Flappy
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Post by Flappy on Dec 19, 2010 18:24:40 GMT -5
Once again, I have questions about the Greek language, however this time it isn't so much about the alphabet.
Now I am starting to learn Greek phrases, and I'm wondeirng two main things: 1.Am I spelling them correctly and 2.Are they modern (is this what a typical Greek speaker would say, or is this the most formal version of the phrase? If it is, I want to know what a Greek-speaker would typically say.)
Here are the first couple of phrases: Νε (Yes) Οηι (No) Εντακσι (Okay) Τι κανισ (How are you?) Τι κανετε (How are you? Plural) Ιμε καλα (I'm fine) Το ονομα μοθ ιμε... (My name is...)
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Post by Nancy R. on Dec 20, 2010 0:31:05 GMT -5
From what I see, you change the greeklish version to greek version without checking the spelling. I can say that "yes" is pronounced that way, but "no" is more like "όχι" (ochi). "Okay" is pronounced correctly, the spelling is like "εντάξει" (Ξξ is the ks letter). "How are you?" is pronounced correctly once again, but it's written like "Τι κάνεις". The plural version is correct and I am sure that you'll be able to add all the symbols soon. "I'm fine" is pronounced correctly, written "Είμαι καλά" and you did the mistake with the greeklish/greek thingy at the last phrase, which is "το όνομα μου είναι", yeah, you did the "ime" mistake as well, as you're talking about the name and it is the subject of the sentence, use third singular, not first. Those phrases are used in everyday life, so don't worry, even if you should better say "Me lene" (με λένε) for "my name is", less formal.
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