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Common phrases Good morning - Kalimera Good night - Kalinikta At the coffee shop How are you? - Ti kanis Beer/lager - Bira Very well - Poli kala Orange juice - Portokalada You're welcome - Parakalo Fresh juice - Freskos himos I want - Thelo Cheese pie - Tiropita I would like - Tha ithela Apple pie - Milopita I like Greece - Mou aressi i Ellada Chocolate gateau - Pasta sokolatina Goodbye - Adio Grilled cheese and ham sandwich - Tost It is cold/hot - Kani krio/zesti Do you have Greek/ American coffee - Thank you - Efkharisto Ehete eliniko/ amerikaniko kafe? Please - Parakalo Could i have some cold water please? - Moo dinete ligo krio nero parakalo Going shopping How much does it cost? - Poso kani It's (too) expensive - ine akrivo Getting around It's cheap - ine ftino Eye glasses - Yalia Where is the bus stop to Athens? Coat - Palto - Poo ine i stassi leoforiou yia tin Athina Rain Coat - Adiavroho How can i get to - Pos boro na pao sto ...? Dress - Foostani Is there a bus to ...? - iparhi leoforio yia ...? Trousers - Panteloni When do ships leave? - Ti ores ehi plio? Shirt - Pookamisso Train - Treno Shoes - Papoutsia Airplane - Aeroplano Bag - Tsanda Where is the museum? - Pou ine to moossio
Port - Limani At the grocer's Airport - Aerodromio Cheese - Tiri
Olives - Elies Station – Stathmos A bottle of white wine - Ena bookali aspro krassi Sugar - Zahari At the greengrocer's At the taverna/restaurant Fruits - Frouta What would you like to order?- Ti tha parete? Pears - Ahladia Restaurant with local foods - Taverna A kilo of oranges - Ena kilo portokalia Moussaka (Greek dish) - Moossakas Half a kilo oa apples - Misso kilo mila Omelette - Omeleta Bananas - Bananes French fries - Patates tiganites Tomatoes - Domates Steak - Mosharissia brizola Peaches - Rodakina Shish-kebab - Souvlaki Grapes - Stafilia Spaghetti - Makaronia Greek village salad - Horiatiki salata Lettuce salad - Marouli salata At the baker's Rice - Rizi A loaf of bread - Mia fratzola psomi Red wine - Kokino krassi Crispbread - Friganies White wine - Aspro krassi Croissant - Croissan
At the hotel At the newsagent's Where is the breakfast served? - Have you got foreign newspapers? - Pou boroume na paroume to proino mas? Ehete xenes efimerides? Where is the lounge? - Pou ine to saloni? Book/s - Vivlio/Vivlia How much does the room cost?- Magazine - Periodiko Posso kani to domatio? Newspaper - Efimerida Does the room have a bath? - Map of Greece - Hartis tis Eladas Ehi banio to domatio? Dictionary - Lexiko Could i have the bill - Mou dinete to logariasmo
Notes on pronunciation
The "e" here is pronounced like the first "e" in the word "letter". The "i" here sounds like the vowel in the word "see". Example: kalimera is pronounced "kaleemera" with the emphasis on the third "e".We have used the English letter "h" or "kh" to correspond to the Greek "X", which is sometimes transliterated by "ch". But if we used "ch" you might be tempted to pronounce the word "echis" as "etch-ees" when it ought to be "ehhees".