The Greek Language

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In this episode, David Hoffmann takes a moment to teach us some of the basics of the Greek language with his friend George in Meteora, Greece. Greek is one of the world’s oldest languages, dating back to the 3rd millennium B.C. It is also the world’s oldest recoded living languages, with written inscriptions on clay tablets dating back to between 1450 and 1350 B.C.! Modern-day Greeks obviously don’t speak ancient Greek anymore, and travelers would be surprised to know that Greek words are present throughout our everyday vocabulary such as medical terms and numbers.

In this Greek language introduction, George and David go over some basic words in Greek so that you can familiarize yourself with what it sounds like. Common words and phrases include Hello or “Yassas” and the days of the week. We hope this Greek language introduction gives you a “taste” of the Greek culture, and it is our hope you’ll one day get to explore Meteora, the beautiful heart of Greece.

About Me:
My name is David Hoffmann and for the last decade I have been traveling around the world in search of unique culture, food and history! Since starting Davidsbeenhere in 2008, I have traveled to 100 countries and over 1,500 destinations, which I welcome you to check out on my YouTube Channel, blog and social medias.

I focus a great deal on food and historic sites, as you probably have seen! I love to experience the different flavors that each destination has to offer, whether it’s casual Street food or gourmet restaurant dining. I’m also passionate about learning the local history and culture.

The Greek Language

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I think it's fascinating how similar the sounds of Greek and Spanish are. Especially that very soft "d" and the lightly rolled "r" are really similar.
Whenever I hear someone speaking greek I actually think it's spanish - until I realise that I don't get what they're saying at all.

alfredstromberger
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Beautiful language. I like it very much.

MrSoundSeeker
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After years of studying ancient philosophy, I've finally been given the privilege of studying this beautiful language. Learning it has been the most fun I've had in college in a long time.

stretch
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Yiamas is from "στην υγεια μας" which means "to our health"to be ok and healthy

Makedonas
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Greeks start counting the days of the week from Sunday and that's proven by the meaning of each word. So we have:
1. Κυριακή (= Sunday) means "The day of the Lord" referring to the day of Christ's resurrection.
2. Δευτέρα (=Monday) literally means "Second (day)", so it's obvious that monday is not the first greek day.
3. Τρίτη (=Tuesday) meaining "Third"
4. Τετάρτη (=Wednesday) again meaning "Fourth"
5. Πέμπτη (=Thursday) meaning "Fifth"
6. Παρασκευή (=Friday) meaning "Creation" or "Making" deriving from the day on which Jewish people made their preperations for the Saturday.
7. Σάββατον (=Saturday) is a Jewish word meaning "Rest" since that was the day on which God at last "rested" after the Creation.

nightknight
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Δευτερα (monday) actually means Second (..day of the week), so it seems to me more proper if we began reciting the days of the week with Kyriaki(day of Kyrios, the God)

DranPan
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Meteora must be the most beautiful place in the world...
I was there for August which is the best time of the year to go...
it grows up out of the earth as you drive south towards it... then the closer you get the bigger it becomes...
WoW
must see and stay a week!!!

MyMojo
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What a great background shot. Nice work.

kogi
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As a speaker of Iberian spanish. It's like hearing it spoken at a distance. So similar.

Ama-hikn
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Nice! George is so natural! But, traditionally, days in Greece go Sunday to Saturday.
Κυριακή=Lord's (day), means Sunday
Δευτέρα=Second (day), means Monday
Τρίτη=Third (day), means Tuesday
Τετάρτη=Fourth (day), means Wednesday
Πέμπτη=Fifth (day), means Thursday
Παρασκευή=Creation/Baking (day) they probably baked bread in the past on Fridays
Σάββατο= Sabbath, means Saturday.

georgios_
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You are made motivated me to learn this beautiful language!
Kisses from Poland!

wika
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Oh my gosh, look where they sit. Those mountains is emotionally stunning. Beautiful

kodyroker
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modern greek is beautiful but and Acient Greek is also so nice .

joyainnaz
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I have no idea why but The Greek language has interested me since about 3rd grade I’m 27 now

terrancecollins
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I love the sound of it 😍 and that the Latin spelling is so inadequate

KubaEnglish
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at older times "yassas" was not very respectful, so one should greet (at least the elders) using χαίρετε (chaerete-remember charity-= be joyful).
Meteora is used also in english (meteor, meteorite), it means "hanging" (rocks).

DranPan
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Very interesting language, enjoyed the video!

rolandoalfaro
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great! that really helped me. it sounds a bit like Spanish to me i should know i live in Spain. have you been to Corfu?

suzinewton
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Thank you so much a lot of love and respect from Pakistan 🇵🇰

usmanbuttar
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Hellas means Land of light, from the word Hell which means bright and the word Las which means stone.The las latter, became… Land!

angelikispatoula