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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part in Greek.
Body
Eric: Here's an informal way to say 'Hi.' in Greek.
Chrissi: [Normal] Γεια. (Ya)
Eric: This expression has only one word, an interjection, meaning 'hi'
Chrissi: [Normal] γεια [Slow] γεια (ya)
Eric: Listen again to the informal way to say 'Hi.'
Chrissi: [Slow] Γεια. [Normal] Γεια.
Eric: Ok, now let's see a formal way to say 'Hello.'
Chrissi: [Normal] Χαίρετε. (Hérete)
Eric: This expression has only one verb meaning 'hello'
Chrissi: [Normal] χαίρετε [Slow] χαίρετε (hérete)
Eric: Listen again to the formal way to say 'Hello.'
Chrissi: [Slow] Χαίρετε. [Normal] Χαίρετε.
Eric: Next up is an informal way to say 'See you.'
Chrissi: [Normal] Τα λέμε. (Ta léme.)
Eric: First is a neuter personal pronoun meaning 'them'
Chrissi: [Normal] τα [Slow] Τα (ta)
Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'we say'
Chrissi: [Normal] λέμε [Slow] λέμε (léme)
Eric: Listen again to the informal sentence meaning 'See you.'
Chrissi: [Slow] Τα λέμε. [Normal] Τα λέμε.
Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Goodbye.'
Chrissi: [Normal] Γεια σας. (Ya sas.)
Eric: First is the interjection meaning 'Goodbye'
Chrissi: [Normal] γεια [Slow] γεια (ya)
Eric: Last is a pronoun meaning 'you'
Chrissi: [Normal] σας [Slow] σας (sas)
Eric: Listen again to the formal way to say 'Goodbye.'
Chrissi: [Slow] Γεια σας. [Normal] Γεια σας.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Chrissi: In formal situations, Greek people commonly greet each other by shaking hands. On the other hand, if we meet someone we are friendly with, we air kiss by touching cheek-to-cheek. First the left cheek, tilting the head to the right, then the right cheek, tilting the head to the left. With very close friends the air kiss may be accompanied by the 'mwah' sound, like '*mwah, *mwah.' Don’t be afraid to do it with your Greek friends—it’s normal!

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Chrissi: Γεια χαρά!

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