Greek Language

This is just a basic guide to the language with some words/phrases you will find useful. Greek is a difficult language to learn for English speakers because their script is different and there are only 24 letters.

Useful tips and phrases to help you get by. Although none of the locals would expect you to be fluent but using the odd word now and again and showing a bit of effort makes a huge difference in the respect you will gain.

You will notice I have included the ‘phonetic’ version of the words as well.

When ordering food it is helpful to know what your options are on the menu! Some menus outside may be purely in Greek, and the following words can be very useful;