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Common questions to learn how to say in Greek

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greek_ggirl

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You will find these super helpful while traveling in Greece!

  • What time is it? τι ώρα είναι; – ti ora eenai
  • What is this (that)? τι είναι αυτό; ti eenai afto
  • How do you say … in Greek? πώς λέτε … στα ελληνικά; – pos lete … sta ellinika
  • Where is (he, she, it)? που είναι (αυτός, αυτή, αυτό); poo eenai aftos, afti, afto
  • Can I come? μπορώ να έρθω? boro na ertho?

Kali tihi (good luck)!
 
Make sure you say "re","malaka" or both after each of these for a more native sound when speaking :LOL:

Ti einai auto re malaka?
Pou einai re malaka?
R'ela dw
Pou 'sai re malaka?
Ti kaneis re malaka?
Ela re malaka
 
ellinasgolfer0320 said:
Make sure you say "re","malaka" or both after each of these for a more native sound when speaking :LOL:

Ti einai auto re malaka?
Pou einai re malaka?
R'ela dw
Pou 'sai re malaka?
Ti kaneis re malaka?
Ela re malaka
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:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:, so funny to include malaka in your must know questions for non-Greeks traveling to Greece!! hahahhaha
 
That's because Greeks can't speak without using the word malakas in every sentence (I'm obviously joking).
 
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