The Greek language is not an easy one to learn or pronounce.Learning to say a few words like ‘hello’, ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ is always a nice gesture when travelling anywhere in the world and the Greeks do appreciate the effort, however good or bad the attempt.
You would say ‘kalimera’ (good morning) up until 12:00pm, from here onwards ‘yia sas’ (hello) will be the standard greeting. You will hear ‘kalispera’ (good afternoon/evening) from late afternoon right through to the end of the day. If you are leaving a restaurant or passing by the hotel reception desk to walk back to your room, you would say ‘kalinihta’ (good night).
If you’ve put your best Greek phrases to the test, many Greeks may respond to your polite greeting with any of the following:
Kalo-so-ri-sateh – welcome (or we welcome you)
Kalo Vrathi – wishing you a pleasant evening
Kalo Xi-mero-ma – wishing you a good dawn or daybreak (usually after you’ve said “good night”)
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