this may get you started however Elinika is the hardest of tongs for the English to learn

Some basic Greek

yes ne [ sorry having spell checker problems should be n e]
no ohi
thank you efharisto
please parakalo
sorry signomi
go away paratame
good morning kalimera
good afternoon/evening kalispera
good night kalinihta
goodbye andio
do you speak English milate Anglika
cheers is iyian (however the usual toast in Cyprus and Greece is Yamas meaning our health and is a toast to all around you)



efftihismenos I thiakopes [happy holiday]

Wizard

Try the bbc Talk Greek course.

It's an interactive free online course for complete beginners and teaches you a few basic phrases.

Translations spelt as phoneticaly spoken

Hello (to a single) - yasoo
Hello (to a couple or group) - yasas
Please - paragalo
You're welcome (as a response to faristo [efcharisto]) - paragalo
Sorry or excuse me - sinomee
Yes - n e (pronounced as in NEck) [flipping spellchecker]
Bill - logargasmo
A decent meal (one for the typical tourist) - psari ke tighanites patates
One - enna
Two - deo
Water - nero
Beer - birra
Red wine - kokkino krassi
White wine - aspro krassi
Coffee - nescaffe
Cyprus coffee:

• kafe, sketo - no sugar
  kafe, metrio - sweet
  kafe, glyko - very sweet

Mark

Katakliptiko........fantastic!

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