Learn Greetings and Goodbyes in Greek
This page will help you expand your Greek vocabulary when it comes to saying hello and goodbye. All translations are provided from Greek to English and divided into (hopefully) helpful categories.
First up you will find various ways to say hello (including a common hello for answering the phone), then you will find some time-specific greetings like good morning, then you will find some goodbyes in Greek, then finally you'll find a couple other useful greeting phrases.
Greetings in Greek:
Here is our list of greetings in Greek. You can also view this list with translations from English to Greek.
(Words in bold added during the last update.)
Hello in Greek:
Yia sas ➔ Hello
Yia ➔ Hi
Ya! ➔ Hey!
Hronia ke zamania ➔ Long time no see
Ne ➔ Yes (often used when answering the phone)
Time-Specific Greetings in Greek:
Kalimera ➔ Good morning
Kalispera ➔ Good afternoon
Kalinihta ➔ Good night
Goodbye in Greek:
Adio ➔ Goodbye
Yia ➔ Bye
Ta leme! ➔ See you!
Kalo apoyevma. ➔ Have a good afternoon. (often used like goodbye in the afternoon)
Kalo vradi. ➔ Have a good evening. (often used like goodbye in the evening)
Other Useful Greetings in Greek:
Hero poli. ➔ Pleased to meet you.
Ti kanis? ➔ How are you?
*Greek greetings last updated: November 21, 2024.
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Common Words and Phrases: Learn how to say common words and phrases in Greek.
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