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14 October 2014
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You’re at a party and have just met a Greek person for the first time. See if you can make friends with him.
Listen to the first phrase he says to you. Which phrase do you think you’ve heard?
Χαίρετε
Greetings
Γεια σου
Hello (informal)
Γεια σας
Hello (formal)
How would you respond? Choose the best answer.
Τι κάνεις;
How are you (informal)?
Εσείς;
And you?
Γεια σας
Hello
You’d like to ask him how he is. What would you say?
Καλησπέρα
Good evening
Τι κάνετε;
How are you?
Χαίρετε
Greetings
He’s says he’s very well. Can you choose which of these is his answer?
Καλημέρα
Good morning
Χαίρετε
Greetings
Πολύ καλά
Very well
As you part, you say goodbye. Which of the following phrases would you use?
Καλησπέρα
Good evening
Καλημέρα
Good morning
Γεια σας
Hello (formal) / Goodbye
Well done, you finished the quiz. You answered all the questions.
You got
out of 5 right the first time!
What would you like to do?
Review this unit:
Meeting and greeting people
Move on to the next unit:
Family and friends
If you don't know the answer have a look at the useful phrases or cultural notes to get a clue.
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