Speak local in Athens

• Καλημέραka-lee-MEH-raGood morning
• Καλησπέραka-lee-SPEH-raGood evening
• Γεια σαςYA sasHello / Goodbye (polite)
• Ευχαριστώef-ha-ree-STOHThank you
• Παρακαλώpa-ra-ka-LOHPlease / You're welcome
• Συγγνώμηseeg-NOH-meeSorry / Excuse me
• Μιλάτε αγγλικά;mee-LA-teh ang-lee-KADo you speak English?
• Δεν καταλαβαίνωdhen ka-ta-la-VEH-noI don't understand
• Ναι / Όχιneh / OH-heeYes / No

Emergency 112Police 100Ambulance 166Fire 199

Greek runs on its own alphabet, so learn to read the letters early: station names and shop signs become far easier. The capital letter in each romanisation marks the stress, which changes meaning.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Greek, so accents vary by phone and browser.