Lonely Planet Greek Phrasebook & Dictionary

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We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. The complete illustrated phrasebook enables you to communicate fully in Greek without mastery of the language. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.

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). This pocket-sized volume will help you connect with the locals in Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Sparta, Crete, Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes — and everywhere in between. Although the small letters seem entirely different (and some of them are indeed) at people's handwriting they can be extremely close to English.

Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . cheese τυρί ( tee-REE) eggs αυγά ( ahv-GHAH) salad σαλάτα ( sah-LAH-tah) (fresh) vegetables (φρέσκα) λαχανικά ( FREH-ska) lah-ha-ni-KA (fresh) fruit (φρέσκα) φρούτα ( .

Vowel Clusters [ edit ] ΑΙ/αι alpha-iota as in p et; ΕΙ/ει epsilon-iota as in h e ΟΙ/οι omicron-iota as in h e ΟΥ/ου omicron-upsilon as in p ool ΑΥ/αυ alpha-upsilon when after α, the lettet υ is pronounced like β (v) as in avatar ΕΥ/ευ epsilon-upsilon when after ε, the letter υ is pronounced between β and φ (v and f). Note also that Greek punctuation differs a little: The Greek question mark (ερωτηματικό) is just like the Latin semi-colon ; .Greeks count with kilograms and rarely with liters (liters usually only for bottled water, oil and gasoline). Pote;)) Useful Words [ edit ] Entrance Είσοδος (ee-so-thos) Exit Έξοδος (Exodos) No admittance Απαγορεύεται η είσοδος Emergency exit Έξοδος κινδύνου No smoking Απαγορεύεται το κάπνισμα Pull Τραβήξτε Push Σπρώξτε Toilets Τουαλέτες Condom Προφυλακτικό ( pro-fee-lak-tee-KO) Ladies Γυναικών Gentlemen Αντρών I εγώ you (informal sing. If there's an accent at the first vowel of a diphthong, or a diaeresis on the second, then it isn't an actual diphthong and the two vowels are pronunced separately. north βορράς ( vor-RAHS) south νότος ( NOH-toss) east ανατολή ( ah-nah-TOH-lee) west δύση ( DHEE-see) uphill προς τα πάνω or ανηφόρα ( .

Although the dative dropped out of use in Greek before the dative merged with the accusative in English, one can still form the dative of μπαγλαμάς (a stringed instrument smaller than the μπουζούκι), even though it belongs to a new declension. we εμείς he αυτός she αυτή it αυτό they αυτοί my/mine δικός μου (δική μου, δικό μου) your/yours (formal) δικός σας (δική σας, δικό σας) your/yours (informal) δικός σου (δική σου, δικό σου) our/ours δικός μας (δική μας, δικό μας) his δικός του (δική του, δικό του) her/hers δικός της (δική της, δικό της) its του their/theirs δικός τους (δική τους, δικό τους) Problems [ edit ] I'm drowning! We use Lonely Planet phrase books whenever we roam outside of Europe's core English-French-German-Italian-Spanish-Portuguese language zone. We leave Sunday for three weeks in Greece and I would like to spend some of 13+ hours on the plane refreshing my ability to speak some basic Greek to get around and be polite. Collins continue to build on the strength of their phrase books by improving and updating their highly successful Phrasebook and Dictionary series.

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 _____ ( .