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🤗 Modern Greek Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Modern 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 |
|---|---|
| yeia sas: formal greeting | Γεια σας |
| yeia sou: informal greeting | Γεια σου |
| yeia: general greeting | Γεια |
| kalimera: daytime greeting | Καλημέρα |
| 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) |
| *Πώς είστε and *Πώς είσαστε;
The verb "to be" has two forms, in the course of conjugation, but the notion and the use of both is correct. |
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Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Greek lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/