So, I find it on a wall in my town (Szeged, Hungary). Honestly, I'm not quite sure that it is greek, but the letters seems to me so. I'm just corious what is the meaning of this. Unfortunately i Cant speak greek. So I would be really thankful for you, if somebody write me down what it is.

Come on people - it’s fine. Stop with these asinine posts.

Please could someone translate :

To Grandad,

Happy Birthday

Love from ….

So, I’ve been studying Greek for a bit and have a decent vocabulary, and can even have simple conversations with people in Greece, but I embarrassingly don’t understand many of the Greek articles.

I understand the basics:

Η the, feminine. Η Αθήνα = the Athens Ο the, masculine. Ο καφές = the coffee Το the, neuter. Το βιβλίο = the book

Where I get tripped up is the meaning behind

Την, τον, στην στον, etc.

For example, when I say “είμαι από την Αμερική» am I saying I am from “I am from in the America”?

Is there an easy way to remember when to use these and what their rough meanings would be?

I’ve been learning Greek for a year, and Greek alphabet for a couple of months. Any suggestions on bettering my handwriting/cursive? Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ!

(greek)

Έβλεπα ένα παλιό τσελεμεντέ της γιαγιάς μου, και μου έκανε εντύπωση που έγραφε το κοτόπουλο με δύο τ. Δεν ήταν μεμονωμένο τυπογραφικό, το έγραφε με τον ίδιο τρόπο κάθε φορά.

Μου έκανε εντύπωση γιατί δε το είχα ακούσει ποτέ σαν παλιό τρόπο γραφής, και πράγματι με μια γρήγορη αναζήτηση δεν βρήκα αναφορά σε κάτι τέτοιο. Υπήρχε όντως σαν εναλλακτικός τρόπος γραφής? Ή έτυχε η συγκεκριμένη να το έγραφε με αυτό τον τρόπο?

I have always been wanting to have a Greek writing for a tattoo on my thigh, but as a non-Greek speaker I had to make sure I am putting the right thing on my body. When i found this writing, I just felt its spoke to me as someone suffering with anxiety. I was wondering if this phrase would be good? if not, i’d greatly appreciate if you can recommend any other good phrases or sayings that’s nice or mean something to you? Thanks so much!

I got them at a pastry sale but I forgot what they’re all called. They taste incredible

Large box

1. One has delicate stringy flakes all over it. It’s very wet and is like a roll. It has a honey taste I think?
2. The spiral roll in top middle is baklava I think
3. Is a cookie with almonds on it
4. The powdered sugar one also has an almond taste with finely chopped almonds in it
5. The one next to it tastes like pfefferneuse maybe

Box with custard:

1. I don’t know how to describe it other than a flakey custard
2. It’s like the other one but has cinnamon

Tiny box:

Its chewy and has a jelly filling on top

So, for example, I want to look up "intelligent" -

In an english-only thesaurus, I'd get "smart" "brainy" "clever" etc.

I am looking for a resource online where I can type in "intelligent" in English, and receive, in transliterated Greek (i.e. written in the latin alphabet, not in greek), "éxypnos" "noímon" "gnorízon" etc.

Google translate is ok in that I'll get synonyms but they'll be in the greek alphabet. Which would be ok if I could read Greek, but I can't

(the purpose here is for naming something in "English", so being written in the Greek alphabet is what's the issue)

I'd like to hear any Greek idioms, sayings, all the weird stuff that doesn't make sense to a learner (or google translate)! I've ran across some while reading but I'd like to make a little list.

For example: Ούτε γάτα ούτε ζημιά: No harm's done!

Καλά κρασιά: "Good luck" (sarcastic)

I'd be extra grateful if you can tell me the literal translation or the story of how a specific idiom came to be. I could find some on google but I'm sure there are lots more. Thank you!

Hey everyone - I am writing a novel set in Ancient Greece. I use Greek words sometimes (moró mou - my baby, words for Greek pastries and garments, etc.).

I am currently writing a scene where the love interest calls the (male) MC by an endearing/joking nickname.

I was thinking of something like "honey-head", as it would refer to the character's hair color, but also be a loving way of... calling him a little dense lol. (It makes sense in the context of the scene, I promise!)

Now - I am not a native Greek speaker, and since this is basically creating a "new word", I was wondering if someone could help me with translating it?

Would méliképhalos work (the literal translation)? (I don't mind if it's a neologism, because the MC himself reacts to the name with surprise, since he has never heard it before. I'm mostly wondering about grammar etc :)

My greek is not very strong but I listen to a lot of older Greek music that seems to romanticize about being an Αλήτη.

Google translate says it means "bum, roughneck, tramp", which doesn't make much sense to me.

Is it better to think of an αλήτη as a bad ass who roams around? Sort of like a John Wick? Or maybe since it's a more dated term, like the cool tough "greasers" you see in movies from the 1960s?

Am I close or very far off?

Edit: 2 songs that come to mind

Εγώ το Θεό μου τον θέλω αλήτη - Terzis

Μ’ Εχεις Κάνει Αλήτη - Karras

If not, can someone please explain the rules and the difference between the correct answer and my incorrect answer?

Hey guys,

I hope this isn't too weird of a question. I'm writing a story and have a character with a Greek name. I'm trying to go for something that sounds like Lionheart does in English.

I've come up with:

Λέωθάρρος

Léothárros

But I just don't know enough creating words/names in Greek if this works or if just sounds super strange. Appreciate any input, thanks!

Hi, I want to name my painting chaos and calm. Is χαος the right word? How do i say calm in Greek ?

Are the names Kira (Κίρα) or Kyra (Κύρα) used in Greece?

I've read they mean lady but can also be an insult? Are they pronounced differently?

Thanks for your help!

So I was wondering what people recommended amount of time a day I should do I’m in year 12 (if you live in England you’ll know what that means ) and Ive just started my a level content unfortunately my school doesn’t teach Greek so I’m out to learn it myself but I was wondering if anyone studying or still in school had a like time recommendation for now I’ve just been doing the alphabet on Duolingo which has helped but I was just wondering!

I'm traveling to Greece this weekend and would like to buy some nicely illustrated and colorful Greek language learning book (from Greek publishers). I can visit Public and my budget is like 40€. Any suggestions?

(SOLVED. thank you!)

Hey guys, i want to get my best friend's name as a tattoo sometime soon. She passed away last year so i obvs cant ask her. The name is Hariklia i was just wondering if anyone would be able to assist me in showing me how it's written in greek. I did check on a generator website but i wasnt too sure if it was correct so if anyone doesnt mind helping me out, i'd really appreciate it.

Hi! I’m wondering if anyone can translate where this letter is from.

This is the first longer text I've tried to do in greek, and I'm wondering if some of my letters are readable, because I find myself struggling with writing them

I'm trying to increase my Greek vocabulary, but memorizing some of the long Greek words is tough. Nothing makes me happier than realizing that a long word is actually 2 words put together, because it makes it easier to memorize. Are there any resources for a simple etymology check for Greek words?

He said it while we were having sex. Can anyone tell me what the English translation would be?