Greek Phrasebook by Collins Dictionaries

Author:Collins Dictionaries
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007450930
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

Negative

To make a sentence negative, you put δεν (dhen) immediately before the verb, e.g.

I don’t know δεν ξέρω dhen ksero

I have no… δεν έχω… dhen ekho

Future

The future tense is made by adding θα (tha) immediately before the verb, e.g.

θα πάω tha pao I shall go

δε θα πάω dhe tha pao I shall not go

Forms of address

In Greek, there are two ways of addressing people, depending on their age, social or professional status, and how formal or informal the relationship is between two people. For example, an older person will probably speak to a much younger one using the singular (informal) but the younger person will use the plural (formal) unless well acquainted. Two friends will speak to each other using the informal singular:

Tι κάνεις; (tee kanees?) How are you?

Kαλά, εσύ; (kala esee?) Fine, and you?

But two acquaintances will address each other in a more formal way, using the plural:

Tι κάνετε; (tee kanete?) How are you?

Kαλά, εσείς; (kala, esees?) Fine, and you?

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