Learn Greek: Top Ten Greek Words for Tourists
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Greeks speak English, but best be prepared, learn a little Greek beforehand. And just a tip, learn a little Greek and see how people appreciate it.
Filmed in Sparta, Greece
If you walk into a place do not say Yiasou - say Yasas (plural and more formal)
***** That's too informal unless walking into a room of friends
Yes but at least if someone tries..that's great😁
I'm just trying to help the Greek economy by getting more tourists over there :)
i am actually suprised the word "malakas" isn't here.....:P
Musli182 lol... my wife does say that word a few times talking to me... I guess it means "my loving husband who does everything I ask" right? ;)
+Caffy Duck XAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXA
+Musli182 χααχαχαχαχαχα
+Musli182 Γιατι το σουβλακι και το τζατζικι?
+woltersworld
Ναααιιιι...;)
Cheers is not yasas. It is yamas. Or stiny yamas.
Cheers = Yamas
Geia sou (Pronounced as Yasou) = Hi
Geia sas = Hello (More formal than Geia sou)
δεν ξερω παντα για την ελληνικα. αλλα ξερω λιγο ελληνικα.. και αυτη η γλωσσα ειναι το πιο ομορφη γλωσσα στην το κοσμος, νομιζω. ειμαι απο τον Νορβηγια και εγω μενω εδω, δηλαδυ, θελω να παω στην ελλαδα ξανα και ξανα. το φαγητο, το τεχνη, η ανθρωπη, και περισσοτερο απο ολα το τραγουδια και λαικα!.. παντα ειναι πολυ καλα εκει! ευχαριστω ελλαδα! Ειμαι ακομα μαθαινω ελληνικα! τι νομιζετε;
***** Thanks man! Πολύ δύσκολο γλώσσα! ^^
***** ευχαριστώ φιλε μου. Σιγά σιγά:)
Μπραβο για τα ελληνικα που ξερεισ για νορβηγος
+Nikos Giantam Ευχαριστώ Πόλυ:) θα σας ρωτήσω αν χρειάζομαι βοήθησε. Σούτσος ξανά; χαχα
***** ναι φυσικα φηλε μου
I remember when Boney M visited Greece 2006-7? In a live feed they greeted people MALAKA? and quickly he was interrupted and was told it is an insult ,then he said I thought it was a greeting because we have been hearing this word since we landed at the Airport .
It's not like that..it is an insult bit between friends and stuff you use it kinda like dude in English
That is funny!!
Efharisto. We loved Greece and are hoping to spend another month their in the summer of 2014. So we can make lots more visit Greece videos. thanks!
Parakaló, Wolter! Thanx a lot!
@NLWK110710 That is why in the last 8 months we have done videos in Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece :) See Wolters World doesn't just help travelers, we help economies with major problems.... One cheap hotel at a time ;)
In all honesty you are right. Tourism brings in non-local money which helps a lot. My wife and I always try to buy local where ever we go when we travel so we know we are helping out local farmers, shop keepers etc. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very helpful video! I studied Classical Greek, which helps with being able to read the writing, but not at all with actually speaking any Greek! I am in Athens now and heading to the Greek islands tomorrow. Thank you!
you will do fine, once you get there the people really help you learn (at least that was our experience)
@NLWK110710 that is my dream... but alas balding fat guys don't seem to get the cool jobs anymore :) Well, I am hoping that someday this may lead to something, but until then it is the old 9-5 from August. Wolters World will be moving back to the US for a few years doing travel america, canada and the carribean (so i hope that might interest you :) though I will be redoing some older videos with new voice overs so there will be "new" Brazil, Argentina and Germany videos. i will miss europe :(
@preemptivestrike20 those greeks... they are a sneaky bunch ;) but fun and friendly :) glad you like the videos! thanks for watching and commenting
Yassas I thought was hello and yamas was cheers ? 🤔
That's right!
Efharisto! I appreciate the kind words! Hopefully one day i can say more than 10 words :) All the best and gythio and sparta were fantastic.
people who speak english find greek hard to speak because they do not open their mouth wide enough. Pronounce the words by opening your mouth dont try to speak in a whispering way
I was living in Portugal for awhile and when the crisis really hit the government started advertising for people to ask for the receipts. crazy stuff. we might be back in Greece in summer 2014 and I will have to ask about that... as I don't think I received a receipt in over half of the places we went
Fantastic :) we are a couple hours south of Chicago so a bit far, but i hope we can all get togehter for a good Greek time in the north one of these days. All the best! Mark
cool. my 6 year old son will be happy he has a couple kids to play with when we pass by. :)
all the best and i do hope we can make it there in the next couple years again. so much fun and a wonderful country with great people.
efharisto :) we really loved our time in Greece and the people are fantastic. My oldest son's nuna is from Crete and my wife's father's family is from all over Greece so Greece has a very special place in our hearts. Thank you for the invite. When we get back to Greece and head to the North I may just take you up on the offer :) or at least we can have some κρασί together my friend. our 6 year old has a Greek teddy bear that sings him greek kids songs so in the car he will be singing them :)
@nmagzh thanks for the tips. after i filmed this video i spent 5 days with a greek family, well mostly the pa\poo and yiaya so i got to work on my greek for sure :) it was fun. after the time with them i felt like i could be a much better tourist :) you have a great country with amazing warm and friendly people... and your food is awesome! thanks for democracy too... and dolmades :)
@EffLabels Yeah, it is on my top ten to see in greece video :) i have not uploaded it yet, but yeah rhodos is freaking awesome. its history and fun all rolled into one! thanks for the comment and tip! any more greek tips please comment on here to help out! efharisto!
Thanks for all the great comments on all the Greek videos. I do love Greece, the people are amazing, the food is fantastic, the sights... I could go on and on (if you couldnt tell). I really appreciate all the extra tips you have given me on Greek and Greece, thank you! Efharisto! (my spelling sucks, sorry) :) All the best!!! Geia sou!
@CDKJS 40 in the shade :)
i know it is just insane in the summer. thank God they have some good beaches to go to... ugh, i am sweating just thinking about it :)
thanks for watching and commenting!!
Thanks. I am sure someone said it to me while i was there and i just smiled and nodded my head, having no clue what anyone said :)
Thanks for the heads up, I really appreciate it! We are looking into heading back to Greece next summer to do some more filming (we do our best to help the Greek Tourist Industry) :)
All the best!
@MrAntonios17 I do what i can :) love greece and the people are always amazing. thanks for having a great country full of awesome people!
Thanks! we love greece. My wife's family is from Greece and we like to go back when we can. it is just an amazing place, great people, great food, great sites. I just love it.
i think it's an awesome video but it would have been a lot more helpful in there were some subtitles or annotations!
i wish you luck my friend. all the best! enjoy the great weather, food and people!
hence why we have these little videos to learn a little before you go
Cheers is Giamas not giasas.
Efharisto!
efharisto :)
Thank you for this video man, your accent is good enough. Ya su to you too :D Greetings from Atheeeens :))
IS THIS SPARTA!!??
+Octavio Adams Yes it is. actually outside Sparta (Sparti, Σπάρτη in greek). the mountain you see at the background is Tayghetos.
@Cat People documentarys άσε ρε που είσαι από το Λεωνίδιο
Yeth...THITH ITH THPARTA!
Love my Greek Fans! :) Thanks!
Thank you so much, Mr. Wolters! You're a true life saver! We're leaving for Greece in a few days and we fell behind on our language skills/learning. Your videos are the best.
@EffLabels and thank you!
haha im 12 and i speak greek . and im 100 % greek . its funny listening to people who dont speak greek trying to speak greek
the accent for Όχι = No ( Ohi ) is familiar more to word like "Hy-pocrite" no "Ho-pocrite"
Thank you!
I finally made it to Greece in 2010 and loved everything about it! I also learned enough Greek to get by, which paid off handsomely. You were obviously in Sparta in spring, the perfect time to visit.
I only question your use of the informal "ya sou" instead of "ya sas," the more polite form. I was corrected often by older people on this point, as it was important to them.
true. we were with mostly people our age so it probably just did not come up that often
Ya sou is for one person and ya sas is for two or more people, there is no polite version for this phrase
Ya sou is for one person and ya sas is for two or more people
KhrestosS -GR Τι του λές ρε του ανθρώπου; Εσύ "γειά σου" έλεγες σε δασκάλους και καθηγητές ή "γειά σας";
Ya sou is for one person and Ya sas is for two or more people, the polite version is also Ya sas
Thank you!
Eh just because they speak English doesn't mean you don't learn their language!?
As a Greek I ve always been wondering about how foreigners "listen" to our language if they haven't heard anyone speak it before and all though your accent is pretty good, somehow the mix between English And Greek made me understand it. Thank you. :)
cheers is (Stin iyia sas) yia sas is more used for a plural of (good bye)
Great video from a charismatic man! Please consider visiting Cyprus :)
The most important phrase currently in Greece.
'' Thélo apódixi '',which means '' I want the receipt''.
According to law, if you do not get a receipt, you may not pay.
A small percentage may try to intimidate you in order to make you to pay without getting a receipt. Do not panic, just pick up your cell phone ,start dialing 100 (= the phone number of police in Greece) and say ''Kaló tin astinomía'', which means ''I am calling the police''.
Greece is great. Yes shu. Efariso. Tarlov
It's not any coplicated because english and greek are from ancient greek...
***** I did not say that it's ONLY from greek...
***** Why did you think i was angry?
***** ?
actually you messed up just a bit my friend, just a friendly tip from a greek:) you're welcome is parakalo, and please is separakalo. you were right (and very good in pronunciation) with efharisto:D happy touristing!!
I have such great memories from my childhood of the people, cuisine and landscapes of Greece. I'll be heading from Australia back there for a spot of island hopping next summer. Can anyone vouch for Milos and Santorini?
actually please can be parakalo too without the ''se'' so he didn't mess up, although it would have been useful to point out the difference. Also your surname doesn't sound greek.
Greece loves you too
It's a help.Thank you for your video.Rather than expecting all Greeks to speak English.I fly there in September😊Yes Greece in great.
Omg. How young are you here!
I LIVE IN SPARTA LAKONIA MALAKAAAAAAAA
Don't worry about playing company. Apart from my children there are 7 first cousins ranging from 15 to 5 years of age. Any way if you live in the vicinity of new york, you can come with my wifes first cousin. He lives in manhatan. He is professor in a univesity there (New York), he's name is Dimitris Samaras.
eh i love u cuz u love my country and u make me smile..ok just to know what u say in kinda ancient greek way.. Hi=Geia Sou (or yasou, spell it as u prefer) its means: Be Healthy . And Cheers=Geia sou , also Eis Ygeian(is ygian) means: Let it be good for your Health.
just to know what u acually say :)
and if u like greeks i will suggest u to take a look in ancient greeks but i have to tell u its pretty hard,90% of greeks cant even talk it..but u gonna learn too mutch about ur language also :)
The said to me yasas not yaso
Good job!Greek is indeed a difficult language to learn.The fact that you made this small video just to help other people shows that u are a good person.Greetings from Greece.Thank you for loving my country :-)
haahah i love foreigners when they speak greek with their native accent :P:P
and i am not being rude here, i dont pronounce english well myself , u are doing a better job than me ;)
I picked this video because i wanted to see what people where saying bout my country and i watched your video on Athens. And i didnt know it was the same person lol :D Keep it up
You really found the way to win the harts and souls of greeks, by respecting them. Next time you visit the north part ( Drama ) i will be honored to welcome you in my house.
Thank you for your good words my friend. You're always welcomed here. If you ever visit Athens send me a message so we can meet and show you some interesting places here. No joke, i will !
I will be waiting. I already informed my wife and children. My daughters 9 and 6 years old respectivly are already inpatient.
I am moving to Greece next year with my family, I am just beginning to learn some words of Greek, Hopefully I will pick it up, seems like a hard language to learn!
What a great video !!! Your accent is fine, don't worry about that at all, and thank you for uploading this beautiful video !
Για μισό λεπτό,το ξέρω κι εγώ... Τεήήη΄΄ηήήήήήήήήη΄΄ήηήήήήήήλωωωωωωωωωωω
thanks very much i thought that was very interesting, i will be back, cause of course i'm not going to pick up those words in a hurry and will have to practise some. cheers
+Anni Macca thank you!
@21luckynumber I don't know anybody who is using the word meros instead of toualeta...
Noo don't say Ya su! Say Ya sas, ya su is used between friends and towards kids! If you say ya su it'll be taken as quite rude!
Actually never mind, it's what you said at 1:51 we will understand we won't hang you for it :P
yes
You have very good accent !
Efcharisto!
Your actually not meant to make a throat sound for no
ummm...no. its ochi not ocho. :P
ummm...no. its ochi not ocho. :P
Lol hahaha i love ur accent
ocho not ochi
Oraya poly kala
I'm going there
😁
2:30 ΟΧ-Ι :p
Thanks man 😀
πωωωω ρε ποιοι ειμαστε..;)
this is soo cute!
Ton latreuwwwwwwww
malaka
I am Greek
Terminator327 gamer hahahaha you are god
wonderful video ..... !!!
efharisto :)
woltersworld Ευχαριστώ
the no is no oxhi is oxi xD
lol im from greece i will teach me? ur stupid ?
Οχι
not Οχηι
ok ?
Caffy is right. in orders for a foreigner to read ΟΧΙ correct u have to write is as ohi.
Katalaves? :D
+Caffy Duck u are right man! :)
ok you are right girl! :D haha
Wolter, I've been following you for a while and you are doing amazing things! I really appreciate your effort in learning so much about the culture of a country you are visiting. I suggest you make a trip to Serbia, we have a great history and culture, you will be blown up by our people's hospitality and friendliness towards tourists :)
he forgot to mention the phrase: thelis na kanoume sex?= would u like to have sex with me? hahahaha. Nice video and very good accent!
Γιατί η Έλληνες μπορούμε να μάθουμε την προφορά ξένων γλωσσών και οι Άγγλοι δεν μπορούν να βάλουν τόνο;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
you should add the word, poustis , it means thanks very much
if you're a girl visiting Greece you should always say "thelo na gamitho" when talking to greek men. They will appriciate it.
Chaos Tade This was completely unneeded and RUDE and for the girls that want to protect themselves the DO NOT SAY IT it means " I want to get fucked" Απλως για ενημέρωση ως έφηβο κορίτσι εισαι ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ μαλακας για αυτο