Useful foreign phrases |
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Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs
Useful foreign phrases |
Individual languages |
Numbers |
Colours |
Kinship |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs
A collection of useful phrases in Ancient Greek. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person, m = said by men, f = said by women.
| English | Ancient Greek |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Ἀσπάζομαι! (Aspázdomai) |
| Hello | Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) - sg Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) - pl |
| How are you? Fine, thanks, and you? |
Τί πράττεις; (Ti prátteis?) - sg / Τί πράττετε; (Ti práttete?) - pl |
| Πάντ' ἀγαθὰ πράττω, ὦ φίλε. (Pánt' agathá práttō, ō fíle.) | |
| Long time no see | Καιρὸς δέ! (Kairós dé!) |
What's your name? |
Ὄνομα σοι τί ἐστιν; (Ónoma soi tí estin?) |
| Ὄνομα μοι… (Ónopa moi ...) | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Πηλικὸς εἶ; (Pēlikós eí?) - m / Πηλικὴ εἶ; (Pēlikē eí?) - f |
| Ἐκ … ἔρχομαι. (Ek… érkhomai.) | |
| How old are you? I'm ... years old |
Ποδαπὸς εἶ; (Podapós eí?) - sg Ποδαποί ἐστε; (Podapoí este?) - pl |
| Ἔτεα ... γεγονώς (Étea … gegonōs) - m Ἔτεα ... γεγονυῖα (Étea … gegonuía) - f |
|
| Pleased to meet you | Σε γιγνώσκων χαίρω. (Se gignōskōn kaírō) |
| Good morning Good night Goodbye |
Ὑπίαινε! (Hypíaine!) - sg Ὑπιαίνετε! (Hypiaínete!) - pl |
| Good afternoon/evening | Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) |
| Good luck | ἴθι εὐτθχής! (íthi eutukhēs!) |
| Cheers/Good health! Have a nice day |
Χαῖρε πολλά! (Kaíre pollá!) |
| Bon appetit | Τὸ δεῖπνον ἐστ’ ἐπεσκευασμένον (Tó deípnon est' epeskeuasménon) |
| Bon voyage | ἴθι χαίρων! (íthi khaírōn!) |
| I understand | Ξυνίημι (Ksyníēmi) |
| I don't understand | Οὐ ξυνίημι (Ou ksyníēmi) |
| Please speak more slowly | Βούλει σχολαίτερον λέγειν; (Boúlei skholaíteron légein?) |
| Please say that again | Aὖθις ἐξ ἀρχῆς λέγε, ἀντιβολῶ (Aúthis eks arkhēs lége, antibolō) |
| Please write it down | Μεταγράφε αὐτὸ, ἀντιβολῶ (Metagráfe autó, antibolō) |
| Do you speak English? Yes, a little |
|
| Ναί, ὀλίγον τι (Naí, olígon ti) | |
| How do you say ... | Πῶς λέγω…? (Pōs légō…?) |
| Excuse me | Συγγνωθί μοι (Syngnōthí moi) |
| How much is this? | Πόσον τι; (Póson ti?) |
| Sorry | Συγγνώμην ἔχε (Syngnōmēn ékhe) |
| Thank you Response |
Ἐπαινῶ (Epainō) |
| Οὐδὲν διαφέρει (Oudén diaférei) | |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Δὸς ὀρχεῖσθαι τοῦτο μετὰ σοί (Dós orkheísthai toúto metá soí) |
| I miss you | Ποθεινοτέρως ἔχω σοῦ (Potheinotérōs ékhō soú) |
| I love you | Σε φιλῶ (Se filō) |
| Get well soon | Τοὺς θεοὺς εὔχομαί σοι διδόναι ὑγίειαν (Toús theoús eúkhomaí soi didónai hygíeian) |
| Leave me alone! | Παῦε! (Paúe!) |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Ζεῦ σῶσον! (Zdeú sōson!) Πῦρ! (Púr!) Παῦε! (Paúe!) |
| Congratulations! | Εὖγε! (Eúge!) |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Καλὰ Χριστούγεννα! (Kalá Khristoúgenna!) |
| Happy Easter | Καλὸν Πάσχα! (Kalón Páskha!) |
| Happy Birthday | Πόλλ’ ἀγαθὰ γένοιτό σοι! (Póll' agathá génoitó soi!) |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Τὸ ἀεροπλοῖον ἐμὸν ἐγχελείων πλῆρές ἐστιν (Tó aeroploíon emón enkheleíōn plērés estin) |
| One language is never enough |
Μία γλώττα οὐδεπώποτε ἱκανή (Mía glōtta oudepōpote hikanē) |
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http://www.takisnet.org/Greek/
http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkphra.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/greek/quickfix/
http://www.greece.org/gr-lessons/gr-english/phrases.html
http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/greek/FSGreek.htm
http://www.smartphrase.com/Greek/gr_general_words_phr.shtml