![]() Even with the use of GPS and your mobile phone, it is almost certain that you will need to ask for some direction at some point. Navigating in a foreign country, especially in a city, can be hard. More like this: Top 10 Tips to Know Before Traveling to Athens 2. If someone asks you that question, you can reply by saying “kala eimai, esi?” (I am good, thank you, how are you?). But it is also a common thing to ask right after you say hello (“geia / geia sou / geia sas”), which makes it a kind of greeting. This Greek question is used when we want to know how the other person is doing. You should say it when you or the other person (or both) are about to go to bed or back home for the night. When you want to wish someone good night, you can say “kalinihta”. To our most familiar faces, we Greeks usually use the first greeting, “Geia”. This Greek word is used as a greeting after 12 pm. After that, you should use the next one on the list. It is the most common (if not the only) greeting after you wake up in the morning. ![]() “Geia sas” is the plural version, which is used for greeting more than one person or if you wish to be more polite (for example, greeting someone older or someone you are not familiar with).Īlthough it may sound very formal in English, in Greek we use this greeting every single day, even to our own family and most familiar persons. ![]() The Greek word “Geia” or the phrase “Geia sou” are used for greeting someone friendly.
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