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If not, the Greek script will look more like Italian or Spanish !!!
Having fallen in love with Telendos, I decided it was time to learn the lingo.
Don't worry, the Greeks do tend to speak good English, but it is nice to be able to say a few words....
It's not as hard as it might sound, here are a few useful words, spelt how they sound, using Latin letters as well as the Greek ones.
(I haven't worked out how to put accents on the letters yet - that's the problem of an English keyboard I guess !!!)
General Introductions
Please Parakalo Parakalw
Thankyou Efkaristo Eucaristw
Good morning Kalimera Kalhmera
Good day Herete Cairete
Good evening Kalispera Kalhspera
Good night Kalinichta Kalhnucta
Hello (to a friend) Yassou geia sou
Hello to more than one person, or someone you don't know as well Yassas geia saV
How are you? Ti kanete Ti kanete;
to which you might reply Poli Kala Polu kala Very good
Ordering in a bar...
I would like a beer please Thelo mia beera parakalo
qelw mia mpura parakalw
I would like a coffee please Thelo ena nescafe parakalo
qelw ena neskafe parakalw
Remember if you ask for coffee you may get a Greek coffee - they make our espressos look weak !!!
You could always try a frappe - The Brits haven't got to grips with these yet, in the UK, despite all the coffee bars sprouting up in London.
A frappe is an iced coffee, made by shaking ice cold water with ice and a lot of instant coffee granules in a cocktail shaker. It can be "sketo" - plain (sketo), "metrio" - medium (metrio) or "gliko" - sweet (gluko), and "me gala" (me gala), or "horis gala" (cwriV gala)- with or without milk.
Be sure to state your preferences when you order!!!
(George, at On The Rocks makes the best Frappes)