LANGUAGE
DIRECTIONS
air-con έρκοντίσιον er·kon·di·si·on
bathroom μπάνιο ba·nio
fan ανεμιστήρας a·ne·mi·sti·ras
TV τηλεόραση ti·le·o·ra·si
window παράθυρο pa·ra·thi·roDIRECTIONS
Where is ...?
Πού είναι ...; pu i·ne ...
What’s the address?
Ποια είναι η διεύθυνση; pia i·ne i dhi·ef·thin·si
Can you show me (on the map)?
Μπορείς να μου δείξεις bo·ris na mu dhik·sis
(στο χάρτη); (sto khar·ti)
Turn left.
Στρίψτε αριστερά. strips·te a·ri·ste·ra
Turn right.
Στρίψτε δεξιά. strips·te dhe·ksiaat the next corner
στην επόμενη γωνία stin e·po·me·ni gho·ni·a
at the traffi c lights
στα φώτα sta fo·tabehind πίσω pi·so
in front of μπροστά bro·sta
far μακριά ma·kri·a
near (to) κοντά kon·da
next to δίπλα dhi·pla
opposite απέναντι a·pe·nan·di
straight ahead oλο ευθεία. o·lo ef·thi·aEATING & DRINKING
a table for ... Eνα τραπέζι e·na tra·pe·zi
για ... ya ...
(two) people (δύο) (dhi·o)
άτομα a·to·ma
(eight) o’clock τις stis
(οχτώ) (okh·to)I don’t eat ... Δεν τρώγω ... dhen tro·gho ...
fi sh ψάρι psa·ri
(red) meat (κόκκινο) (ko·ki·no)
κρέας kre·as
peanuts φυστίκια fi ·sti·kia
poultry πουλερικά pu·le·ri·kaGREEK ALPHABETThe Greek alphabet has 24 letters, shown below in their upper- and lower-case
forms. Be aware that some letters look like English letters but are pronounced very
diff erently, such as Β, which is pronounced ‘v’; and Ρ, pronounced like an ‘r’. As in
English, how letters are pronounced is also infl uenced by how they are combined, for
example the ου combination is pronounced ‘u’ as in ‘put’, and οι is pronounced ‘ee’
as in ‘feet’.Α α a as in ‘father’ Ξ ξ x as in ‘ox’
Β β v as in ‘vine’ Ο ο o as in ‘hot’
Γ γ gh a softer, throaty ‘g’ Π π p as in ‘pup’
y as in ‘yes’ Ρ ρ r as in ‘road’,
Δ δ dh as in ‘there’ slightly trilled
Ε ε e as in ‘egg’ Σ σ, ς s as in ‘sand’
Ζ ζ z as in ‘zoo’ Τ τ t as in ‘tap’
Η η i as in ‘feet’ Υ υ i as in ‘feet’
Θ θ th as in ‘throw’ Φ φ f as in ‘fi nd’
Ι ι i as in ‘feet’ Χ χ kh as the ‘ch’ in the
Κ κ k as in ‘kite’ Scottish ‘loch’, or
Λ λ l as in ‘leg’ h like a rough ‘h’
Μ μ m as in ‘man’ Ψ ψ ps as in ‘lapse’
Ν ν n as in ‘net’ Ω ω o as in ‘hot’Note that the letter Σ has two forms for the lower case – σ and ς. The second one is
used at the end of words. The Greek question mark is represented with the English
equivalent of a semicolon (;).