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Message posted by julez on 14 September 2005 at 11:29pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

julez

Corfu

Hi I was in Croacia in May and before hand I tried to learn afew words like hello and how are you etc. But found the words I learnt weren't the words used. Can anyone help with a couple of phrases like hello and how much is it thankyou and any other useful Greek phrase. Thanx

Message posted by Tinsie on 15 September 2005 at 9:42am - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

Tinsie

Corfu

Go to http://www.olympicairlines.com/ then Passengers' Info (on the left), then Words To Get You By - a very useful list of Greek phrases.

Message posted by Stuart on 15 September 2005 at 12:56pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

Stuart

Kefalonia

Tinsie

That's a really useful link - and it even has a little piece about pronunciations as well.

Stuart

Message posted by Tinsie on 15 September 2005 at 9:35pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

Tinsie

Corfu

I know - it's a bit of a gem isn't it?

I discovered it quite by chance when looking for cheap flights...

Message posted by Trace (Profile Location Assistant) on 16 September 2005 at 2:02am - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

Trace

Corfu

Excellent Tinsie

Message posted by seaangler (Chat Room Administrator) on 16 September 2005 at 10:11am - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

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..And i still keep forgetting as to what i say to them in the morning i know it's (kalimera) but to be called (kalimara)..bit of a damp squid first thing in the morning...chris

Message posted by marymouse on 16 September 2005 at 11:09am - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

marymouse

Corfu

Sorry to be dim - I didn't know they spoke Greek in Croatia?

Message posted by Trace (Profile Location Assistant) on 16 September 2005 at 1:20pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

Trace

Corfu

I think Julez wants to prepare for her trip to Greece so that she doesn't come across the hurdles she experienced with lanuage in Croatia.

Message posted by marymouse on 16 September 2005 at 1:29pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

marymouse

Corfu

I just knew I was being dim!!

Message posted by littlemiss on 16 September 2005 at 9:38pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

littlemiss

Corfu

hi ive been learning greek for over a year and go to greece every year, hello is yasou and all so means goodbye so that ones easy, thankyou is efharisto or if you want to say thanks very much its efharisto poli, please is paracalaw,if you would like to say good morning its cali mera, good evening is cali spera and goodnight is cali nikta, those are just a few basics if you would like to know anything else drop me a line im happy to help

littlemiss

Message posted by Tinsie on 17 September 2005 at 1:19pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

Tinsie

Corfu

One important thing to remember is that yasou (yiassou, or for those who can read Greek γεια σου) should only be used when talking to 1 person who you know well.

When addressing more than one person, or talking to people who you don't know well, or have never met before, or they're a lot older than you (i.e. when walking into a shop or restaurant or doctor's surgery, or even greeting an old man sitting outside a kafeneion) the correct word to use is yasas (or yiassas, Greek γεια σας).

Message posted by julez on 17 September 2005 at 3:11pm - IP Logged Legal Disclaimer

julez

Corfu

just read all comments. Thankyou all very much. One week to go

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