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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
“Hello, my friend”How to Say “How Are You?” in GreekA “hello” can quickly lead to a “how are you.” In some cases, people might also start the conversation by saying ti kanis (“how are you”) instead of yia sou.There are many different ways of saying “how are you” in Greek, depending on the formality level. Here are some of the common ones:Τι κάνεις; (Ti kanis?): “What are you doing?” or “How are you?” (informal)Τι κάνεις σήμερα; (Ti kanis simera?): “What are you doing today?”Τι γίνεται; (Ti yinete?): “What’s happening?” (informal)Έλα, τι κάνεις; (ela, ti kanis?): “Hey, how are you doing?” (informal, used between friends)Τι κάνετε; (Ti kánete?): “What are you doing?” (formal or plural)Τι κάνετε σήμερα; (Ti kanete simera?): “What are you doing today?” (formal or plural)Τι νέα; (Ti nea?): “What’s new?”Πώς είσαι; (Pos ise?): “How are you?” (informal)Πώς είστε; (Pos iste?): “How are you?” (formal or plural)Καλά είμαι, εσύ πώς είσαι; (Kala ime, esi pos ise?): “I’m fine, how are you?” (informal)Καλά είμαι, εσείς πώς είστε; (Kala ime, esis pos iste?): – “I’m fine, how are you?” (formal or plural)Πώς πάει; (Pos pai?): “How is it going?”Πώς σας πάει; (Pos sas pai?): “How is it going?” (formal or plural)Πώς περνάς; (Pos pernas?): “How are you doing?”Πώς περνά η μέρα; (Pos perna i mera?): “How is the day going?”Πώς περνά η μέρα σου; (Pos perna i mera su?): “How is your day going?” (informal)Πώς περνά η μέρα σας ; (Pos perná i méra sas?): “How is your day going?” (formal or plural)Meeting Someone New in GreekWhen you’ve just met someone new, you might want to follow up your “hello” with a “nice to meet you.” Or if you haven’t caught their name yet, you might also ask it right after saying yia su.Πώς σε λένε; (Pos se lene?): “What is your name?” (informal)Πώς σας λένε; (Pos sas lene?): “What is your name?” (formal or plural)Ποιο είναι το όνομά σου; (Pio ine to onoma su?): “What is your name?” (informal)Ποιο είναι το όνομά σας; (Pio ine to onoma sas?): “What is your name?” (formal or plural)Από πού είσαι; (Apo pu ise?): “Where are you from?” (informal)Από πού είστε; (Apó pou iste?): “Where are you from?” (formal or plural)Με λένε… (Me lene): “My name is…” (Say me lene followed by your name.)Το όνομά μου είναι… (To onoma mu ine): “My name is…” (Say to onoma mu ine followed by your name)Χάρηκα (Ηarika):
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