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On this episode, George and Maria will provide you with some basic Greek phrases to help you hit the ground running as soon as you arrive in Greece.

Words and phrases mentioned during the podcast include:

• Hello/Good Morning/Good Evening/ Goodnight: Geiá sas/Kaliméra/Kalispéra/Kalinýchta (In Greek: Γειά σας/Καλημέρα/Καλησπέρα/Καληνύχτα)
• What's your name? /My name is ..../Nice to meet you: Pos se léne?/Me léne ..../Chárika (In Greek: Πως σε λένε;/Με λένε ..../Χάρηκα)
• The menu please: To menoú parakaló (In Greek: Το μενού παρακαλώ)
• A glass of (white) wine please: Éna potíri (lefkó) krasí parakaló (In Greek: Ένα ποτήρι (λευκό) κρασί παρακαλώ)
• Thank you/ Please: Efcharistó/ Parakaló (In Greek: Ευχαριστώ/ Παρακαλώ)
• Yes/No: Nai/'Ochi (In Greek: Ναι/'Οχι)
• How are you?/(very) well: Ti káneis?/(polý) kalá (In Greek: Τι κάνεις;/(Πολύ) καλά)
• Cheers/'Down it'= Stin ygeiá mas or the shorter version of Geiá mas/Áspro páto (In Greek: Στην υγειά μας/Γειά μας/Άσπρο πάτο)
• Shall we go for coffee: Páme gia kafe (In Greek: Πάμε για καφέ)
• Come (or used as 'Hey')/ See you later/ Chill: Ela/Ta léme/Chalará (In Greek:Έλα/Τα λέμε/Χαλαρά)

Maria has also written a dedicated blog post about Basic Greek Phrases. To read it click www.mygreekis.land/inspiration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here. And for the dedicated mobile friendly pocket guide click here to download and save on your phone.

Check out the My Greek Island website www.mygreekis.land" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mygreekis.land where you can find blog posts to inspire your next trip, travel tips to download on your phone and more. Also give us a follow on instagram @mygreekisland to keep up to date with the My Greek Island adventures, and for those of you visiting Greece remember to tag us for a future feature.

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