north βορράς ( vor-RAHS) south νότος ( NOH-toss) east ανατολή ( ah-nah-TOH-lee) west δύση ( DHEE-see) uphill προς τα πάνω or ανηφόρα ( .

So if you know some Attic or Koine Greek and pronounce it as Modern Greek, though you will sound archaic, you will probably be understood. Of course, it will require serious effort and dedication to learn to speak Greek fluently, as Greek grammar is admittedly more complex than it is in most other languages (much more demanding than German, for example, which is a language with relatively complex grammar). Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab .But I have been to Mexico so many times since our last visit to Greece that my languages are all confused.

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Lonely Planet's Greek Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Greek phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. The former occasion is the most common, but since words written in capital letters never get accents unless they are at the beginning of a word, the diaeresis is the only way to note the broken diphthong at all-caps phrases - English such example: naïve. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Greek people know they have a difficult language (for foreigners) and don't expect any tourist to know more than a couple words.STREEP-steh dheh-xee-AH) left αριστερά ( ah-riss-teh-RAH) right δεξιά ( dheh-xee-AH) straight ahead ευθεία ( eh-fthee-ah) towards the _____ προς το/τον/την _____ ( . The different forms of 1, 3, 4, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24 etc and 1000, are used with nouns of different genders. EH-nahs / MEE-ah / EH-nah) 2 δύο ( DHEE-oh) 3 τρεις/τρια ( trees / TREE-ah) 4 τέσσερις/τέσσερα ( TESS-a-reess / TESS-a-rah) 5 πέντε ( PEN-deh) 6 έξι ( EH-xee) 7 επτά ( ep-TAH) 8 οκτώ ( okh-TOH) 9 εννέα ( en-EH-ah) 10 δέκα ( DHEH-kah) 11 έντεκα ( EN-deh-kah) 12 δώδεκα ( DHOH-dheh-kah) 13 δεκατρείς/δεκατρία ( dheh-kah-TREES / dheh-kah-TREE-ah) 14 δεκατέσσερις/δεκατέσσερα ( dheh-kah-TESS-eh-rees / dheh-kah-TESS-eh-ra) 15 δεκαπέντε ( dheh-kah-PEN-deh) 16 δεκαέξι ( dheh-kah-EX-ee) 17 δεκαεπτά ( dheh-kah-ep-TAH) 18 δεκαοχτώ ( dheh-kah-okh-TOH) 19 δεκαεννέα ( dheh-kah-en-EH-ah) 20 είκοσι ( EE-koss-ee) 21 εικοσιένας/εικοσιμία/εικοσιένα ( ee-koss-ee-EN-ahs / ee-koss-ee-MEE-ah / ee-koss-ee-EH-nah) 22 εικοσιδύο ( ee-koss-ee-DHEE-oh) 23 εικοσιτρείς/εικοσιτρία ( ee-koss-ee-TREES / ee-koss-ee-TREE-ah) 30 τριάντα ( tree-AHN-dah) 40 σαράντα ( sah-RAHN-dah) 50 πενήντα ( peh-NEEN-dah) 60 εξήντα ( ex-EEN-dah) 70 εβδομήντα ( ev-dhoh-MEEN-dah) 80 ογδόντα ( ogh-DHON-dah) 90 ενενήντα ( en-en-EEN-dah) 100 εκατό ( eh-kah-TO) 200 διακόσιοι/διακόσιες/διακόσια ( dhyah-KOH-syah) 300 τριακόσιοι/τριακόσιες/τριακόσια ( tryah-KOH-syah) 1000 χίλιοι/χίλιες/χίλια ( KHEE-lee-ee / KHEE-lyehs / KHEE-lyah) 2000 δύο χιλιάδες ( DHEE-oh khee-lyAH-dhes) 10,000 δέκα χιλιάδες ( DHEH-kah khee-lyAH-dhes) 1,000,000 ένα εκατομμύριο ( EH-nah eh-kah-to-MEE-ryoh) number _____ ( train, bus, etc.

The new and improved content has a more visually appealing colour-coding system, enabling users to find what they want, when they want it, and in less time. We use Lonely Planet phrase books whenever we roam outside of Europe's core English-French-German-Italian-Spanish-Portuguese language zone. Many Greek words have been borrowed into other languages, so you will find a lot of these words familiar, such as τραύμα ( trauma, "injury") and σοφία ( sofia "wisdοm, knowledge").Note also that Greek punctuation differs a little: The Greek question mark (ερωτηματικό) is just like the Latin semi-colon ; .

vodka βότκα ( v-O-tka) rum ρούμι ( ro-E-mi) water νερό ( neh-rO) club soda σόδα ( sO-da) tonic water tonic water ( . Although the small letters seem entirely different (and some of them are indeed) at people's handwriting they can be extremely close to English.Organized by subjects such as everyday phrases, hotels, travelling around and includes an extensive menu section. As in Juliett Rarely encountered [ edit ] -/γχ gamma-hee like ngh in Bucki ngham -/γξ gamma-ksee γ is pronounced like Ν/ν (n). As in zone Θ/θ theeta (θήτα) As in thought Κ/κ kappa (κάππα) As in cat Λ/λ lamtha (λάμδα) L/l Μ/μ mee (μι,μυ) M/m Ν/ν nee (νι,νυ) N/n Ξ/ξ ksee (ξι) X/x as in a xe Π/π pee (πι) P/p as in a pe Ρ/ρ rho (ρο) As in road Σ/σ/ς sigma (σίγμα) S/s as in some.