English-Greek phrasebook

Basics
Hello
How are you?
Fine, thank you. (And
you?)
What is your name?
My name is

;
, . ( ;)
;
/

Nice to meet you

Please
Thank you (very much)
You're welcome
Yes
No
Excuse me
I'm sorry
See you later
Goodbye
I can't speak Greek [well]

()

/ (polite)

()

Do you speak English?

Is there someone here who
speaks English?
Help!
Good day
Good evening
Good night
I don't understand
Where is the toilet?
Problems
Leave me alone

;
;
!

Don't touch me!

I'll call the police

(male)/
(female)
!

Police!
Stop! Thief!
I need your help

!
!

It's an emergency
I'm lost
I lost my bag
I lost my wallet

I'm sick
I've been injured

/
/

I need a doctor
Can I use your phone?

[yah sahss]
[tee kah-neh-the]
[kah-lah ef-khah-rees-toh (keh ehsees]
[pohs seh leh-neh]
[ le-neh / ono-mah-zomeh]
[ha-ree-ka / eh-ro po-lee]
[pah-rah-kah-loh]
[ef-hah-rees-toh po-lee]
[pah-rah-kah-loh]
[neh / mah-li-sta]
[oh-hee]
[see-ghno-mee]
[lee-pah-meh]
[ta le-me]
[ahn-dee-oh]
[dhen mee-loh kah-lah eh-leenee-kah]
[mee-lah-teh ang-glee-kah]
[mee-lah-ee ka-nees e-dho angglee-kah]
[voh-ee-thee-yah]
[kah-lee-meh-rah]
[kah-lee-speh-rah]
[kah-lee-neek-tah]
[dhen kah-tah-lah-veh-no]
[poo -ne ee too-ah-leh-tah]
[a-fis-te me ee-si-kho / ee-sikhee]
[meen meh ang-geeh-zees]
[tha kah-leh-soh teen ah-stih-nohmih-ah]
[ah-stih-noh-mih-ah]
[stah-mah-tih-steh ton kleh-ftee]
[hreeh-ah-zoh-meh teen voh-eehthih-ah sas]
[eeh-neh eh-peeh-ghon]
[eh-hoh hah-theeh]
[eh-hah-sah teen tsahn-dah mooh]
[eh-hah-sah toh por-toh-foh-leeh
mooh]
[ee-me hah-rohs-tos/tee]
[eeh-meh trav-mah-tees-mehnos/nee]
hree-AH-zoh-meh yiah-TROH
mboh-ROH nah khree-see-moh-

 ;
Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
300
1000
2000
10000
1.000.000
half
less
more

//

/
/

pee-EEH-soh toh tee-LEH-fohNOH sahs

[eh-nahs / mee-ah / eh-nah]

[dhee-oh]
[trees / tree-ah]
[tess-a-reess / tess-a-rah]
[pen-deh]
[eh-xee]
[ep-tah]
[okh-toh]
[en-eh-ah]
[dheh-kah]
[en-dheh-kah]
[dhoh-dheh-kah]
[dheh-kah-trees / dheh-kah-treeah]
/
[dheh-kah-tess-eh-rees / dhehkah-tess-eh-ra]

[dheh-kah-pen-deh]

[dheh-kah-ex]

[dheh-kah-ep-tah]

[dheh-kah-okh-toh]

[dheh-kah-en-eh-ah]

[ee-koss-ee]
// [ee-koss-ee-en-ahs / ee-koss-eemee-ah / ee-koss-ee-eh-nah]

[ee-koss-ee-dhee-oh]
/
[ee-koss-ee-trees / ee-koss-eetree-ah]

[tree-ahn-dah]

[sah-rahn-dah]

[peh-neen-dah]

[ex-een-dah]

[ev-dhoh-meen-dah]

[ogh-dhon-dah]

[en-en-een-dah]

[eh-kah-to]

[dhee-koh-see-ah]

[tree-koh-see-ah]
//
[khee-lee-ee / khee-lee-ehs / kheelee-a]

[dhee-oh hee-lee-ah-dhes]

[dheh-kah hee-lee-ah-dhes]

[eh-nah eh-kah-tom-mee-ree-oh]
//
[mee-ssohs / mee-ssee / meessoh]
//
[lee-gho-teh-rohs / lee-gho-tehree / lee-gho-teh-roh]
// [peh-ree-ssoh-teh-rohs / peh-ree
ssoh-teh-ree / peh-ree-ssoh-teh-

ro]
Time
now

[toh-rah]
later

[ar-ghoh-teh-rah]
before

[preen]
morning

[proh-ee]
afternoon

[a-poh-ghev-ma]
evening

[vrah-thee]
night

[nee-htah]
Duration
minute(s)
/
[lep-toh/tah]
hour(s)
/
[oh-rah/res]
day(s)
/
[meh-rah/res]
week(s)
/
[ev-dhoh-mah-dhah/dhes]
month(s)
/
[meen / mee-nes]
year(s)
/
[eh-tohs/tee]
Days
today

[see-meh-r]
yesterday

[khtes]
tomorrow

[ahv-ree-oh]
Sunday

[kee-ree-ah-kee]
Monday

[dhef-teh-rah]
Tuesday

[tree-tee]
Wednesday

[teh-tar-tee]
Thursday

[pemp-tee]
Friday

[pah-rah-skeh-vee]
Saturday

[sah-vah-toh]
Months
January

[ya-nwah-ryos]
February

[fe-vrwah-ryos]
March

[mahr-tyos]
April

[ah-pree-lyos]
May

[mah-yos]
June

[ee-ooh-nyos]
July

[ee-ooh-lyos]
August

[ahv-ghoo-stos]
September

[sep-tehm-vree-os]
October

[ok-tau-vryos]
November

[naw-em-vryos]
December

[the-khem-vryos]
Measurement
Greeks prefer all-Greek words to mixed Greek-and-Latin words. "Meter", "liter", and "gram"
being Greek, they don't use Latin prefixes like "milli" with them. Instead they use the following:
deci

[dekato]
centi

[ekatosto]
milli

[hilisto]
(micro) and (nano), being greek words, are used the same
Colors
black
// or
[mahv-ros/ri/roh or meh-lan]
//

white
gray
red
red (blood)
red (fire)
blue
yellow
green
orange
purple
brown
Eating
breakfast
lunch
bread
cheese
eggs
salad
rice
beans
coffee
tea
juice
water
beer
salt
pepper
wine
beef
fish

or
or

or

or

[ahs-prohs or leh-fkos]
[gree or feh-ohs]
[koh-kih-noh]
[eh-ree-throhs]
[peer-rohs]
[bleh or kee-ah-nohs]
[kit-ree-noh]
[prah-si-no]
[por-toh-kah-lee]
[mov or ee-oh-thes]
[kah-feh]

[proino]
[mesimeriano]
[ahr-toss]
[tee-ree]
[ahv-ghah]
[sah-lah-tah]
[oh-ree-zah]
[fah-soh-lia]
[kafe]
[ts'ai]
[himo]
[neh-roh]
[mbi'ra]
[ala'ti]
[pipe'ri]
[krasi]
[mosxa'ri]
[psa'ri]