{"id":30284,"date":"2024-12-01T18:33:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T16:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecloudkeys.com\/?page_id=30284"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T21:19:04","slug":"your-survival-guide-in-greek-words-phrases-before-travelling-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/en\/travel\/your-survival-guide-in-greek-words-phrases-before-travelling-in-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel &#8211; 1Essentials &#8211; Greek words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is a fact that during your trip to Greece you will not have any difficulty to communicate with locals, as most of them speak English quite well, not only in tourist areas, but in most places &#8211; Greeks usually have english lessons\u00a0 from primary school, and they also start learning a second language from the same age (french and german are the most common). Ok, maybe in some remote villages in mountainous areas you will find some elderly people that they don&#8217;t speak english, but even there they will find the way to communicate and help you. At least, you will eat well even without speaking.<\/p>\n<p>But, are you\u00a0 sure you don&#8217;t want to impress a local by starting\u00a0 a discussion in greek? We know it&#8217;s a difficult language, but not so much. We are sure you already know some basic words in greek, and here you could learn some\u00a0 more before your trip to Athens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30285\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-greek-alphabet-1024x538-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-greek-alphabet-1024x538-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-greek-alphabet-1024x538-1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-greek-alphabet-1024x538-1-768x404.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-greek-alphabet-1024x538-1-600x315.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But before starting our greek lesson, let&#8217;s learn some<strong> interesting and fun facts about greek language<\/strong>: in the end, it&#8217;s the ancient language of the world.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greek is the oldest recorded living language. It&#8217;s an Indo-European language spoken in Greece and Cyprus. It is one of the official languages of the European Union and has over 13 million native speakers in the world. There are large Greek-speaking populations in Albania, Turkey, Italy, Western Europe, the EU, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Until 1976, there were two different official versions of Greek: demotic and katharevousa. In 1976, however, the Greek government adopted Demotic as the sole official language.<\/li>\n<li>Vowels were first used in the Greek alphabet.<\/li>\n<li>Originally, it was inscribed from right to left.<\/li>\n<li>The latin, coptic and cyrillic alphabets (among others) are based on the greek alphabet<\/li>\n<li>According to the Guiness Record (1990), the longest word ever used in literature is Greek: you will find it in one of Aristophanes&#8217; plays and it refers to an imaginary meal comprised of several species of meat.\u00a0 It has 171 letters and it&#8217;s the \u03bb\u03bf\u03c0\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u00ad\u03c4\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u00ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u00ad\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bf\u00ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u00ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c8\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u00ad\u03b4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u00ad\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u00ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u00ad\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03c6\u03b9\u03bf\u00ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u00ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u00ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03c7\u03c5\u00ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u00ad\u03ba\u03b9\u03c7\u03bb\u00ad\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u00ad\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03c3\u03c5\u03c6\u03bf\u00ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03c4\u03c4\u03bf\u00ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u00ad\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03bd\u00ad\u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u00ad\u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u00ad\u03ba\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u00ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u00ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u1ff3\u03bf\u00ad\u03c3\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u00ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03c6\u03b7\u00ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u00ad\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd.\u00a0 Ready\u00a0 trying to say it? We have it in greeklish too: lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon<\/li>\n<li>30% of english words are of greek orgin. Some examples are democracy, marathon, butter, telephone, alphabet. Almost every English word that starts with PH, e.g philosophy, physical, photo, phrase, phoneme, phobia, phenomenon, philanthropy<\/li>\n<li>When english is translated into greek, the text usually expands by 5-10%<\/li>\n<li>Greek words have three genders.<\/li>\n<li>Greek uses a different alphabet from English, and even the punctuation is different! For example, the Greek question mark is a semicolon (;), and is used at the end of questions.<\/li>\n<li>Greek was the language of education in the Roman Empire<\/li>\n<li>The first ever greek publication was discovered in 1900 in Crete by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans: a large number of clay tablets inscribed with the syllabic scripts Linear A and Linear B that were used by the Minoans and Myceneans during the 2nd millennium BC, primarily in religious inscriptions and administrative records. Linear A predates Linear B and is probably the oldest surviving record of an ancient Greek dialect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, now you are ready to learn one of the oldest languages in the world.\u00a0 It is now as\u00a0 has as you imagine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hello\/Hi:<\/strong> \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 (YAH-soo)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Welcome<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ae\u03bb\u03b8\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 (Kalo-so-ri-sateh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you speak English?<\/strong>: \u039c\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac; (Mee-LAH-teh ag-li-KAH)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I don\u2019t speak Greek:<\/strong> \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03c9 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1) (Den milao ellinika)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I don\u2019t know:<\/strong> \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 (Den gnorizo)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sorry, I don\u2019t understand:<\/strong> \u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (seeg-NO-mee, then kah-tah-lah-VEH-no)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excuse me<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7 (Seeg-NO-mee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nice to meet you:<\/strong> \u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd (HA-ree-ka po-LEE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How are you?:<\/strong> T\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2; (tee-KAH-nis)<\/li>\n<li><strong> Fine, and you?<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03b5\u03c3\u03cd; (kah-LAH, EH-see)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Good morning:<\/strong> \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 (kah-lee-MER-ah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Good afternoon\/evening<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 (kah-lee-SPER-ah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goodnight<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03cd\u03c7\u03c4\u03b1 (kah-lee-NEEKH-tah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thank you<\/strong>: \u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce (eff-kha-ri-STOE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please\/You&#8217;re welcome<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce (para-kah-LOE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>My name is&#8230;<\/strong>: \u039c\u03b5 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5&#8230; (may LEH-neh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your name?<\/strong>: \u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5; (pos-oh LEH-neh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goodbye<\/strong>: \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\/\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 (YAH-soo or YAH-sas, if addressing a group.<\/li>\n<li><strong>See\/Talk to you later<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5 (tah-LEH-meh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong>: \u039d\u03b1\u03af (neh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong>: \u038c\u03c7\u03b9 (OH-hee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excuse me\/Sorry<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7 (See-GHNO-mee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where is the bathroom?<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1; (Poh-EE-nay ee tua-LEH-tah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheers!<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2! (STIN-eh YAH-mas)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bottoms up!:<\/strong> \u0391\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf! (AHS-pro PAH-toh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much is it?<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc; (POH-soh KAH-nee af-TOH)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Help!<\/strong>: \u0392\u03bf\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1! (voh-EE-thee-yah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How do I get to\u2026?<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf&#8230;; (Pos pao sto&#8230;?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where is the metro?<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc; (poo EE-nehh toh meh-TROH)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Airport<\/strong>: \u0391\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf (Aero`dromeeow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Airplane<\/strong>: \u0391\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf (Aero`plahnow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Port<\/strong>: \u039b\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9 (Lee`mahnee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ship<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03bb\u03bf\u03af\u03bf (`Pleeoh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taxi<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03b1\u03be\u03af (tahk-SEE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taxi Station<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u03a0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af (Pee`ahtsa tahk-SEE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bus<\/strong>: (leh-oh-foh-REE-oh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bus Stop<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03bd (\u2018Stasee leh-oh-foh-REE-oh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bus Station<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03bd (Stahth`mos eh-oh-foh-REE-oh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where does this train\/bus go?:<\/strong> \u03a0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\/\u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf; (Pou paei afto to trno\/leoforeio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Train<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf (`Traynow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Train Station<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 (Stahth`mos `Traynou)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ticket<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u0395\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (Eesee`teereeow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bus Ticket<\/strong>: \u0395\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 (Eesee`teereeoweh-oh-foh-REE-oh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bike<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03bf\u03b4\u03ae\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf (poh-THEE-lah-toh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Museum<\/strong>: \u039c\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (Moo`seeow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post Office<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03b1\u03c7\u03c5\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (Tacheedrow`meeow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beach<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 (Para `leeah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sea<\/strong>: \u0398\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 (\u2018 Thahlahsah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Island<\/strong>: \u039d\u03b7\u03c3\u03af (Nee \u2018see)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sites &amp; Attractions:<\/strong> \u0391\u03be\u03b9\u03bf\u03b8\u03ad\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bf (Axeeow`theatah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hospital<\/strong>: \u039d\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (Nowsowko`meeow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pharmacy<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u03a6\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (Pharma`keeow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doctor<\/strong>: \u0393\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 (Yia`tros)<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Aid<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u0392\u03bf\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 (\u2018Prowtes Vo \u2018eethie)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Help<\/strong>: \u0392\u03bf\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1! (Vo \u2018eetheeah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Restaurant<\/strong>: \u0395\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (Estiatorio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tavern<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1 (Ta \u2018vernah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;d like the bill please: \u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u00a0 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce<\/strong> (Tha ithela ton logariasm\u00f3 parakal\u00f3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where is the bathroom?:<\/strong> \u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1 (Pou e\u00ednai i toual\u00e9ta)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I am a vegetarian:<\/strong> Ime chortofagos<\/li>\n<li><strong>May I have a menu?<\/strong>: \u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd; (Bo \u2018row na \u2018echow to me \u2018nu?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bon apetit<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7! (Kali orexi)<\/li>\n<li><strong>What do you suggest?<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; (Tee mu pro \u2018teenetay)<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are your specialties?<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c3\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03ad \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2; (Peeah \u2018eenay ta specialee \u2018tay sas)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plate<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf (pee-AH-toh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water<\/strong>: \u039d\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc (neh-ROH)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coffee<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2 (kah-FEHS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beer<\/strong>: \u039c\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 (BEE-rah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wine<\/strong>: \u039a\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af (Kra-see)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coffee<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2 (Ka`fes)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coffee with milk<\/strong>: \u039a\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1 (Ka`fes me \u2018gala)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sweet<\/strong>: \u0393\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 (Glee`kows)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medium Sweetness<\/strong>: \u039c\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (`Mehtreeows)<\/li>\n<li><strong>No sugar<\/strong>: \u03a7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u0396\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b7,\u00a0 \u03a3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 ( \u2018Sketos)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tea<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03c3\u03ac\u03b9 (Tsaey)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tea with milk<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03c3\u03ac\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1 (Tsaey me \u2018gala)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tea with lemon<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03c3\u03ac\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 (Tsaey me le \u2018moni)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Squeezed juice<\/strong>: \u03a6\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c5\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 (Physee \u2018kows Chee \u2018mows)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breakfast<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc (Prowee \u2018know)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lunch<\/strong>: \u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc (Meseemereea \u2018know)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dinner<\/strong>: \u0394\u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03bd\u03bf (Dipno)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food<\/strong>: \u03a6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc (Fahgee \u2018tow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Egg<\/strong>: \u0391\u03c5\u03b3\u03cc (Av \u2018go)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Omelette<\/strong>: \u039f\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03c4\u03b1 (Ome \u2018letah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meat<\/strong>: \u039a\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 (\u2018 Krayahs)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fish<\/strong>: \u03a8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 (\u2018 Psahree)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chicken<\/strong>: \u039a\u03bf\u03c4\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf (Kow \u2018towpulow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>One suvlaki with all inside\/without onion:<\/strong> \u0388\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\/\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03bc\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9 (Ena souvl\u00e1ki me ap\u00f3la\/horis krem\u00eddi)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salad<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 (Sah \u2018lahatah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greek Salad<\/strong>: \u03a7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7 (Choree \u2018ahteekee Sah \u2018lahtah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What time is it?:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9; (tee OR-ah EE-neh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today: \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> (SEE-meh-rah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomorrow: \u0391\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf <\/strong>(AH-vee-ree-oh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yesterday: \u03a7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 <\/strong>(KTHES)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday<\/strong>: \u0394\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 (Def \u2018tera)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7 (\u2018Treetee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday<\/strong>: \u03a4\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7 (Te \u2018tartee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03ad\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7 (\u2018Pembtee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae (Paraske \u2018vee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday<\/strong>: \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf (\u2018Savatow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday<\/strong>: \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae (Keyreeah \u2018kee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Left<\/strong>: \u0391\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac (ah-ree-STEH-rah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Right<\/strong>: \u0394\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03ac (thek-SEE-ah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Straight ahead<\/strong>: \u039c\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac (BROH-stah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behind<\/strong>: \u03a0\u03af\u03c3\u03c9 (PEE-soh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I love Greece<\/strong>: \u0391\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03ce \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 (Ah-gah-POH teen Eh-LAH-tha)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I love you:<\/strong> S\u2019agapo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maybe now it&#8217;s time to count on greek too?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One: <\/strong>\u0388\u03bd\u03b1 (EH-nah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u0394\u03cd\u03bf (DEE-oh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three: <\/strong>\u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 (TREE-ah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Four: <\/strong>\u03a4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 (TEHS-seh-rah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Five: <\/strong>\u03a0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 (PEHN-deh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ten:<\/strong>\u00a0\u0394\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u00a0 (DE-kah)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hundred:<\/strong> \u0395\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc (\u0395\u039a-atoh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a fact that during your trip to Greece you will not have any difficulty to communicate with locals, as most of them speak English quite well, not only in tourist areas, but in most places &#8211; 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