How to Answer the Phone in Greek: Essential Phrases You Need!
TRANSCRIPT
Hello everyone, I’m Thanasis and welcome back to Better Greek.
When you’re getting a call from someone in Greece, it’s important to know how to answer the phone.
Today I’m going to show you what to say when you answer the phone in Greek
• either when it’s your friend
• or when you don’t know who is calling you.
Let’s get started!
Today I’m going to show you what to say when you answer the phone in Greek
• either when it’s your friend
• or when you don’t know who is calling you.
Let’s get started!
📌 1. How to answer the phone in Greek when you don’t know who is calling you
📍 Ναι (ne) – “Yes” / “Hello”
To an English speaker, it might not sound polite to answer the phone by saying “Yes”, but in Greek, it’s perfectly fine.
🗣 Example:
📞 Ναι …
(Hello…)
👤 Γεια σας, θα ήθελα να μιλήσω στον κύριο Νικολάου.
(Hello, I would like to speak to Mr. Nikolau.)
To an English speaker, it might not sound polite to answer the phone by saying “Yes”, but in Greek, it’s perfectly fine.
🗣 Example:
📞 Ναι …
(Hello…)
👤 Γεια σας, θα ήθελα να μιλήσω στον κύριο Νικολάου.
(Hello, I would like to speak to Mr. Nikolau.)
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