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    Author: * Demetrios Xanthippos - 5 Posts on this thread out of 988 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Jan 10, 2007 - 09:37

    Here is a summary of the words and phrases covered in the previous two posts. First, words covering the residence.

    English Transliteration Greek
    house ho oîkos (ο οικοσ
    entrance hē eísodos (ή είσοδοσ
    courtyard hē aulē (ή αυλή
    library (bookcase) hē bibliothēkē (ή βιβλιοθηκη
    library (the books) tà biblía τα βιβλία
    study (workshop) to tekhnúphion το τεχνύφιον
    study (thinkery) tó phrontistērion τό φροντιστήριον
    friend hó phílos
    hó phíle (voc.)
    hē phílē (fem.)
    (ό φίλοσ
    (ό φίλε
    (ή φίλη
    friends hoí phíloi
    haí phílai (all fem.)
    (οί φίλοι
    (αί φίλαί
    journal hē ephēmeris (ή εφήμερισ
    journals haí ephēmerides (αί εφήμεριδεσ


    Some conversational words and phrases.

    English Transliteration Greek
    hello/goodbye khaîre (sing.)
    khaírete (pl.)
    χαιρε
    χαίρετε
    yes naí
    égōge
    ναί
    έγωγε
    no
    oúk égōge
    ού
    ούκ έγωγε
    You are right alētē légeis αλήτη λέγεισ
    of course pōs gàr oú πωσ γαρ ού
    please ei boúlei ει βούλει
    thank you eucharistéō ευχαριστέω
    Come on! áge (sing.)
    ágete (pl.)
    άγε
    άγετε
    Come on! phére (sing.)
    phérete (pl.)
    φέρε
    φέρετε
    congratulations makarízō μακαρίζω


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