Destination: Athens
Practical Matters Athens   Before You Go   When You Are There   Language   Offices to Serve You Abroad For the Greek alphabet. The Greek language can look daunting to the visitor, and certainly sounds it because the Greeks speak with a machine-gun rapidity. Although transliterations vary, learning the alphabet will help with road signs and bus destinations, as romanisations will vary, but not a great deal. It is also worth trying to learn a few basic courtesy phrases; the Greeks themselves know how difficult their language is and appreciate the visitor's attempts to learn it.	LANGUAGE hotel xenothokhio bed and breakfast thomatio meh proino single room monoklino double room diklino one person ena atomo one night mia nikhta reservation mia kratisi room service servis thomatiou chambermaid kamaryera bath banyera shower doos toilet tooaleta balcony balkoni key klithi sea view vthea ti thalasa bank trapeza exchange office sarafiko post office takhithromio coin kerma banknote khartonomisma cheque epitayi travellers' cheque taxithiotiki epitayi credit card pistotiki karta exchange rate sinalagmatiki isotimia commission charge parangelia cashier tamias change resta foreign currency khartonomismes xenes café café pub/bar bar breakfast proino lunch yevma dinner mesimeriano table trapezi waiter garson waitress garsona starter proto piato main course kirio piato dessert glikisma bill logariasmos beer bira wine krasi water nero coffee café airport aerothromio train treno bus leoforio station stathmos boat plio port limani ticket isitirio ferry feribot single ticket apio return ticket isitirio met epistrofis non-smoking khoros ya mi kapnizondes car aftokinito petrol venzini bus stop stasi leoforiou yes neh no ochi please parakalo thank you efharisto hello ya sas goodbye adio good morning kali mera good evening kali spera goodnight kali nichta where is...? pou einai...? excuse me signomi you're welcome parakalo how are you? pos iseh? do you speak English? milate Anglika? I don't under -stand dhen katalaveno how much? poso? open aniktos closed klistos	COUNTRY Greece (Mainland) REGION CITIES Athens   Viewing   Top Ten   What To See   Where To ...   Practical Matters MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK