However, being polite does not require you to know every single phrase. Knowing how to say “bye” and “have a nice day/evening” is all you need to get by in everyday situations. Of course, as we’ve discussed in previous articles, consulting theGreek IPAis a great way to make sur...
That is the way to saygood afternoonin Greek, which can be said after noon or during most of the English afternoon. In Greece, when we saygood afternoonwe usually mean up until 7-8 PM. Our afternoon is split into early (around 3-4 PM), mid (around 5-6 PM), and late (around 7...
If you meet some foreign friends in the afternoon or when you travel and go sightseeing after lunch, it would be good to say “Good afternoon" in their mother tongue. It’s normal for them that some people knowhow to say “Hello.", but usually they don’t expect that people say “Go...
When written withkanji(漢字, Chinese characters),konnichiwa(今日は) literally translates to “as for today.” That means it’s most appropriate to use it during the day—preferably the afternoon. For the morning and evening, it’s better to use an alternative way to say “hello” or a gre...
Here's a man who had some clout following a moderately successful movie, Watermelon Man, and suddenly found himself in the cross-hairs of artistic and commercial perspectives: to make a full-on, unadulterated representation of a side not seen in the black community on film 'as-it-is', and...
As it happens in every country, people in Crete will be glad to hear you trying to speak their language. Even if all you can say is “kalimera” or “Yassou”, people will smile and open up. Greetings in Greek In all the following, “e” is read as in “egg” and “th” is re...
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After a good night's sleep, you would probably head to the upper decks to eat breakfast, choosing from one of the many restaurants. Rather than returning to your stateroom after breakfast, you might hang poolside, shoot some hoops, shop, check out the golf simulator or gamble. Of course,...
The season for tourism traditionally starts after Greek Orthodox Easter, and finishes towards the end of September, mid-October. During this time, you can be more or less guaranteed of good weather for your beach holiday, the sea is warm enough to swim in, and the tourist infrastructure is ...
In the next chapter, レスボス (Lesbos), Murakami continues his vibes-cation. He’s on Lesbos, as the title suggests, and there isn’t much to do. So they take a taxi outside the main town to see the Museum ofTheophilus, a museum dedicated to the Greek folk artist. ...