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 eveningin Greek. It has nothing to do with when the sun goes down; even in the winter, when the sun sets around 5 PM in Greece, you would not saygood eveningto someone at 4 PM. This greeting is mostly used after the typical working hours, so expect to...
Greek: “Αντίο” (Antío) or “Γειασου” (Yia sou) (informal Greek goodbye) Romanian: “La revedere” (formal Romanian farewell) Evening Goodbyes In many languages, you can also say “good night” as a way to say goodbye in the evening: ...
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...
The poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning asked an important question in her Sonnet 43 ("How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways"). I've counted more than 165 ways to say I love you in different languages, and I present them below. Scroll down to find out how to express yourself to th...
Diamonds have a higher index of refraction than water, which is to say that those sparkly, costly light traps slow down light to a greater degree. Lenses, like those in a telescope or in a pair of glasses, take advantage of refraction. A lens is a piece of glass or other transparent ...
Chances are you've probably read a poem or two in school, had to memorize a poem at some point, or maybe even wrote a poem yourself. But what exactly is poetry? A good way to think of poetry is to consider it word play. Like a painter uses paint or a sculptor uses clay, a poet...
As you say “namaste,” bow your head slightly. This gesture is called the pranamasana gesture. 9. Greek Formal: Χαίρετε (Herete) Informal:Γειασου (Ya Sou) Χαίρετε is not that widely used and mostly in formal settings when talking to politicians, teachers ...
Thanks for that introduction, Taso, here are my two cent's worth on how to learn Greek in Crete. Thejoys of communicating in Greekare endless. Did you notice every Greek is a philosopher? Thekafenionreally is the 'university of life' and you will learn more there in an evening than yo...
After a couple of hours of traveling smoothly through the Serbian countryside, the train approached the Greek border and started to slow down. Then, suddenly, the passengers were ordered to disembark. It seemed the train chaos wasn’t over, after all. ...