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GREEK Phrase Book &Dictionary Philippa Goodrich Language consultant: Maria Dikeakou Gaffney Greek Phrase Book and Dictionary Published by Educational Publishers LLP trading as BBC Active Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE Published 2005 Sixth impression 2011 copyright © Philippa Goodrich and BBC Worldwide Ltd 2005 Illustrations copyright © Joanna Kerr @ New Division 2005 BBC logo © BBC 1996. BBC and BBC ACTIVE are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation The right of Philippa Goodrich to be identified as author of this Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without either the prior written permission of the publishers and copyright owners or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd., 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. ISBN 978-0-563-51922-5 Managing Editor: Joanna Kirby Project Editor: Josie Frame Index Editor: Paula Peebles Designer: Elizabeth Burns Concept design: Pentacor Book Design Cover design: Two Associates Cover photo: copyright © nimu1956/GETTYIMAGES Senior Production Controller: Man Fai Lau Printed and bound in China. CTPSC/06 The Publisher’s policy is to use paper manufactured from sustainable forests. how to use this book This book is divided into colour-coded sections to help you find the language you need as quickly as possible. You can also refer to the contents on pages iv–v or the contents lists at the start of each section. Along with travel and language tips, each section contains: YOU MAY WANT TO SAY… language you’ll need for every situation YOU MAY SEE… words and phrases you’ll see on signs or in print YOU MAY HEAR… questions, instructions or information people may ask or give you On page 2 you’ll find essentials, a list of basic, all-purpose phrases to help you start communicating straight away. Many of the phrases can be adapted by simply using another word from the dictionary. For instance, take the question Πού είναι το κέντρο της πόλης; (Where is the town centre?). If you want to know where the station is, just substitute ο σταθμός (the station) for το κέντρο της πόλης (the town centre) to give Πού είναι ο σταθμός;. The pronunciation guide is based on English sounds, and is explained on page vi. If you want some guidance on how the Greek language works, see basic grammar on page 135. The dictionary is separated into two sections: English–Greek (page 143) and Greek–English (page 183). We welcome any comments or suggestions about this book, but in the meantime, have a good trip - Καλό ταξίδι! contents pronunciation guide vi directions 28 information and tickets 30 trains 32 the basics 1 buses and coaches 34 essentials 2 underground 35 numbers 4 boats and ferries 36 ordinal numbers 5 air travel 38 fractions 6 taxis 39 days, months 6 hiring cars and seasons, dates 7 bicycles 41 telling the time 7 driving 43 time phrases 8 mechanical problems 45 measurements 10 car parts 47 clothes and shoe sizes 11 bicycle parts 48 national holidays and festivals 12 accommodation 49 general booking in advance 51 conversation 13 checking in 54 hotels, B&Bs and greetings 14 hostels 55 introductions 15 camping and caravanning 57 talking about yourself 15 requests and queries 58 asking about problems and complaints 60 other people 17 checking out 62 chatting 18 self-catering/ the weather 19 second homes 63 likes and dislikes 20 feelings and opinions 21 food&drink 65 making arrangements 23 useful expressions 24 making bookings 67 at the restaurant 68 travel&transport 25 ordering your food 69 arriving in the country 26 ordering your drinks 71 iv bars and cafés 72 bargaining 109 comments and requests 74 photography 109 special requirements 74 at the off-licence 111 problems and complaints 76 at the post office 112 paying the bill 76 at the bank 113 buying food 77 changing money 115 menu reader: telephones 116 – drinks 79 mobiles 118 – food 80 the internet 119 faxes 120 sightseeing &activities 85 health&safety 121 at the tourist office 86 at the chemist’s 122 opening times 87 at the doctor’s 123 visiting places 88 describing your going on tours symptoms 124 and trips 90 medical complaints tourist glossary 92 and conditions 125 entertainment 92 parts of the body 127 booking tickets 95 at the dentist’s 129 at the show 96 emergencies 130 sports and activities 97 police 132 at the beach, river reporting crime 133 or pool 100 basic grammar 135 shops &services 101 English – Greek shopping 102 dictionary 143 paying 105 buying clothes Greek – English dictionary 183 and shoes 106 changing rooms 107 exchanges and refunds 108 v pronunciation guide The Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters, most of which will look or sound familiar as they also exist in English. If you follow the guide, pronunciation shouldn’t be a problem as almost all of the sounds already exist in English. All Greek words of more than one syllable are written with a stress mark, e.g. Καλημέρα, which indicates where you should put the emphasis. In this book the stressed syllable appears in bold type, e.g. kaleemera. * vowels letter name and approx english shown in pronunciation equivalent book as Α, α άλφα (alfa) a as in ‘cat’ a Ε, ε έψιλον (epseelon) e as in ‘pen’ e Η, η ήτα (eeta) ee as in ‘keen’, e but clipped short ee d Ι, ι γιώτα (yota) ee as in ‘keen’, ui but clipped short ee/i g Ο, ο όμικρον (omeekron) o as in ‘lot’ o n Υ, υ ύψιλον (eepseelon) ee as in ‘keen’, o but clipped short ee i t Ω, ω ωμέγα (omega) o as in ‘olive’ o a i c n * consonants u n letter name and approx english shown in o pronunciation equivalent book as pr Β, β βήτα (veeta) v as in ‘van’ v Γ, γ γάμμα (gama) g as in ‘sugar’; g or y or y as in ‘yet’ before the sounds vi ‘e’ and ‘ee’ Δ, δ δέλτα (dhelta) th as in ‘this’ dh Ζ , ζ ζήτα (zeeta) z as in ‘zero’ z Θ , θ θήτα (theeta) th as in ‘think’ th Κ , κ κάπα (kapa) k as in ‘key’ k Λ , λ λάμδα (lamdha) l as in ‘lemon’ l Μ , μ μι (mee) m as in ‘museum’ m Ν , ν νι (nee) n as in ‘net’ n Ξ , ξ ξι (ksee) ks as in ‘taxi’ ks Π , π πι (pee) p as in ‘pen’ p Ρ , ρ ρω (ro) r as in ‘red’ (but a bit more emphatic) r Σ , σ or ς* σίγμα (seegma) s as in ‘sun’ s Τ , τ ταυ (taf) t as in ‘table’ t Φ , φ φι (fee) f as in ‘fire’ f Χ , χ χι (hee) ch as in ‘loch’ h Ψ , ψ ψι (psee) ps as in ‘cups’ ps *Note: The letter ‘σ’ is used at the beginning and in the middle of the word p whereas the ‘ς’ is used only at the end, e.g. Κώστας, ίσως. r o * vowel combinations n u letter approx english for n equivalent example c i αι e as in ‘pen’ ναι (ne) a t ει, οι, υι ee as in ‘keen’ είμαι (eeme); πλοίο (pleeo) io ου oo as in ‘root’ ουρανός (ooranos) n αυ, ευ af as in ‘afar’ or ef as αυτός (aftos); ευχαριστώ g u in ‘referee’ (when the (efhareesto) i letters immediately d following are γκ, κ, ξ, e π, σ, τ, φ and χ); av as in ‘avocado’ or αύριο (avreeo); Εύβοια (Eveea) vii ev as in ‘level’ (when immediately followed by a vowel (α, ε, αι, ι, η, υ, ει, οι, ο, ω, ου) or the consonants β, γ, δ, λ, μ, ν or ρ) Note: As in English, double letters, e.g. ‘ll’, ‘rr’ etc., are pronounced as one, e.g. θάλασσα (thalassa), αλλά (alla). * consonant combinations letter approx english shown in equivalent book as μπ b as in ‘bed’ when it is at the beginning b of a word, comes after a consonant or it occurs twice in a word, e.g. μπορώ (boro), μπαρμπούνι (barboonee); mb as in ‘number’ when it is in the mb middle of a word, e.g. λάμπα (lamba). ντ d as in ‘door’ when it is at the beginning d e of a word, comes after a consonant or it d occurs twice in a word, e.g. ντομάτα ui (domata), καλντερίμι (kaldereemee), g νταντεύω (dadevo); n nd as in ‘land’ when it is in the middle nd o of a word, e.g. παντελόνι (pandelonee). i t γκ g as in ‘gone’ when it is at the beginning of g a a word or when it comes after a consonant, i c e.g. γκαράζ (garage), αργκό (argo). n u γκ/γγ ng as in ‘English’ when it is in the middle ng n of a word, e.g. Άγγλος (Anglos). o τσ ts as in ‘cats’ e.g. τσατσάρα (tsatsara). ts r p τζ ds as in ‘seeds’ for example, τζάμι (dsamee). ds The combination ‘γχ’ is pronounced like the ‘gh’ in ‘Nottingham’. For example, viii παιγχνίδι (peghneedhee). the basics essentials 2 numbers 4 ordinal numbers 5 fractions 6 days, months 6 seasons, dates 7 telling the time 7 time phrases 8 measurements 10 clothes and shoe sizes 11 national holidays and festivals 12