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Postby mafiot4e » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:23 pm

:lol:
yep, the language is quite "different" - but not that complicated upon the whole.. im now learning "good mornings" and numbers :oops:
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Postby Strahd » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:51 pm

Snad wrote:I am trying to learn, but what a bloody nightmare it is. There are 5 different meanings for the letter E.
I shall persevere though and learn it if it kills me.
The only problem is you say Kalla mera (good morning) to a Cypriot and they go off at you hell for leather in Greek. :shock:
You have to tell them Segar Segar :wink:


It is "kali mera" and "siga siga"... in the greek language you will not find many words ending in "r"(I think there is none).
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Postby bambina » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:05 pm

Snad wrote:I am trying to learn, but what a bloody nightmare it is. There are 5 different meanings for the letter E.
I shall persevere though and learn it if it kills me.
The only problem is you say Kalla mera (good morning) to a Cypriot and they go off at you hell for leather in Greek. :shock:
You have to tell them Segar Segar :wink:


:lol: :lol: :lol:
you must be in the very beginning of your study if you speak like that now :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby bambina » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:07 pm

does anybody know and can advice any courses where i can study greek in a little group? :oops:
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Postby Snad » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:16 pm

Give me a break, I said I was trying to learn it, not write it :oops:
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Postby bambina » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:20 pm

its ok, i was kidding :lol:
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Postby amers » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:31 pm

Yiaaaa everybody! Nomizo ksero kala ellinika! haha I know the numbers, the days, the months, how to say the time, I know all the "the", I can readdddd and write! Oh and I know all the hello and how are you things and lots of other words so I can make setences!yep yep thanks to my friend Nephie and some books! :D
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Postby bambina » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:36 pm

mpravo, re :wink:
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Postby Natty » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:39 am

Years of Greek School have taught me a few things.....but I still don't know which "I" to use when i'm wrtitng, this one 'u', this one 'n', or this one 'I'?????????!!??? :) ( or come to think of which "O"!!)
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Postby bambina » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:04 am

my problem is "a" and "the" :cry:
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