{"id":1900,"date":"2015-06-23T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2015-06-23T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T09:51:00","slug":"how-to-order-food-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/how-to-order-food-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"How to order food in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1902\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/catskill05\/3688551068\/sizes\/m\/\" aria-label=\"3688551068 F2a373b250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1902\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1902\"  alt=\"by CMMooney  under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/3688551068_f2a373b250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/3688551068_f2a373b250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/3688551068_f2a373b250-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by CMMooney under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the best things you can do in Greece is to eat at a Greek taverna <strong>(\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1)<\/strong>. Most waiters are able to communicate in English and the menus are usually translated in English, so ordering food is not a problem. However, if you want to practice the language, in this post there are some sentences that you might find useful.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes, there is no menu on the table, so if you want to ask for it you can say:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \/ \u039c\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce;<\/strong>=<strong> Can you bring me \/ us the\u00a0menu, please?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sometimes, there are more options that the ones listed on the menu, so you can ask:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf \u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2;= What is the dish of the day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; \/\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd;<\/strong> =<strong> What fish do you have? \/ What fish are there?<\/strong> <em>(literally)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; \/ \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd;<\/strong>= <strong>What casseroles do you have? \/ What casseroles<\/strong> <strong>are there?<\/strong><em> (literally)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf;<\/strong> \/ <strong>Is there any pasticcio?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; \/ \u03a4\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd;<\/strong>=<strong> What sweet desserts do you have? \/ What sweet desserts are<\/strong> <strong>there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are ready to order you can say:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u039d\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03c9; \/ \u039d\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5;= Can I order? \/ Can we order? <\/strong><em>(lit.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \/ \u0398\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac, \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7. = I would like \/ We<\/strong> <strong>would like a mousaka, a chicken with potatoes and a Greek salad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0398\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \/ \u0398\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 &#8230; \/ You will bring me \/ us&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0398\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1, \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2:<\/strong> (the word <strong>\u03bc\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> refers to <strong>\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> which means<strong> portion<\/strong>.)<strong>We would like one portion of calamari, one portion of octopus and one portion<\/strong> <strong>of giant beans<\/strong>. If you want more that one portion you can say: <strong>\u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1, \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03b3\u03af\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2= two calamaris, two octopuses and two giant beans <\/strong><em>(lit.)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need one more:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \/ \u039c\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7; \/ \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b1; \/ \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac;<\/strong> = <strong>Can you<\/strong> <strong>bring me \/ us one more\u00a0Greek\u00a0salad \/ one more beer \/ one more mousaka?<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(lit.)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you drop your fork or knife:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9; \/ \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b9;= Can you bring me a fork, a knife?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to pay:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \/ \u039c\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc;= Can you bring me \/ us the bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note that you can add <strong>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce (please)<\/strong> at the end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Greece, there is not any strict tip <strong>(\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1)<\/strong> policy and usually one or two euros are enough if you are eating in a taverna. However, if the service is really bad, it&#8217;s ok not to leave a tip.<\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7! Bon app\u00e9tit!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1903\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/101\/251096956_87d89e209d.jpg\" aria-label=\"251096956 87d89e209d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1903\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1903\"  alt=\"by avlxyz under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/251096956_87d89e209d.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/251096956_87d89e209d.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/251096956_87d89e209d-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by avlxyz under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/251096956_87d89e209d-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/251096956_87d89e209d-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/251096956_87d89e209d.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>One of the best things you can do in Greece is to eat at a Greek taverna (\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1). Most waiters are able to communicate in English and the menus are usually translated in English, so ordering food is not a problem. 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