Learn three common parting expressions
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| Hi, everybody! |
| Do you know how to say “Bye” in Greek? In this lesson, you'll learn three parting expressions in Greek. |
| Let’s start with the easiest one. |
| Αντίο. |
| [slowly] Αντίο. |
| This means "Goodbye" in Greek. |
| We can use this parting expression for any occasion. |
| If you want to say "bye" in the evening or night, there is a different phrase you should use. |
| Καλό βράδυ. |
| [slowly] Καλό βράδυ. |
| This means "Good evening" in Greek. |
| When parting or saying goodbye at night, the expression Kaló Vrádi is used. The first word, Kaló, means "good," and the next word, Vrádi, means "evening," in Greek. |
| If you know that you are going to see the person again, here's a phrase for you. |
| Τα λέμε. |
| [slowly] Τα λέμε. |
| This means "See you soon" in Greek. |
| In Greek, there are several ways to say "see you later" or "see you soon." Ta léme, for example, which means "we talk." |
| Let's wrap up this lesson by recapping what you've learned. Listen to the words and repeat after me. |
| "Goodbye." |
| Αντίο. |
| * beep |
| Αντίο. |
| "Good evening." |
| Καλό βράδυ. |
| * beep |
| Καλό βράδυ. |
| "See you soon." |
| Τα λέμε. |
| * beep |
| Τα λέμε. |
| Well done! [pause] Here's a fun fact! |
| The easiest way to say goodbye in Greek is to say the word gia! This word means both "bye" and "see you." If you give a slight wave and a loud GIA!, then you'll be just like one of the locals. |
| You just learned how to say “Bye” in three different ways in Greek. |
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| See you soon! Τα λέμε. |
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