Learn 10 phrases you always want to hear
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| Hi everyone! This is Stefania. and in this video, you’ll learn 10 Phrases You Always Want to Hear. |
| We all need to hear some good words from time to time, a compliment or a motivational comment, so why not learn these phrases and spread some smiles around you?! |
| Let’s start. |
| 1. Φαίνεσαι καταπληκτικός σήμερα. (Fénese katapliktikós símera.) |
| "You look great today." |
| This is a phrase to use when you refer to a man. When you refer to a woman you should say Φαίνεσαι καταπληκτική σήμερα. (Fénese katapliktikí símera.) |
| 2. Μου λείπεις. (Mu lípis.) |
| "I miss you." |
| Be careful if you want to use this 101 with a friend. This might be taken the wrong way as it sounds like an expression of your love feelings for someone. If you want to say to a close friend that you miss him or her, try to make it more neutral by adding something in the end. For example, for a man, you can say something like |
| Μου λείπεις ρε κολλητέ! (Mu lípis, re kolité.) "I miss you, buddy!" |
| Or Μου λείπεις φίλε μου! (Mu lípis, fíle mu.) "I miss you, my friend!" |
| And for a woman, you can say - |
| Μου λείπεις ρε φιλενάδα! (Mu lípis, re filenáda.) "I miss you, girlfriend!" |
| Or Μου λείπεις φίλη μου! (Mu lípis, fíli mu.) "I miss you, my friend!" |
| Or even Μου λείπεις ρε κορίτσι! (Mu lípis, re korítsi.) "I miss you, girl!" |
| Of course in plural, there’s no chance people will perceive it as a love feeling. |
| 3.Εκανες σπουδαία δουλειά! (Ékanes spudéa duliá!) |
| "You did a great job!" |
| 4. Θα υπάρχει ένα μπόνους στο τέλος του μήνα. |
| (Tha ipárhi éna bónus sto télos tu mína.) |
| "There'll be a bonus at the end of the month." |
| Sweet! |
| 5. Είσαι ένας εξαιρετικός μάγειρας. |
| (Íse énas exeretikós máyiras.) |
| "You're an excellent cook." |
| Again, this is for a male listener. If you are talking to a woman, you should say. |
| Είσαι μία εξαιρετική μαγείρισσα. |
| (Íse mia exeretikí máyiras.) |
| 6. Κάνε ένα διάλειμμα. Θα καθαρίσω εγώ σήμερα. |
| (Káne éna diálima. Tha katharíso egó símera.) |
| "Take a break. I'll do the cleaning today." |
| Don’t mind if I do! |
| 7. Κέρδισες! (Kérdises!) |
| "You won!" |
| Now THAT’s something I like to hear! Especially if that’s about the lottery. Ka-ching! |
| 8. Είχες δίκιο! (Íhes díkio!) |
| "You were right!" |
| An answer to this could be Το ξέρω! "I know!" |
| 9. Σου έφερα κάτι ιδιαίτερο. |
| (Sou éfera káti idiétero.) |
| "I brought you something special." |
| Well, that depends on what’s special for you. |
| 10. Μπράβο! (Brávo!) |
| "Well done!" |
| This is borrowed from Italian, but in Greek, we don’t distinguish male of female for μπράβο like Italians do with bravo and brava. It’s always μπράβο in Greek regardless of the number and gender of people it refers to. |
| And that’s it for the 10 Phrases You Always Want to Hear. |
| Do you have any other phrases that you like to hear? |
| Γεια χαρά! (Ya hará!) |
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