🇬🇷 Greek phrases
How to say “Hello” in Greek
Γεια σου
yia sou
Literally: Health to youinformal
The everyday greeting with one person you know; it also works as 'bye'. Use Γεια σας with strangers, elders or groups.
Other ways to say it
| Greek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Γεια σας | yia sas | Hello (polite/plural) | Strangers, elders, shops, several people |
| Χαίρετε | hérete | Greetings | Formal, e.g. offices or addressing an audience |
In a sentence
Γεια σου, Μαρία! Τι κάνεις;
yia sou, María! ti kánis?
Hi, Maria! How are you?
More Greek phrases
GoodbyeΑντίοThank youΕυχαριστώPleaseΠαρακαλώSorryΣυγγνώμηExcuse meΜε συγχωρείτεYesΝαιNoΌχιGood morningΚαλημέραGood eveningΚαλησπέραGood nightΚαληνύχταHow are you?Τι κάνεις;My name is ...Με λένε ...Nice to meet youΧάρηκαI love youΣ' αγαπώI miss youΜου λείπειςHappy birthdayΧρόνια πολλάCheers!Γεια μας!Enjoy your mealΚαλή όρεξηWelcomeΚαλώς ήρθατεCongratulationsΣυγχαρητήριαHappy New YearΚαλή χρονιάI don't understandΔεν καταλαβαίνωDo you speak English?Μιλάτε αγγλικά;How much is it?Πόσο κάνει;Where is the toilet?Πού είναι η τουαλέτα;Help!Βοήθεια!BeautifulΌμορφος / όμορφη / όμορφοFriendΦίλοςSee you laterΤα λέμε
“Hello” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianგამარჯობაgamarjoba🇪🇸 SpanishHolaOH-lah🇫🇷 FrenchBonjourbohn-ZHOOR🇩🇪 GermanHalloHAH-loh🇮🇹 ItalianCiaoCHOW🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseOiOY🇷🇺 RussianЗдравствуйтеzdravstvuyte🇯🇵 Japaneseこんにちはkonnichiwa🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese你好nǐ hǎo🇰🇷 Korean안녕하세요annyeonghaseyo🇸🇦 Arabicمرحباmarhaban🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարևbarev🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniSalamsah-lahm🇮🇷 Persianسلامsalâm🇹🇭 Thaiสวัสดีsawatdi🇻🇳 VietnameseXin chàosin chow🇺🇦 UkrainianПривітpryvit🇷🇸 SerbianЗдравоzdravo🇮🇱 Hebrewשלוםshalom