Απαραίτητα Ελληνικά
Knowing just a few key words and phrases can be very helpful in your Greek classes, while traveling in Greece, and everywhere in between.
Here are some general terms; please see the list at the end for more specific vocabulary.
Communication Issues
| Do you speak English? |
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Μιλάτε αγγλικά; |
| I speak (a little) Greek. |
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Μιλάω (λίγο) ελληνικά. |
| What? |
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Τι; Πως είπατε; |
| I don’t understand. |
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Δεν καταλαβαίνω. |
| Repeat, please. |
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Επαναλάβετε, παρακαλώ. |
| More slowly |
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Πιο αργά. |
| One more time |
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Άλλη μία φορά. |
| I have a problem. |
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Έχω ένα πρόβλημα. |
Translation
| What does ___ mean? |
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Τι σημαίνει "___"; |
| How do you say this in Greek? |
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Πώς το λένε αυτό στα ελληνικά; |
Questions and Answers
| I have a question. |
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Έχω μία ερώτηση. |
| I don’t know. |
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Δεν ξέρω. |
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| who |
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ποιος / ποια |
| what |
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τι, ποιο |
| when |
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πότε |
| where |
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πού |
| why |
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γιατί |
| how |
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πώς |
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| yes |
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ναι |
| no |
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όχι |
| OK |
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εντάξει |
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| and |
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και |
| or |
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ή |
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