Greek Chapter 1: Salutations and Small Talk

Units 1-5

Good Morning

Καλημερα (kahleeMEHrah)

Good Afternoon

Καλησπέρα (kahleeSPERah)

Hi/bye

Γειά (YAH)

How are you? (Formal)

Τι κάνετε (tee KAHNete)

What

Τι (tee)

I do

κάνω (KAHno)

You do

κάνετε (KAHnete)

Do you do? (Formal)

Κάνετε (KAHnete)

You do/do you do (informal)

κάνεις (KAHnees)

How are you? (informal)

Τι κάνεις (Ti KANis)

What’s up?

Τι γίνεται (Ti YEEnehteh)

Good

Kαλα (KAHlah)

Thanks

Ευχαριστώ (EfhahreeSTOH)

Great

Mια χαρα (mya hahRAH)

Very

Πολυ (pohLEE)

And you? (formal)

Εσειξ (ehSEES)

You? (informal)

Εσυ (ehSEE)

Beautiful/Nice (masc)

ωραιοξ (ohREHohs)

The weather

ο καιρός (oh kehEERohs)

Today

σήμερα (SEEmehra)

Day

μερα (MEHrah)

Yes

ναι (neh)

Beautiful/nice (fem)

ωραια (ohREHah)

Goodbye

Αντιο (ahDEEoh)

Talk to you later

Τα λεμε (tah LEHmeh)

To you

σαξ (sans)

Goodbye (formal)

Αντιο σαξ (ahDEEoh sahs)

Good night

Καλνυχτα (kahleeNEEhta)

Well/so…

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