'''Greek''' is one of the oldest attested Indo-European languages, known from 1400 BC in inscriptions in a syllabary of Minoan origin. The present alphabet was introduced by a Phoenician called Qadmu (__________?) about 800 BC, and has been in use, with a few letters added and removed, continuously since then. The 24-letter alphabet used in Classical Greek is the same one used today. Greek is the official language of both Greece and Cyprus.

Many Greek words have been borrowed into other languages, so you will find a lot of these words familiar, such as ''____________'' (''trauma'', "injury") and ''______?__'' (''sofia'' "wisdom, knowledge"). Originally they were borrowed into Latin, which became the Romance languages. The changes Greek words underwent in Latin are different from those they underwent in Greek. For instance, in a rare case of someone actually returning a word he borrowed, ____________ (''kinema'', motion) was borrowed into Latin as ''cinema'', which in French acquired the meaning "movie", and was returned to Greek as ____________ (''sinema'').

Greek has changed less in the last two thousand years than English has in the last five hundred. It still has three genders, five cases, and movable __. 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 ''________________?'' (a stringed instrument smaller than the ''__________________''), even though it belongs to a new declension. So if you know some Attic or Koine Greek and pronounce it as Modern Greek, though you will sound archaic, you will probably be understood.

Letters and Pronunciation

Following are the uppercase and lowercase versions of each letter, followed by its name in English (Latin) and Greek. (You can also see how the transliteration works)

Vowel Sounds

  • VOWELS
  • ; __/__ alpha (?______) : as in p'''a'''t ; __/__ epsilon (?__________) : as in p'''e'''t ; __/__ eta (?____) : as in p'''i'''t ; __/__ iota (__?____) : as in p'''i'''t, though when followed by a vowel it can often be pronounced like '''y''' - example: its very name, it's either said as iota or yota. ; __/__ omicron (?____________) : as in p'''o'''t ; __/__ upsilon (?__________) : as in p'''i'''t ; __/__ omega (____?____) : as in p'''o'''t

  • DIPHTHONGS
  • ; ____/____ aplha-iota : as in p'''e'''t; If you want to pronounce AI as in British English "'''i'''con" use the ?; the same rule applies to all other dipthongs with the I letter. ; ____/____ epsilon-iota : as in wh'''ea'''t ; ____/____ omicron-iota : as in wh'''ea'''t ; ____/____ upsilon-iota : as in wh'''ea'''t ; ____/____ omicron-upsilon: as in p'''oo'''l ; ____/____ alpha-upsilon ; ____/____ epsilon-upsilon : For the last two diphthongs: when followed by a voiceless consonant or a vowel or nothing (end of the word), the upsilon is pronounced as '''f''' resulting to '<b>af</b>' and '<b>ef</b>'; though, when followed by a voiced consonant the '''f''' is voiced as well making it a '''v'''.. so we have '<b>av</b>' and '<b>ev</b>'. (example: 'aura' and 'tau' in Greek are pronounced as 'avra' and 'tav'; although "au" and "eu" are increasingly pronounced among the younger generation, 45 years and under.)

    Consonants and such Clusters

  • CONSONANTS
  • ; __/__ beta (__?____) : V/v ; __/__ gamma (__?______) : a voiced version of chi. Before epsilon (____) and iota (____), as in '''ye'''t and '''yi'''ddish. Also see consonant clusters. ; __/__ delta (__?______) : as in '''th'''ose / Spanish soft d as in "nido" / Norse D/d ; __/__ zeta (__?____) : as in '''zone''' ; __/__ theta (__?____) : th as in '''th'''orn / Norse T/t ; __/__ kappa (__?______) : as in '''k'''ineti'''c''' ; __/__ lambda (__?________) : L/l ; __/__ mu (____) : M/m ; __/__ nu (____) : N/n ; __/__ xi (____) : X/x as in a'''x''' ; __/__ pi (____) : P/p as in a'''p'''e ; __/__ rho (____) : Spanish/Scottish R/r ; __/__/? sigma (__?______) : S/s as in '''s'''ome. Before voiced consonants it gets voiced to '''z''' ; __/__ tau (______) : T/t ; __/__ phi (____) : F/f ; __/__ chi (____) : Scottish ch [lo'''ch'''] / like an H/h but with the tongue touching the palate ; __/__ psi (____) : as in li'''ps'''

  • SPECIAL CONSONANT CLUSTERS:
  • ; ____/____ gamma-kappa : as in '''g'''o'''ng''' ; ____ gamma-gamma : as in '''g'''o'''ng''' ; ____ gamma-chi : n+chi / like a'''nkh''' but more aspirated - see also Chi ; ____/____ mu-pi : as in '''bumbl'''e / B/b ; ____/____ nu-tau : as in '''d'''a'''nd'''er / D/d ''All the above 5 diphthongs can be nasalized more or less depending to the speaker''. ; Any other consonant combination is pronounced like their English counterparts. : Just remember which is the proper letter in English!

    Notes on Sounds, Accents etc.

    The accent (similar in usage as in Spanish), if written, is placed on the vowel of the tonic syllable, or onto the second vowel if there's a diphthong. 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. The former occasion is the most common, but since words written in capital letters never get accents, the diaeresis is the only way to note the broken diphthong at all-caps phrases - English such example: naive. (diairesis = two dots on top of iota or upsilon, ?/? - ?/?)

    All vowels have the same short length. So yes, there are 2 ways to write 'e', 6 to write 'i' and 2 letters to write 'o'!

    Diphthongs '____' and '____' are never found at the start of a word. Vowel diphthong '____' is very rare, virtually only in a couple words.

    Greek language lacks a 'sh' sound. Consequently there are only simple unaspirated s, z, ts, j, x 's (no '''sh'''ame, plea'''s'''ure, lu'''x'''urious, '''ch'''in etc.). Also, "?" is the form of Sigma used only when it is the last letter of a word. Graphically it looks like English s.

    The capital letters are more or less the same with the ones of the English alphabet. Although the small letters seem entirely different (and some of them are indeed) at people's handwriting they can be extremely close to English.

    Greek people know they have a difficult language (for foreigners) and don't expect any tourist to know more than a couple words. And even while they think its easy phonetically, they understand the problems foreigners have pronouncing it. You can say gamma as a hard 'g', chi as 'h', and rho as an unrolled English 'r', you can also say "au" or "eu" instead of "av" and "ev" and you'll be totally understood. People in no way expect you to be proficient in any aspect of Greek, so by studying a bit before visiting you can really impress people and win their hearts! 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). But still, you can master relatively easily the fundaments of communication and get your meaning across! And even if you don't, don't despair! Almost all Greeks (but the oldest) can understand and speak English!

    Phrase list

    Basics

    ; Hello. : ________ ____?. (''YAH sahss'') (means literally "your health") ; Hello. (''informal'') : ________ ______. (''YAH soo'') ; How are you? : ____ __?________; (''tee KAH-neh-teh?'') ; Fine, thank you. (And you?) : ______?, ________________?. (______ ______??;) (''kah-LAH ef-khah-rees-TOH (keh eh-SEES?)'') ; What is your name? : __?? ____ __?____; (''pohs seh LEH-neh?'') ; My name is ______ . : ____ __?____ ______ . / ________?__________ _____ .(''____ LE-neh _____ . / Ono-MAH-zo-meh ____ .'') ; Nice to meet you. : __?________ / ____?____ ______?. (''HA-ree-ka / __EH-ro po-LEE'') ; Please. : ______________?. (''pah-rah-kah-LOH'') ; Thank you (very much). : ________________? (______?). (''ef-hah-rees-TOH po-LEE'') ; You're welcome. : ______________?. (''Pah-rah-kah-LOH'') ; Yes. : ______ / __?__________ (polite) . (''neh / MAH-li-sta'') ; No. : ?____. (''OH-hee'') ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : ________?____ / ____ ______________?____ . (''See-GHNO-mee'' / ''Meh seen-ho-REE-teh'') ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : ________?____. (''See-GHNO-mee'') ; I'm sorry. : ______?______. (''lee-PAH-meh'') ; See you later. : ____ __?____. (''Ta LE-me'') ; Goodbye. : ______?__. (''AHN-dee-oh'') ; I can't speak Greek [well]. : ______ ______? (______?) ______________?. (''dhen mee-LOH KAH-lah eh-lee-nee-KAH'') ; Do you speak English? : ______?____ ____________?; (''mee-LAH-teh ang-glee-KAH?'') ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ______?____ ________?? ____? ____________?; (''Mee-LAH-ee ka-NEES e-DHO ang-glee-KAH?'') ; Help! : ____?________! (''Voh-EE-thee-yah!'') ; Good day. : __________?____. (''kah-lee-MEH-rah'') ; Good evening. : ____________?____. (''kah-lee-SPEH-rah'') ; Good night. : __________?______. (''kah-lee-NEEK__-tah'') ; I don't understand. : ______ ________________?____. (''dhen kah-tah-lah-VEH-no'') ; Where is the toilet? : ______ __?______ __ __________?____? (''poo ____-ne ee too-ah-LEH-tah?'') ; Condom : ______________________? (''pro-fee-lak-tee-ko'')

    Problems

    ; Leave me alone. : ____?______ ____ ?________ (male)/ ?________ (female). (''a-FIS-te me EE-si-kho / EE-si-khee'') ; Don't touch me! : ______ ____ ______?______?! (''meen meh ang-GEEH-zees'') ; I'll call the police. : ____ ______?____ ______ ______________?__. (''Tha kah-LEH-soh teen ah-stih-noh-MIH-ah'') ; Police! : ______________?__! (''ah-stih-noh-MIH-ah'') ; Stop! Thief! : ____________?______ ______ ____?______! (''Stah-mah-TIH-steh ton KLEH-ftee!'') ; I need your help. : ________?__________ ______ ____?______? ____?. (''hreeh-AH-zoh-meh teen voh-EEH-thih-AH sas'') ; It's an emergency. : __?______ ______?______. (''EEH-neh eh-PEEH-ghon'') ; I'm lost. : ?____ ________?. (''EH-hoh hah-THEEH'') ; I lost my bag. : ?________ ______ ____?______ ______. (''EH-hah-sah teen TSAHN-dah mooh'') ; I lost my wallet. : ?________ ____ ____________?____ ______. (''EH-hah-sah toh por-toh-FOH-leeh mooh'') ; I'm sick. : __?______ ?____________?/____ . (''EE-me hah-ROHS-tos/tee'' ) ; I've been injured. : __?______ ____________________?____?/____. (''EEH-meh trav-mah-tees-MEH-nos/nee'') ; I need a doctor. : ________?__________ __________?. (''hree-AH-zoh-meh yiah-TROH'') ; Can I use your phone? : ________? ____ ____________________?____ ____ ______?______? ____?; (''mboh-ROH nah khree-see-moh-pee-EEH-soh toh tee-LEH-foh-NOH sahs?'')

    Numbers

    The different forms of 1-4, 13, 14, 21, 23, 1000, are used with nouns of different genders.

    ; 1 : ?____?/__?__/?____ (''EH-nahs / MEE-ah / EH-nah'') ; 2 : __?__ (''DHEE-oh'') ; 3 : ________?/________ (''trees / TREE-ah'') ; 4 : __?__________?/__?__________ (''TESS-a-reess / TESS-a-rah'') ; 5 : __?______ (''PEN-deh'') ; 6 : ?____ (''EH-xee'') ; 7 : ______? (''ep-TAH'') ; 8 : ______? (''okh-TOH'') ; 9 : ______?__ (''en-EH-ah'') ; 10 : __?____ (''DHEH-kah'') ; 11 : ?__________ (''EN-deh-kah'') ; 12 : __?________ (''DHOH-dheh-kah'') ; 13 : ______________??/____________?__ (''dheh-kah-TREES / dheh-kah-TREE-ah'') ; 14 : __________?__________?/__________?__________ (''dheh-kah-TESS-eh-rees / dheh-kah-TESS-eh-ra'') ; 15 : __________?______ (''dheh-kah-PEN-deh'') ; 16 : ________?____ (''dheh-kah-EX-ee'') ; 17 : ______________? (''dheh-kah-ep-TAH'') ; 18 : ______________? (''dheh-kah-okh-TOH'') ; 19 : ______________?__ (''dheh-kah-en-EH-ah'') ; 20 : __?________ (''EE-koss-ee'') ; 21 : ____________?____?/______________?__/____________?____ (''ee-koss-ee-EN-ahs / ee-koss-ee-MEE-ah / ee-koss-ee-EH-nah'') ; 22 : ______________?__ (''ee-koss-ee-DHEE-oh'') ; 23 : __________________??/________________?__ (''ee-koss-ee-TREES / ee-koss-ee-TREE-ah'') ; 30 : ______?______ (''tree-AHN-dah'') ; 40 : ______?______ (''sah-RAHN-dah'') ; 50 : ______?______ (''peh-NEEN-dah'') ; 60 : ____?______ (''ex-EEN-dah'') ; 70 : __________?______ (''ev-dhoh-MEEN-dah'') ; 80 : ______?______ (''ogh-DHON-dah'') ; 90 : ________?______ (''en-en-EEN-dah'') ; 100 : ________? (''eh-kah-TO'') ; 200 : ________?______ (''dhyah-KOH-syah'') ; 300 : __________?______ (''tryah-KOH-syah'') ; 1000 : __?________/__?______?/__?______ (''KHEE-lee-ee / KHEE-lyehs / KHEE-lyah'') ; 2000 : __?__ ________?____? (''DHEE-oh khee-lyAH-dhes'') ; 10,000 : __?____ ________?____? (''DHEH-kah khee-lyAH-dhes'') ; 1,000,000 : ?____ ______________?______ (''EH-nah eh-kah-to-MEE-ryoh'') ; number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : number _____ (''...'') ; half : ______??/______?/______? (''mee-SSOHS / mee-SSEE / mee-SSOH'') ; less : ______?________?/______?________/______?________ (''lee-GHO-teh-rohs / lee-GHO-teh-ree / lee-GHO-teh-roh'') ; more : ____________?________?/____________?________/____________?________ (''peh-ree-SSOH-teh-rohs / peh-ree-SSOH-teh-ree / peh-ree-SSOH-teh-ro'')

    Time

    ; now : __?____ (''TOH-rah'') ; later : ______?________ (''ar-GHOH-teh-rah'') ; before : ________ (''preen'') ; morning : ______? (''proh-EE'') ; afternoon : ____?__________ (''a-POH-yev-ma'') ; evening : ____?____ (''VRAH-thee'') ; night : __?______ (''NEE-htah'')

    Clock time

    ; one o'clock AM : __?__ __ ?____ ______ ______________?__? (''...'') ; two o'clock AM : __?__ __ ?____ ______ ______________?__?(''...'') ; noon : ____ __________?____ (''toh mess-ee-MEHR-ee'') ; one o'clock PM : __?__ __ ?____ ______? ______________?____ (''...'') ; two o'clock PM : __?__ __ ?____ ______? ______________?____ (''...'') ; midnight : ____ ______?__________ (''tah meh-SAH-neekh-tah'')

    Duration

    ; _____ minute(s) : _____ ________?/________? (''lep-TOH/TAH'') ; _____ hour(s) : _____ ?____/?____? (''OH-rah/res'') ; _____ day(s) : _____ __?____/__?____? (''MEH-rah/res'') ; _____ week(s) : _____ __________?____/____? (''ev-dhoh-MAH-dhah/dhes'') ; _____ month(s) : _____ ______/__?____? (''MEEN / MEE-nes'') ; _____ year(s) : _____ ?____?/?____ (''EH-tohs/tee'')

    Days

    ; today : __?________ (''SEE-meh-ra'') ; yesterday : ______? (''khtes'') ; tomorrow : __?______ (''AHV-ree-oh'') ; this week : ______? ______ __________?____ (''...'') ; last week : ______ ____________?________ __________?____ (''...'') ; next week : ______ ____?________ __________?____ (''...'')

    ; Sunday : ____________? (''kee-ree-ah-KEE'') ; Monday : ________?____ (''dhef-TEH-rah'') ; Tuesday : ____?____ (''TREE-tee'') ; Wednesday : ______?______ (''teh-TAR-tee'') ; Thursday : __?________ (''PEMB-tee'') ; Friday : ________________? (''pah-rah-skeh-VEE'') ; Saturday : __?__________ (''SAH-vah-toh'')

    Months

    ; January : __________?______? (''Ya-NWAH-ryos) ; February : ____________?______? (''fe-VRWAH-ryos'') ; March : __?________? (''MAHR-tyos'') ; April : ______?______? (''ah-PREE-lyos'') ; May : __??__? (''MAH-yos) ; June : ____?______? (''yOOH-nyos) ; July : ____?______? (''yOOH-lyos) ; August : __?____________? (''AHV-ghoo-stos'') ; September : ________?__________? (''sep-TEHM-vryos'') ; October : ______?________? (''ok-TAU-vryos) ; November : ____?__________? (''naw-EM-vryos) ; December : ______?__________? (''the-KHEM-vryos'')

    Writing Time and Date

    Give some examples how to write clock times and dates if it differs from English.

    Measurement

    Greeks prefer all-Greek words to mixed Greek-and-Latin words. "Meter", "liter", and "gram" being Greek, they don't use Latin prefixes like "milli" with them. Instead they use the following: ; deci : ____________ (dekato) ; centi : ________________ (ekatosto) ; milli : ________________ (hili__sto)

    __________ (micro) and ________ (nano), being greek words, are used the same

    The word __________ means both a euro cent and a minute of time. A second is ________________________, ______________ meaning second (the ordinal).

    Colors

    ; black : __?______?/__/__ or __?______/__?________/__?______ [archaic] (''MAHV-ros/ri/roh or MEH-lan'') ; white : ?________? or ________?? (''AHS-prohs or leh-FKOS'') ; gray : ________ or ______?? [archaic] (''gree or feh-OHS'') ; red : __?__________ ("KOH-kih-noh") ; red (blood) : __________?? [archaic] (''eh-ree-thrOHs'') ; red (fire) : ________?? (not used as an expression) (''peer-ROHS'') ; blue : ________ or ________?? [archaic] (''bleh or kyah-NOHS'') ; yellow : __?__________ (''KIT-ree-noh'') ; green : ____?________ (''PRAH-si-no'') ; orange : ________________?(''por-toh-kah-LEE'') ; purple : ______ or __?____? [archaic] (''mov or yOH-thes'') ; brown : ______? (''kah-FEH'')

    Transportation

    Bus and Train

    ; How much is a ticket to _____? : __?____ __?______ ?____ __________?______ ______ _____? (''...'') ; One ticket to _____, please. : ?____ __________?______ ______ _____, ______________?. (''...'') ; Where does this train/bus go? : ______ __?____ ______? ____ ______?____/______________?__? (''...'') ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : ______ __?______ ____ ______?____/______________?__ _____? (''...'') ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : ____________?____ ____ ______?____ ______ _____? (''...'') ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : __?____ ____?______ ____ ______?____/______________?__ ______ _____? (''...'') ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : __?____ ____ ____?______ ____ ______?____/______________?__ ______ _____? (''...'')

    Directions

    ; How do I get to _____ ? : __?? ________?____ ______/________/________(depending on gender) _____ ? (''pos pi-GEH-no sto/stin/ston'') ; ...the train station? : ...________________________? __________?? (''...'') ; ...the bus station? : ...____?____ ______ ______________?____? (''...'') ; ...the airport? : ...____________?________? (''...'') ; ...downtown? : ...__?________? (''...'') ; ...the youth hostel? : ...______?____ ______ __?____?? (''...'') ; ...the _____ hotel? : ...____ _____ ________________?__? (''...'') ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...______ ________________?/__________?/______________?/____________? ____?________? (''...'') ; Where are there a lot of... : ____? ____?__________ ________? ... (''...'') ; ...hotels? : ...________________?__? (''...'') ; ...restaurants? : ...____________?______? (''...'') ; ...bars? : ...bars? (''...'') ; ...sites to see? : ...__________?______? (''...'') ; Can you show me on the map? : __________?____ ____ ______ ____?________ ________ __?______? (''...'') ; street : ____? (''...'') ; Turn left. : ________________ ________________. (''STREP-sah-teh steen ah-riss-teh-RAH'') ; Turn right. : ________________ __________. (''STREP-sah-teh stee dheh-xee-AH'') ; left : ________________ (''ah-riss-teh-RAH'') ; right : __________ (''dheh-xee-AH'') ; straight ahead : ________?__ (''...'') ; towards the _____ : ______? ____/______/______ _____ (''...'') ; past the _____ : ______? ____? _____ (''...'') ; before the _____ : ________ ____? _____ (''...'') ; Watch for the _____. : ________?______ ____ _____. (''...'') ; intersection : ____________?________? (''...'') ; north : __________? (''vor-RAHS'') ; south : ________? (''NOH-toss'') ; east : ______________ (''ah-nah-TOH-lee'') ; west : ________ (''DHEE-see'') ; uphill : uphill (''...'') ; downhill : downhill (''...'')

    Taxi

    ; Taxi! : ______?! (''Ta-XI'') ; Take me to _____, please. : ____________? ____ ______/________/________ _____, ______________?. (''...'') ; How much does it cost to get to _____? : __?____ ____ ____? __________?______ ______ ____ __?__ ______ _____? (''...'') ; Take me there, please. : __?________? ____ ______? ______________?. (''...'')

    Lodging

    ; Do you have any rooms available? : ?________ ______?______ ________?________? (''...'') ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : __?____ ?______ ____ ______?__________/__?__________? (''...'') ; Does the room come with... : ______ ______?______ ______________________?__________ ______ ... (''...'') ; ...bedsheets? : ...________?______? (''...'') ; ...a bathroom? : ...?____ ____?______? (''...'') ; ...a telephone? : ...______?________? (''...'') ; ...a TV? : ...________?________? (''...'') ; May I see the room first? : ________? ____ ____ ____?____ ____ ______?______? (''...'') ; Do you have anything quieter? : ?________ __?____ ________ ?________? (''...'') ; ...bigger? : ...__________?________? (''...'') ; ...cleaner? : ...__________?________? (''...'') ; ...cheaper? : ...________?________? (''...'') ; OK, I'll take it. : ______?______, ____ ____ __?____. (''...'') ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : ____ ____?____ ______ _____ __?______(__?). (''...'') ; Can you suggest another hotel? : __________?____ ____ ______ ________?________ ?____ ?______ ________________?__? (''...'') ; Do you have a safe? : ?________ ____________________?______? (''...'') ; ...lockers? : ...______?____?? (''...'') ; Is breakfast/supper included? : ______________________?__________ __________?/____?____? (''...'') ; What time is breakfast/supper? : ____ ?____ __________ ____ __________?/____?____? (''...'') ; Please clean my room. : ______________? __________?______ ____ ______?____? ______. (''...'') ; Can you wake me at _____? | __________?____ ____ ____ ________?________ ______? _____? (''...'') ; I want to check out. : ______ __?____ ____? ____?. (''...'')

    Money

    ; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : __?__________ ____________________?/____________________?/______________? ______?______? (''...'') ; Do you accept British pounds? : __?__________ ________________?? __?____?? (''...'') ; Do you accept credit cards? : __?__________ ________________?? __?______?? (''...'') ; Can you change money for me? : __________?____ ____ ______ ______?________/______?________ ____?________? (''...'') ; Where can I get money changed? : ____? ________? ____ ______?____/______?____ ____?________? (''...'') ; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : __________?____ ____ ______ ______?________ ______ ____________________? ____________?? (''...'') ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : ____? ________? ____ ______?____ ______ ____________________? ____________?? (''...'') ; What is the exchange rate? : ________ __?______ __ ______? ____________?__________?? (''...'') ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : ____? ____?________ ______ ______?________ ______________? __________? (ATM)? (''...'')

    Eating

    ; A table for one person/two people, please. : ?____ ________?____ ______ ?____ ?________/__?__ ?________, ______________?. (''...'') ; Can I look at the menu, please? : ________? ____ ?____ ?______ ______?________, ______________?? (''...'') ; Can I look in the kitchen? : ________? ____ ________________? ______ ________?____? (''...'') ; Is there a house specialty? : Y__?________ ________? ____________? __________________?? (''...'') ; Is there a local specialty? : ____?________ ________? __________? __________________?? (''...'') ; I'm a vegetarian. : __?______ ____________?____?. (''...'') ; I don't eat pork. : ______ ____?__ ____________?. (''...'') ; I only eat kosher food. : I only eat kosher food. (''...'') ; Can you make it "lite", please? (''less oil/butter/lard'') : __________?____ ____ ____ ____________?________ __________?, ______________?? (''...'') ; fixed-price meal : ____?____ __________________?____? ______?? (not used as an expression) (''...'') ; a la carte : a la carte (''...'') ; breakfast : __________? (''...'') ; lunch : ____________________? (''...'') ; tea (''meal'') : ______________________? (?) (not used as an expression) (''...'') ; supper : ____________? (''...'') ; I want _____. : __?____ _____. (''...'') ; I want a dish containing _____. : __?____ ?____ ____?____ ______ ____ ________?______ _____. (''...'') ; chicken : ______?__________ (''...'') ; beef : __________? (''...'') ; fish : __?____ (''...'') ; ham : ________?__ (''...'') ; sausage : ________?________ (''...'') ; cheese : ________ (''TEE-ree'') ; eggs : ______? (''ahv-GHAH'') ; salad : ____________ (''SAH-lah-tah'') ; (fresh) vegetables : (fresh) vegetables (''...'') ; (fresh) fruit : (fresh) fruit (''...'') ; bread : ________? (''AHR-toss''), ________ (''psoh-MEE'') ; toast : toast (''...'') ; noodles : noodles (''...'') ; rice : __________ (''oh-REE-zah'') ; beans : ______?______ (''fah-SOH-lia'') ; May I have a glass of _____? : ________? ____ ?____ ?____ ______?____ _____? (''...'') ; May I have a cup of _____? : ________? ____ ?____ ?____ __________?____ _____? (''...'') ; May I have a bottle of _____? : ________? ____ ?____ ?____ __________?____ _____? (''...'') ; coffee : ______?? (''...'') ; tea (''drink'') : ____?__ (''...'') ; juice : ______?? (''...'') ; (bubbly) water : ______________?____ ______? (''...'') ; water : ________ (''neh-ROH'') ; beer : ____?____ (''...'') ; red/white wine : __?__________/________? ________? (''...'') ; May I have some _____? : ________? ____ ?____ __?____ _____? (''...'') ; salt : ____?____ (''...'') ; black pepper : ____?____ ______?____ (''...'') ; butter : ______________ (''VOO-tee-roh'') ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server'') : ________?____, ____________?____? (''...'') ; I'm finished. : ________?______. (''...'') ; It was delicious. : ?______ __________________?. (''...'') ; Please clear the plates. : ______________? ________?______ ____ ____?____. (''...'') ; The check, please. : ____ __________________?, ______________?. (''...'')

    Bars

    ; Do you serve alcohol? : ________?________ ______________________?____? (''...'') ; Is there table service? : ____?__________ ____________?______? (''...'') ; A beer/two beers, please. : __?__ ____?____/__?__ ____?____?, ______________?. (''...'') ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : ?____ ______?____ __?__________/________? ________?, ______________?. (''...'') ; A pint, please. : A pint, please. (''...'') ; A bottle, please. : ?____ __________?____, ______________?. (''...'') ; _____ (''hard liquor'') and _____ (''mixer''), please. : _____ and _____, please. (''...'') ; whiskey : whiskey (''...'') ; vodka : vodka (''...'') ; rum : rum (''...'') ; water : ______? (''...'') ; club soda : club soda (''...'') ; tonic water : tonic water (''...'') ; orange juice : ______?? ____________?____ (''...'') ; Coke (''soda'') : Coke (''...'') ; Do you have any bar snacks? : ?________ bar snacks? (''...'') ; One more, please. : ?____ ____?____, ______________?. (''...'') ; Another round, please. : ______ ____? ____ ?______, ______________?. (''...'') ; When is closing time? : __?____ ______?________? (''...'')

    Shopping

    ; Do you have this in my size? : To ?________ ______? ______ ______? ______ ____?________? (''...'') ; How much is this? : __?____ __?______ ______?? (''...'') ; That's too expensive. : ______? __?______ ______? __________?. (''...'') ; Would you take _____? : __?__________ _____? (''...'') ; expensive : __________??/?/? (depending on gender)(''...'') ; cheap : ________??/?/? (''...'') ; I can't afford it. : __?______ __________________? __________? ______ ____?____. (''...'') ; I don't want it. : ______ ____ __?____. (''...'') ; You're cheating me. : ____ ____________?____. (''...'') ; I'm not interested. : ______ ____________?__________. (..) ; OK, I'll take it. : ______??, ____ ____ __?____. (''...'') ; Can I have a bag? : ________? ____ ?____ __?__ ____?______? (''...'') ; Do you ship (overseas)? : __?________ ______________?? (______ ________________?)? (''...'') ; I need... : ________?__________... (''...'') ; ...toothpaste. : ...__________?__________. (''...'') ; ...a toothbrush. : ...__________?______________. (''...'') ; ...tampons. : ...__________?____?. (''...'') ; ...soap. : ...________?____. (''...'') ; ...shampoo. : ...____________?__. (''...'') ; ...pain reliever. (''e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen'') : ...________?________. (''...'') ; ...cold medicine. : ...cold medicine. (''...'') ; ...stomach medicine. : ...__?__________ ______ ____ ________?____. (''...'') ; ...a razor. : ... __________?____. (''...'') ; ...an umbrella. : ...________?____. (''...'') ; ...sunblock lotion. : ...__________________?. (''...'') ; ...a postcard. : ...________-________?__. (''...'') ; ...postage stamps. : ...______________?________. (''...'') ; ...batteries. : ...____________?__?. (''...'') ; ...writing paper. : ...________?. (''...'') ; ...a pen. : ...?____ ________?. (''...'') ; ...English-language books. : ...________?________ ________?__. (''...'') ; ...English-language magazines. : ...________?________ ________________?. (''...'') ; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...________?________ ____________?____. (''...'') ; ...an English-Greek dictionary. : ...________________-______________ ____________. (''eh-lee-nee-KOH ang-glee-KOH LEX-ee-koh'')

    Driving

    ; __ want to rent a car. : __?____ ____ ____________?____ ?____ __________?________. (''...'') ; Can I get insurance? : ________? ____ ?____ ______?________? (''...'') ; stop (''on a street sign'') : stop (''...'') ; one way : ______?__________? (''...'') ; yield : __________?________ ______________?________? (''...'') ; no parking : ______________?________ __ ____?____________ (''...'') ; speed limit : ?______ ______?________? (''...'') ; gas (''petrol'') station : ________?______ ________?____? (''...'') ; petrol : ________?____ (''...'') ; diesel : diesel (''...'')

    Authority

    ; I haven't done anything wrong. : ______ ?________ __?________ ________?________. (''...'') ; It was a misunderstanding. : ?______ ______ __________?________. (''...'') ; Where are you taking me? : ______ ____ ________?________? (''...'') ; Am I under arrest? : __________?________? (''...'') ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : __?______ ________________??/______________??/____________??/__________?? ______?____?. (''...'') ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : ____?______ ____ ______?____ ____ ______ American/Australian/British/Canadian ____?______/____?________. (''...'') ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : __?____ ____ ______?____ ____ __________?____. (''...'') ; Can I just pay a fine now? : ________? ______? ____ ________?____ ?____ ____?__________? (''...'')