A few very useful words that every

visitor to Greece should know!

WORDS

ENGLISH

GREEK

Hello  Yassou
Good morning  Kalimera
Good evening  Kalispera
Good night  Kalinichta
Goodbye  Yassou
Cheers (singular)  Yassou
Cheers (plural)  Yamass
Please  Parakalo
Thank you Efcharisto 
Excuse me  Signomi 
How much does it cost?  Poso kani? 
What is your name? Pos se lene? 
My name is...  Me lene... 
 

NUMBERS 

1 = Ena  20 = Ikosi  90 = Eneninda 
2 = Dio  21 = IkosiEna and so on  91 = EnenindaEna and so on
3 = Tria  30 = Trianda  100 = Ekato 
4 = Tesera  31 = TriandaEna and so on 200 = Diakosia 
5 = Pente  40 = Saranda  300 = Triakosia 
6 = Exi  41 = SarandaEna and so on 400 = Tetrakosia 
7 = Efta  50 = Peninda  500 = Pendakosia 
8 = Okto  51 = PenindaEna and so on 600 = Exakosia 
9 = Enia  60 = Exinda  700 = Eftakosia 
10 = Deka  61 = ExindaEna and so on 800 = Oktakosia 
11 = Endeka  70 = Evdominda  900 = Eniakosia 
12 = Dodeka  71 = EvdomindaEna and so on 1,000 = Chilia 
13 = DekaTria (Deka+Tria)  80 = Ogdonda  2,000 = Dio Chiliades etc. 
14 = DekaTesera (Deka+Tesera) etc.  81 = OgdondaEna and so on 1,000,000 = Ena Ekatomirio 

Any number from 1 to 1,000,000 is always a combination of the above. When talking about prices the ending of the hundreds turns into -sies. For example 500 = Pendakosies. For more than a thousand you say the number plus the word Chiliades. For example 5,000 = Pende Chiliades. For more than a million you say the number plus the word Ekatomiria. For example 3,000,000 = Tria Ekatomiria, 200,000,000 = Diakosia (not Diakosies) Ekatomiria. Greek for Drachmas is Drachmes. If you would like to learn more Greek, all you have to do is visit Greece!!!! Greek should be relatively easy Europeans and English speaking people, since all  Indo-European languages contain at least 35% Greek words. and if we take into consideration that Latin derived from Greek, then more than 70% of the words are of Greek origin. In the medical, scientific & technological world at least 85% is Greek. Therefore, with a little bit of effort and some determination, you should be able to speak basic Greek within a couple of months time!

Good luck!

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