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Please - parakalo stress on the "o"

Thenk you - efcharisto

Good morning - kali mera
Good evening - kali spera
Good night - kali nichta

It was delicious - itani nostimo

Good on you ellie to not join the ranks of the "talk louder" brigade. :lol:

Where are you going??
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Thanks

Meant to be going to Zante on Sunday with the dreaded Excel Airways...

The resort is Tisilivi (sp)
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I've booked through Excel several times (direct and with Kosmar) and, once I got my hands on my tickets, not had TOO many problems!
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Yassus Kalimera eemeo Brian te kanity (halo good morning my name is Brian how are you?)

if you look in http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=81039] this thread in the Cyprus forum you will find several Greek words and phrases

wizard

edit if you are femail use eemee
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a few more
no ..... Ohi
yes......n e
please... parakalO
thank you.... efharistO
hallo/goodbye ....(informal) yassa
(formal) yassus/andIo
excuse me/sorry..signOmi
do you have.. Ehete
where is...... pooeeni
where are...pooeki
i would like...Tha iThela
i dont want/dont like .....THen iTHela
what is the cost...POso KAni
cheers.. is iyIan but the more usual toast is yamAs meaning our health
go away.... parAtame ( but please dont use unless you are being annoyed by touts the greeks are usualy very polite just say no thankyou)

thease are a mix of traditional and modern greek words

prases.
a large beer please .... mia megalos i bira parakalo
a glass of red/white wine please...ena to potiri kokino/aspiro krassi parakalo
a metaxa 5 star (local brandy) with coca cola and ice..ena metaxa pende asteri me cocacola me pago (no ice is ..horis pago)
a bottle of water.. ena to bookali to nero

in answer to how are you (te kanity) either kala or poly kala efharistO
kala means well poly means verry

thats your starters for ten
eftihismEnos i thiakopEs (happy holiday)

a final note only the brits call it zante the greek name is ZakinThos

wizard
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