Destination: GREECE
Essential Info PreTrip Essentials Customs/Money Communications Hours/Holidays Health Driving Language National Transportation Offices to Serve You Abroad	USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES The Greek language can be daunting to the visitor; it uses a different alphabet and is spoken with staccato rapidity. The way words and place names are converted into English varies considerably according to which transliteration system a translator happens to prefer. With patience and a keen ear, you should be able to recognize what sounds these unfamiliar letters stand for. Learning the Greek alphabet may enable you to deduce the meaning of signs and notices. The easiest thing to do, however, is to learn a few basic courtesy phrases. The Greeks realize how difficult their language appears to foreigners, and they appreciate visitors' attempts to speak it. Do you speak English? milate angliká? excuse me signomi hello/goodbye yásou/chérete how much? póso? I'd like tha íthela I do not understand dhen katalavéno non-smoking khoros ya mi kapnízondes okay endáýsi open/closed aniktos/klistos please/you're welcome parakaló thank you efharistó ticket isitíro one-way/round trip apló/isitiro met epistrofis where is…? poo íne? yes/no né/óhi the hotel xenodochio breakfast proino key klidhí for one/two nights ya mía/dhýo vradhiés for one/two people yiá éna/dhýo átoma room éna dhomátio shower doos the restaurant estiatorio food fagitó starter proto piato olives eliés stuffed vine leaves dolmadakia beans fasólia bread psomi water neró beer bira wine krasí coffee kafé meat balls kefthédes chicken kotópoulo lamb arnáki pork hirino cod's roe paté taramasalata lobster astakós red mullet barboúnia squid kalamarákia dessert glikisma the check logariasmós	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION CITIES Athens MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK