Who wants to know Greek?

Hi Maria, and welcome to A2K!

My wife and I were in Greece a few years ago and enjoyed ourselves very much. A beautiful land.

Could you kindly post these English phrases in your native language, along with their phonetic pronunciation? It would be very helpful; thank you:

Hello! (formal)

Hi! (informal)

How are you? (formal and informal)

My name is ______. What is your name?

I am pleased to meet you.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Where is the restaurant?

Where is the market?

Where is the bathroom?

May I have water, please?

Hi Maria!

usefull greek phrases

hello again!
First of all, given that our alphabet is special, i can only inform you about the pronunciation of the phrases. In case you want information about spelling you will have to download greek fonts.


ChErete


The best description of that word i think is "wiA".


ti kAnis? (informal)
ti kAnete? / pos I Iste? (formal)


me lEne -----------. esi? (informal)
onomAzome -------. Esis? (formal)
We also have a phrase meaning "i am ---------" which is "Ime o -------" for guys and "Ime i --------" for girls. Depending on the style you use, this phrase can be either formal or informal.


chArika (informal) / cherome poo (oo as in "wood") sas gnorIzo (formal)


ephcharistO. sas ephcharisto para poli


poo ine to estiatOrio?


poo ine i agorA?


Poo ine to mpAgnio? / poo ine i toualEta?


tha mporOOsa na Echo lIgo nerO parakalO?

I hope i gave you a helping hand. If you have any more questions ... ill be around here somewhere!

Γεια σας Μαρια, εγώ είμαι απ'το Μεξικό και σπουδαζω τα ελληνικά εδώ. τα ελληνικά μου δεν είναι πολύ καλά αλλά αρχίζω ακριβώς.