Ancient Greek Words & Phrases
The following phrases reflect the Ancient Greek language (Attic & Koine dialects) spoken in Greece and the Hellenic World from before 400 BC to the early centuries AD/CE.
| Greek word / phrase | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| χαῖρε | khaîre | hello! / goodbye! (to one person) |
| χαίρετε | khaírete | hi! / bye! (to multiple people) |
| εἰ δοκεῖ | ei dokeî | please |
| συγγνῶθι μοι | sungnôthi moi | excuse me |
| τὸ ὅνομα | tò ónoma | the name |
| τὸ ὅνομά σου | tò ónoma sou | your name |
| τί ἐστί | tí estí | what is |
| τί ἐστὶ τὸ ὄνομά σου; | tí estì tò ónomá sou | What's your name? |
| τὸ ὄνομά μου | tò ónomá mou | my name |
| εἶ | eî | you are |
| εἰμί | eimí | I am |
| λέγω | légo | I speak |
| λέγεις | légeis | you speak |
| ἀναγινώσκω | anaginósko | I'm reading |
| ἀναγινώσκωμεν | anaginóskomen | let's read |
| τί ζητεῖς; | tí zeteîs | What are you looking for? |
| ζητῶ... | zetô | I'm looking for... |
| τί ἐγένετο; | tí egéneto | What happened? |
| μοι δεῖ | moi deî | I have to |
| σοι δεῖ | soi deî | you have to |
| εὖγε | eûge | okay / good |
| τίς; | tís | Who? |
| τί; | tí | What? |
| πῶς; | pôs | How? |
| πότε; | póte | When? |
| αὖθις | aûthis | again |
| εὐθύς | euthús | truly, honestly |
| τάχα | tákha | quickly |
| βραδύς | bradús | slowly |
| (οὐκ) οἶδα | (ouk) oîda | I (don't) know |
| σκόπει | skópei | see to it (to one person) |
| σκοπεῖτε | skopeîte | see to it (to multiple people) |
| πεινῶ | peinô | I'm hungry |
| διψῶ | dipsô | I'm thirsty |
| ἀποκάμνω | apokámno | I'm tired |
| ἀλλὰ... | allà... | but... |
| καὶ... | kaì... | and... |
| πεινῶ καὶ διψῶ. | peinô kaì dipsô | I'm hungry and thirsty. |
| πόσον τοῦτο δίδως; | póson toûto dídos | How much does this cost? |
| ἔστι. | ésti | Maybe. |
| ἴθι ἐκποδῶν. | íthi ekpodôn | Go away. |
| τοτοτοῖ | tototoî | oh, wow |
