Your first Greek Phrases

I selected some Greek phrases for you and listed them on this page, to help you to start your vacations straight away from home, get you into a holiday mood, and to take a shortcut to the Greek hearts straight after you arrived in this beautiful country. Study some Greek for beginners.

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Being able to understand just a few words means, that you show interest in the language and the country, the effect this will have on people you are to meet during your vacations in Greece will surprise you. It will open a gateway straight to the hearts of the locals.
Never worry about their answers in Greek which you will likely not fully understand, just tell them that you do not speak Greek yet: "Den katalaveno Ellinika akoma". But you could still make your entry. You will see, it is fun!

For your first contact with Greek phrases, you should know the word for "tomorrow". It is "avrio", and you will hear it over and over again. It does not necessarily mean the day after today, the person might just want to state that he has it in mind to do in near future.

Basic and vital Greek phrases

hello or good-bye singular	Jia sou
hello or good-bye plural	Jia sas
bye	andio
good morning	kali mera
hello (anytime of the day)	hairete
good evening	kali spera
good night	kali nihta
how are you? (friendly terms, single)	ti kanis
how are you? (plural)	ti kanete
I am fine	ime kala
I am very fine	ime poli kala
we are very fine	imaste poli kala
what's your name?	pos se lene?
my name is ...	me lene ...
I do not understand	den katalaveno
do you speak English?	milate Anglika?
I do not speak Greek	den milao Ellinika
pleased to meet you	hairo poli
please	parakalo
thank you	efharisto
yes	ne
no	ohi
yesterday	xthes
today	simera
tomorrow	avrio
alright	endaksi
help!	voithia!
excuse me	signomi
let's go	as pame
leave me alone (if you are a woman)	ase me isihi
leave me alone (if you are a man)	ase me isiho
when will the club open?	pote tha anixi to club?
shall we go together?	as pame mazi?
see you later (we will speak later)	ta leme meta

Greek phrases to support your shopping intentions

do you have ...?	ehete ...
is it genuine leather?	ine gnisio derma?
is it from wood?	ine ksilino?
it is hand made	ine hiropiito
it is a product from Greece	ine Elliniko proion
I like that	m'aresi afto
I want that	thelo afto
I don't want that	den thelo afto
I will take it	tha to paro
how much is it?	poso kani?
could you wrap it?	borite na to tiliksete?
do you take credit cards?	pistotikes kartes pernete?
where is the next ATM?	pou exi ATM?
open	anikto
closed	klisto

Greek phrases for your directions

where is ...	pou ine ...
the main town	i hora
the village	to horio
the hotel	to xenodohio
the airport	to aerodromio
the bus	to leoforio
the train	to treno
the station	o stathmos
the ticket	to isitirio
the restaurant	to estiatorio
the police	i astinomia
in front	prosta
left	aristera
right	dexia
straight ahead	efthia
behind	piso

Greek phrases to accommodate yourself

Do you have a room available?	exete elefthero domatio?
with sea view?	me thea thalassas?
for 5 nights	jia pende nihtes
unfurtunately we are full	distihos imaste jemati
is there a hotel close by?	iparhi ksenodohio edo konta?
single room	mono domatio
double room	diplo domatio
how much is it per night?	poso kostizei jia mia nihta?
is breakfast included?	simberilamvani kai proino?
come with me (friendly and singular)	ela mazi mou
come with me (plural)	elate mazi mou

Numbers - numbers - numbers

1	ena	11	endeka
2	dio	12	dodeka
3	tria	13	dekatria
4	tessera	14	dekatessera
5	pende	15	dekapende
6	exi	16	dekaexi
7	epta	17	dekaepta
8	okto	18	dekaokto
9	ennea	19	dekaennea
10	deka	20	ikosi

30	trianda	300	trakossia
40	saranda	400	tetrakossia
50	peninda	500	pendakossia
60	exinda	600	exakossia
70	efdominda	700	eftakossia
80	okdonda	800	oktakossia
90	eneninda	900	eniakossia
100	ekaton	1000	xilia
200	diakossia	2000	dio xiliades

Some Greek phrases that you will need at the cafe and in the taverna

could I have ...?	boro na eho ...?
I would like ...	tha ithela ...
what will you drink?	ti tha piite ...?
coffee	kafe
tea	tsai
sugar	zahari
milk	gala
wine	krasi
beer	bira
white	lefko
red	kokkino
bread	psomi
water	nero
Greek salad	horiatiki
cucumber	aguri
beef	moshari
meat	kreas
goat	katsiki
pork	hirino
potatoes	patates
What would you recommend?	Ti mas protinete?
I would like to order a table for two for tonight, 8:00.	Tha ithela na kliso trapezi jia dio jia apopse, okto iora.
The bill, please!	To logariasmo, parakalo!

Order a Cafe Frape, the best in the world! Greeks drink it from the morning on until late, in summer they have it as their first nourishment of the day and you see them in the streets with it all day. You decide how much sugar shall be in and if you want milk. The choices are:

Your coffee order

without sugar	sketo
little sugar	me ligi sahari
sweet	gliko
with milk	me gala
without milk	horis gala

This is how you order your cold coffee drink:

I would like a cafe frape with medium sugar and milk, please.

Tha ithela enan cafe frape metrio me gala, parakalo.

To really get ready and to hear how to pronounce the Greek phrases, take this complimentary online tutorial that I found for you. Go to the fabulousWeb site of the BBC to also take an acoustic tour for Greek phrases.

You have heard lots of essential Greek phrases now, some you will remember already, some you will recall, some will sound familiar to your ear when you are in Greece. The point is, that you started to have an idea about the Greek language. And this is a big first step to further encounters with the Greek soul.