Some words you will see repeated in many places in Crete:
"odos" means "street" and where you find (not often) a street name sign you'll know what
it means. Villages rarely have signs displaying street names.
"Anikto" means - Open. "Kleisto" meaning - Closed.
"Eisodos" means - Entrance. "Exodos" is - Exit
Now a short vocabulary:
ENGLISH/GREEK
Excuse me Signomi
Thank you Efharisto
(if you are several people - being served in a restaurant or cafe:
We thank you (is better) Efharistoomay
Good morning / good day (until about 1300 or so!) Kalimera
Good Afternoon or Good evening Kalispera
Good night Kalinihxta
See you / Hello / Hi Yassas (if to one person or a stranger or older person. "Yassoo" is usually used for those you know or people much younger than you - but you will also find both used freely - don't worry, either will be appreciated!)
How much is this? Posso Kanay Afto?
How far is it? Posso makria eenay?
Excuse me, where is....... Signomi, poo eenay.......?
Do you have a toilet? Eheeyete Too-aletta?
One room for (five) nights. Enna domatio ya (penday) vradia
Can we see a menu? Boroomay na doomay enna menoo
Can we pay the bill? Boroomay na plirosoomay?
Is there a cardphone? Iparhee kartotelefono?
Do you speak..... Milatay......?
English Ag-glika ?
German Yermanika ?
French Gallika ?
Spanish Hispanika ?
Japanese Yaponayzika ?
Sorry, I don't speak Greek. Signomi, then milow ellenica
This one Afto
That one Ekino
That's enough [polite] Arketa
Yes Ne (as in Next)
No Ohxi/Ohee
Numbers:
1 Enna
2 Dio
3 Tria
4 Tessera
5 Penday
6 Exi
7 Efta
8 Ohxto
9 Ennaya
10 Deka
11 Endeka
12 Dodeka
13 Deka-tria
14 Deka-tessera
15 Deka-penday
16 Deka-exi
17 Deka-efta
18 Deka-ohxto
19 Deka-ennaya
20 Ekosi
30 Trianda
40 Saranda
50 Peninda
60 Exinda
70 Evdominda
80 Ohxdonda
90 Eneninda
100 Ekato
1000 Heelia
10,000 Deka-heeliadess
100,000 Ekato-heeliadess
1,000,000 Ena-Ekatomeerio
2,000,000 Dio-Ekatomeerio
23 Ekossi-tria
37 Trianda-efta
49 Saranda-enaya
51 Peninda-ena
66 Exinda-exi
74 Evdominda-tesera
85 Ohxdonda-penday
91 Eneninda-enna
108 Ekaton-okto
109 Ekaton-enaya
200 Dia-kosia
300 Tria-kosia
400 Tetra-Kosia
500 Penta-kosia
600 Exa-kosia
700 Efta-kosia
800 Ohxta-kosia
900 Enaya-kosia
1,000 Heelia
Most interim numbers follow this pattern:
To say 850 just use the word(s) for 800 followed by 50:
Ohxta-kosia-peninda
1,500 Heelia-penta-kosia
More phrases:
Bigger Mega-littero
Smaller Mikro-tero
Too expensive Polee akrivo
...for me Ya menna
That's fine Andaxi
OK Andaxi
How are you Ti-kanis
Well / good Kala
It's good (food, anything) Oraya
No.....thank you Ohxi.......efharisto
Yes Nay
Please (not used a lot!) Parakalo
Taverna Taverna!
Cafe Cafe..
Traditional cafe Kafenee-oh (Kafeneio)
With milk May-galla
Water Nerroh
Fish Psari
Chicken Kotopooloh
Lamb Arr-nee
Salad Salata
Potatoes Patates
Wine Kras-si
Beer Birra
Greek coffee Elliniko
No sugar Sketo
A little sugar Metrio
Sweet Gleeko
Juice Xhimo
Orange Portokali
Fruit Froota
Cheese Tiree
Bread Pso-mee
Hotel Ksenodohxio
Rooms for rent Dohmatia
Airport Airodromio
Port Limani
Car Afto-kinito
Mobile (phone) kinito
Petrol Benzeeni
Print this short guide and bring it with you to Crete - don't worry how you sound, what your accent is like, any attempt by a visitor to speak but one word in Greek is always appreciated.
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