| Back to B |
| Introduction |
| Plot, Picture |
| Audio |
| Recordings |
| Text: Paragraphs |
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| Grammar |
| various points |
| Supplementary |
| Reading |
| A bit of general chit-chat | |
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| Hi! | χαῖρε |
| How are you? | πῶς ἔχεις; |
| I'm fine | καλῶς ἔχω |
| and you? | καὶ σύ; |
| I am in a bad mood (angry) | ὀργίλως ἔχω |
| Why? | διὰ τί; |
| Are you drunk? | ἆρ' μεθύεις; |
| No, but Greek is impossible to learn | οὐχί, ἀλλ' ἀδύνατόν ἐστι μαθεῖν τὴν ἑλληνικὴν φωνήν |
| Don't talk nonsense, | μὴ φλυάρει, |
| it isn't impossible | οὐκ ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν. |
| Go on! Cheer up! | ἄγε δή. θάρρει |
| Don't loose heart! | μὴ ἀθύμει |
| Go away [with your wise words] | ἄπιθι |
| Bye! | χαῖρε |
| Thanking people for good advice (or services rendered) | |
| Thank you | εὐχαριστῶ or, in the plural: εὐχαριστοῦμεν |
You might know Eucharist from Christian church, the sacrement commemorating the last Supper and the consacration of bread and wine. Which lead to people saying grace: to give thanks to god for what they're about to eat (or have just finished eating).
ἡ εὐχαριστία, gratitude, thanks in general
εὐχάριστος, ον, grateful, thankful:
εὐχάριστοί ἐσμεν, we are grateful (men or women, same form)
[εὐχαριστέω] εὐχαριστῶ, I thank