Useful Ancient Greek Phrases 5k1k6b

Useful Ancient Greek phrases A collection of useful phrases in Ancient Greek, the form of Greek spoken in Greece and Greek colonies from about the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD. Key to abbreviations: sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person, m = said by men, f = said by women. Cick on any of the phrases that are links to hear them spoken. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please me. To see these phrases in many other languages click on the English versions. If you'd like to see these phrases in any combination of two languages, try the Phrase Finder. English Welcome Hello (General greeting) How are you? Reply to 'How are you?' Long time no see What's your name? My name is ... Where are you from? I'm from ... How old are you? I'm ... years old Pleased to meet you Good morning (Morning greeting) Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) Good evening (Evening greeting) Good night Goodbye (Parting phrases) Good luck Cheers! Good Health!

Ἑλληνική (Ancient Greek) Ἀσπάζομαι! (Aspádzomai) Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) - sg Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) - pl Τί πράττεις; (Ti prátteis?) - sg Τί πράττετε; (Ti práttete?) - pl Πάντ' ἀγαθαὰ πράττω, ὦ φίλε. (Pánt' agathá práttō, ō fíle.) 'Everything goes well, friend' Καιροὰς δέ! (Kairós dé!) Ὄνομα σοι τί ἐστιν; (Ónoma soi tí estin?) Ὄνομα μοι… (Ónopa moi ...) Ποδαποὰς εἶ; (Podapós eí?) - sg Ποδαποί ἐστε; (Podapoí este?) - pl Ἐκ … ἔρχομαι. (Ek… érkhomai) Πηλικοὰς εἶ; (Pēlikós eí?) - m Πηλικηὰ εἶ; (Pēlikē eí?) - f Ἔτεα ... γεγονώς (Étea ... gegonōs) - m Ἔτεα ... γεγονυῖα (Étea ... gegonuía) - f Σε γιγνώσκων χαίρω (Se gignōskōn kaírō) Ὑπίαινε! (Hypíaine!) - sg Ὑπιαίνετε! (Hypiaínete!) - pl Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) Χαῖρε! (Khaíre!) Χαίρετε! (Khaírete!) Ὑπίαινε! (Hypíaine!) - sg Ὑπιαίνετε! (Hypiaínete!) - pl Ὑπίαινε! (Hypíaine!) - sg Ὑπιαίνετε! (Hypiaínete!) - pl ἴθι εὐτυχής! (íthi eutukhēs!) Χαῖρε πολλά! (Kaíre pollá!)

(Toasts used when drinking) Have a nice day Bon appetit / Have a nice meal Bon voyage / Have a good journey I understand I don't understand Please speak more slowly Please say that again Please write it down Do you speak English? Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') How do you say ... in ...? Excuse me How much is this? Sorry Thank you Reply to thank you Would you like to dance with me? I miss you I love you Get well soon Leave me alone! Help! Fire! Stop! Congratulations! Christmas and New Year greetings Easter greetings Birthday greetings My hovercraft is full of eels Why this phrase? One language is never enough

Χαῖρε πολλά! (Kaíre pollá!) Τοὰ δεῖπνον ἐστ’ ἐπεσκευασμένον (Tó deípnon est' epeskeuasménon) ἴθι χαίρων! (íthi khaírōn!) Ξυνίημι (Ksyníēmi) Οὐ ξυνίημι (Ou ksyníēmi) Βούλει σχολαίτερον λέγειν; (Boúlei skholaíteron légein?) Aὖθις ἐξ ἀρχῆς λέγε, ἀντιβολῶ (Aúthis eks arkhēs lége, antibolō) Μεταγράφε αὐτοὰ, ἀντιβολῶ (Metagráfe autó, antibolō) Ἀγγλιστί λαλεῖς; (Anglistí laleís?) Ναί, ὀλίγον τι (Naí, olígon ti) Πῶς λέγω ...? (Pōs légō ...?) Συγγνωθί μοι (Syngnōthí moi) Πόσον τι; (Póson ti?) Συγγνώμην ἔχε (Syngnōmēn ékhe) Ἐπαινῶ (Epainō) Οὐδεὰν διαφέρει (Oudén diaférei) Δοὰς ὀρχεῖσθαι τοῦτο μεταὰ σοί (Dós orkheísthai toúto metá soí) Ποθεινοτέρως ἔχω σοῦ (Potheinotérōs ékhō soú) Σε φιλῶ (Se filō) Τουὰς θεουὰς εὔχομαί σοι διδόναι ὑγίειαν (Toús theoús eúkhomaí soi didónai hygíeian) Παῦε! (Paúe!) Ζεῦ σῶσον! (Zdeú sōson!) Πῦρ! (Púr!) Παῦε! (Paúe!) Εὖγε! (Eúge!) Καλαὰ Χριστούγεννα! (Kalá Khristoúgenna!) Καλοὰν Πάσχα! (Kalón Páskha!) Πόλλ’ ἀγαθαὰ γένοιτό σοι! (Póll' agathá génoitó soi!) Τοὰ ἐμοὰν ἀεροπλοῖον ἐγχελείων πλῆρές ἐστιν (Tó emón aeroploíon enkheleíōn plērés estin) Μία γλώττα οὐδεπώποτε ἱκανή (Mía glōtta oudepōpote hikanē)

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