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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Greek
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Greek words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Greek phrases in this lesson
- Πώς είστε;POHS EE-steh
- How are you?
- Είμαι καλάEE-meh kah-LAH
- I'm fine, thanks
- Κι εσείς;kee eh-SEES
- And you?
- Πώς σας λένε;POHS sas LEH-neh
- What's your name?
- Με λένε...meh LEH-neh
- My name is...
- Από πού είστε;ah-POH POO EE-steh
- Where are you from?
- Είμαι από...EE-meh ah-POH
- I'm from...
- Μου αρέσειmoo ah-REH-see
- I like it
- Είναι πανέμορφοEE-neh pah-NEH-mor-foh
- It's beautiful
- Καλώς ήρθατεkah-LOHS EER-thah-teh
- Welcome
The plural/formal form. Use with older people, strangers, or anyone you want to show respect.
The standard positive reply. Adding "ευχαριστώ" (thank you) makes it more complete and polite.
Polite. To a friend: κι εσύ; (kee eh-SEE).
Literally "how do they call you?".
Literally "it pleases me".
Literally "it is all-beautiful".
The reply is καλώς σας βρήκα (kah-LOHS sas VREE-kah), glad to find you.