?: how are you? | Πώς είσαι | |
ti kànis? how are you? | Τι κάνεις; | |
ti kànis moré? : how are you? | Ωρέ, τι κάνεις; | |
ti kànis morè: how are you? | Τι κάνεις μωρέ; | |
kalinifta: evening greeting in the Salento (Κατωιταλιώτικα) dialect of Italy [ell-sal] | Καληνύφτα | |
kalos irte: welcome greeting to a man in the Salento (Καλαβρία) dialect [ell-sal] | Καλώς ήρτε | |
kali irte: welcome to a woman in the Salento (Κατωιταλιώτικα) dialect of Italy [ell-sal] | Καλή ήρτε | |
kalos irtato: welcome to a group in the Salento (Κατωιταλιώτικα) dialect of Italy [ell-sal] | Καλώς ήρτατε | |
inta bou kamneis: how are you? in the Cypriot dialect of Cyprus [ell-cyp] | Ίντα μου κάμνεις; | |
inta kamneis: how are you? in the Cypriot dialect of Cyprus and Creete [ell-cyp] | Ίντα κάμνεις; | |
kala kamno: reply to Ίντα μπου κάμνεις; and Ίντα κάμνεις; in the Cypriot dialect [ell-cyp] | Καλά κάμνω (είμαι καλά) | |
How are you? (The verb "to be" has two forms, in the course of conjugation, but the notion and the use of both is correct) | Πώς είστε / Πώς είσαστε; | |
hello! | Γειά! | |
good morning | Καλημέρα | |
good lunch time | Καλό μεσημέρι | |
good afternoon | Καλό απόγευμα | |
good evening | Καλησπέρα | |
good night | καληνύχτα | |
goodbye, bye | Αντίο | |
I love you | Σ' αγαπώ | |
I am very well | Είμαι πολύ καλά | |
Where do you live? | Πού μένετε? | |
I live ... | Ζω ... | |
What's your name? | Ποιο είναι το όνομά σας? | |
My name is ... | Το όνομά μου είναι ... | |
first name | το μικρό όνομα | |
miss
madam |
η δεσποινίς, δις.
η κυρία, κα. |
|
mister | ο κύριος, κ. | |
please | παρακαλώ | |
thanks (so much) | ευχαριστώ (πολύ) | |
with pleasure | ευχαρίστως | |
congratulation | συγχαρητήρια | |
yes | ναι | |
no | οχι | |
sorry | συγγνώμη | |
excuse me | με συγχωρείτε | |
I don't know | Δεν ξέρω | |
I don't understand | Δεν καταλαβαίνω | |
Help! | βοήθεια! |
Sources
- http://grec.greek.free.fr/index_uk.php
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
- https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?question_id=36394