How to order coffee in Greece? | Super Easy Greek 15

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[@diananeg6553]

Omg, I can't believe you advised people to not waste straws because of the pollution. Love you guys!

[@anjelmusic]

When I spent last summer in Greece, I became very good at ordering my "freddo espresso, sketo, parakaló". One time in Mykonos, the barista started asking me many other questions in Greek - until I finally admitted that was all the Greek I knew. She laughed because I had ordered it so expertly she thought I was Greek! I've since learned a few more words, courtesy of Easy Greek!

[@coksevimliyimsonderecedeli4707]

My favourite non-latin alphabet language 💙 it sounds so satifying

[@stefanosgeorgakopoulos1293]

thank you neighbour

[@GeorgiosMichalopoulos]

oxi κομσου :)

[@alanlicona4118]

Greek sounds amazing!

[@madmonkee6757]

Ειναι μια γλωσσα πολυ ομορφη!

[@Morithcat]

This is such an important video. Ordering coffee is one of the first things one should learn in any languages!

[@justynafuchs4832]

This is such a nice video! I love how you've sneaked in the ecological aspect, so now you not only taught everyone how to order coffee in Greece, but also how to automatically refuse any straws 😃 We have to make an Easy Polish version of it soon 😜

[@cubicle89]

Thank you Justyna!

[@anjelmusic]

I love this aspect too! A lot of plastic is wasted on my freddo espressos to-go!

[@eklipon1678]

You also forgot another "level" of sugar! A lot of poeple drink their Freddo Espresso or Freddo Capuccino with "ολίγη" meaning "little" sugar. This level is between "Σκέτος" and "Μέτριος" (Between black and medium). So I say: "Θα ήθελα εναν Freddo Espresso με ολίγη παρακαλώ." What's interesting is that ολίγος is an older form of λίγος meaning little, small in Greek, that's not used anymore, except when ordering coffee. Nowadays we don't say ολίγος but λίγος/λίγη etc. I don't know why that is, although I find it interesting.

[@jacobgoering6068]

Ήταν ένα από τα αγαπημένα μου επεισόδια γιατί μου αρέσει πολύ ο καφές. Ευχαριστώ πολύ για επεισόδιο!

[@damlaferahi1211]

Σήμερα έμαθα πώς να πω "θα ήθελα έναν παγωμένο φραπέ με γάλα αμυγδάλου και με λίγη ζάχαρη " χεχε αυτό είναι πώς προτιμώ. Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ. Και τελικά, δεν χρειάζομαστε καλαμάκι καθόλου. 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@joachimjustinmorgan4851]

Και εγώ αρέσει καφέ μου έτσι. Μαθαίνετε ακόμα ελληνικά;

[@dianeposselius]

A clever concept and of great practical use. Thank you so much! Coffee has acquired an international and subtle vocabulary all its own.

[@descristifasoi6051]

ohhhh das war super, danke!!! Wir können endlich Frape Kaffee bestellen!!!

[@ShaggyUltraLounge]

I cant believe I found a video where everyone speaks unusually slow Greek lol!

[@antimimoniakos]

Viewers asked it. It is not typical in Greece unless you watch video in slow motion.

[@piretkivi3218]

I am a fan of old travel books. In the old days (i.e. before mass tourism?) tourists were expected to be genuinely interested in the countries they visited. This meant that ordering coffee in the local language was the norm. Everybody learned to do that. Is it possible to have the same mentality in Athens in 2023? 50-50. I cannot speak Greek (I have studied some New Testament Greek, therefore I understand a lot of signs and words) but I decided to do basic things in Greek. Out of courtesy. 50 per cent of people (mostly old people and women) liked it. I bought many coffees and museum tickets and tiropitas and God knows what else in Greek and it was sort of cool to communicate in a language I cannot speak. It felt like magic because strange sounds produced desired outcomes. However, I quickly noticed that young(ish) Greek men hated it and mostly spoke to me in English. So I started to google and indeed found some young Greeks (mostly men) who were upset about their lives and thought they deserved more because of their fantastic English language skills. Their opinion: "Foreigners should only speak Greek if their Greek is perfect." So I guess I need to translate about 100 pages of Homeros to Modern Greek and a few other languages first? After that I will be given a special permit that allows me to order a coffee in Greek? Online there was a very angry young Greek man who claimed to be a Greek teacher and teach foreigners. I thought of staying in Athens longer and signing up for some Modern Greek classes. However, the idea of a teacher who hates me and who also hates his own miserable life was way too odd and disturbing. Where are the Greek teachers who do not hate themselves and foreigners? I feel that Huntington's theory regarding the clash of civilizations is more or less correct. I started to really like Athens but only AFTER I removed it from the category of European (Western) cities. I also understand how the Western knights felt in Constantinople. I think I had the same clash. I am now quite interested in going to Corfu. It was never in the Ottoman Empire. I want to find out if it is more Western. It should be? But I had lovely experiences in Athens. There was an old Greek gentleman with a suitcase. He asked me: "Ti ora ine?" And I was not sure how to tell time in Greek. Can I just say the numbers? So I told him: "Ime kseni. Den milao ellinika." A second later I wanted to help him because he had not addressed me in English. So I ran after him and said: "Signomi, kyrie." Then I showed him the time on the screen of my smartphone. The best I could do. Greece is not like Spain. In Spain nobody finds it odd if you speak Spanish. Even if you only know three words of Spanish. From a tourist perspective Greece is linguistically unpleasant and there are too many young Greeks who are angry and have the passive aggressive mentality of an Ottoman harem eunuch. Must be the economy? Well, just get rid of tourists and do something else! Onassis was in the shipping business. Maria Callas was an opera singer. There are many other ways to earn money besides tourism.

[@BeCorbie]

This series really helps me a lot learning greek! Keep it up!

[@leonardojannuzzi8290]

Great video, very helpful, ευχαριστώ πολύ

[@MegaMessy09]

when i was working in İstanbul i had a friend Whose groom had a cafe in İstanbul near patriarchate called as vizas cafe.. i have been coming by there often , giannis (the owner of cafe) has been making me cold freddo.. first time i had drunk cold freddo in that cafe.. thanks for the video dimitris

[@YN-bz1je]

great lesson, very clear pronunciation!

[@irondasgr]

Μπράβο, παιδιά. Πολύ καλή προσπάθεια. Εάν κάνετε κάποτε κάποιο επεισόδιο για τη Eurovision, θα ήθελα κι εγώ να συμμετάσχω. Bravo, guys. Very good effort. If you ever make an episode about the Eurovision Song Contest, I would like myself to take part in.

[@jr_8292]

Ένα πολύ χρήσιμο βίντεο , θα πάω στην Ελλάδα σύντομα και μου αρέσει να πίνω καφές!

[@irondasgr]

..και μου αρέσει να πίνω καφέ! (κλίνεται κανονικά, ο καφές, του καφέ κλπ)

[@jr_8292]

irondasgr ευχαριστώ!

[@olgavolk2622]

Αυτό που λέω κι εγώ 'χωρίς καλαμάκι, παρακαλώ' 🤗❤️

[@joachimjustinmorgan4851]

Δεν μου αρέσει και πότε καλαμάκι. Μου αρέσει να πίνω κατευθείαν από το φλιτζάνι.

[@user-nb2em9wz2v]

Hello. I want a: - indicate how much sugar: sweet, medium sugar, no sugar (you can ask for canderel, we call it zacharini) - type of coffee you want: freddo cappuccino, espresso, frappe, etc - indicate if you want cinnamon or chocolate above foam (in case of cappuccino)

[@johnbingham6355]

m"aresi poly.As might be expected from the Greeks,all is logical,and,as opposed to French,say,the words come out like bullets making it easy to understand if one perseveres.

[@jaskatpon1]

Wow New style modern Cafes around the world are beginning to look similar! The traditional Cafés are sort of dying out. But great 👍🏾 topic to learn Greek.

[@cubicle89]

Don't worry, we have plenty of those as well! Lacandona is just a space where we felt comfortable shooting and we're friends!

[@user-nb2em9wz2v]

Greeks we rarely say ''please'' when ordering. Being too kind might result people thinking you are kinda weird. Not always, depends. 😁

[@chiaraippoliti]

1:05 The menu states "latte 🥛" as if it were a coffee beverage like the English speakers wrongly do. 😢 That's surprising. I thought Greeks would use the term correctly since they're so close to Italy. Latte = Γαλα 🥛

[@madmonkee6757]

Thank you for the ecological message (I really do appreciate it) but I think I'll just refrain from using a straw. My lips still work. (Fanis, cutie, my lips work very well!) ¿Θελεις να ξερεις;

[@DRAKVLL]

Yasas, legome Rodrigo, ime apo ton Panama, one question, could someone explain the difference between "skato" and "chorís záchari" at the end is the same? (no sugar, without sugar, plane)

[@earentill]

"Skéto" which translates: "as is" or plain, or in case of beverages: "neat". ("whiskey neat" means no ice cubes or water or anything added) Greeks use Skéto when they don't want any sugar added. Lets say it's the same as "Coffee black" Now, "choris Zachari" means exactly the same and specifically translates as "without sugar". So in case of ordering coffee it's pretty much the same to either add the "sketo" or "Choris Zachari" at the end of your sentence. But in case of ordering a drink you naturally say "skéto" as if you don't want anything else added in it. TIP: Beware that "Skató" (maybe it's a minor typo but that's how you wrote it) means something totally different. Actually literally means "shit". (no worries though it's accent is at the end of the word so you're ok ) Don't mix those two and you are good to go! Cheers!

[@DRAKVLL]

@@earentill Oh my God hha, yes it was a typo. Sas efharistó para poly. Very dedicated explanation. Appreciate

[@user-nb2em9wz2v]

Sketo = choris zachari = no sugar added. Don't choose this option

[@user-nb2em9wz2v]

Try ordering souvlaki in Athens vs Thessaloniki vs Kavala Kavala: Ena santouits ladopita me aloifi kai kotompeikon (ti aloifi ktl) Athens: Ena pita giro apo ola

[@MrGooGoo2]

2:20, she in the background is smoking a cig, welcome to greece

[@leonforlife8273]

where do you find the exercses? gracias

[@easylanguages]

Hey! If you want to find the exercises from this video, check out our offer on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/easygreek

[@marilenasalamanou2320]

Dimitri we shoule make a zero waste video ...

[@KraequhoS]

Καφε φραπε, βεβαια!

[@katakouzina]

ειδα καλα ειπε οτι φτιαχνετε στην ελλαδα? τι εννοει?

[@KraequhoS]

​@@katakouzina Δεν καταλαβα.. Μιλατε σχετικα με τον καφε? Οτι ειναι φτιαχισμενος στην Ελλαδα ?

[@katakouzina]

@@KraequhoS ναι 1:36

[@user-xh9rz7rf8l]

@@katakouzina Ο φραπέ είναι ελληνική ανακάλυψη - όπως άλλωστε και οι φρέντο καπουτσίνο και εσπρέσσο. Επίσης η Nestle παράγει ειδική ποικιλία για την ελληνική αγορά.

[@katakouzina]

@@user-xh9rz7rf8l πως ειναι ελληνικη ανακαλυψη αφου δεν εχουμε φυτα καφε στην ελλαδα;

[@michelleschultze4641]

Practicing my dialogue--- Ε: Καλἠμερα! Σ: Καλἠμερα, τι θἐλεις; Ε: Θα ἠθελα ἐναν καφἐ σκἐτο μἐτριο, παρακαλὠ. Σ: Δε θα ἠθελας καθὀλου ζἀχαρη; Ε: Μἀλιστα, χὠρις ζἀχαρη. Σ: Ζἐστος ἠ κρὐος; Ε: Ζἐστος, παρακαλὠ. Σ: Λοιπὀν. Αυτὀ. Εἰναι δύο ευρὠ. Ε: Μὀνο μἐτρητα, ναἰ; Σ: Ναἰ, παρακαλὠ. Δε μπορεἰς πληρὀνεις με πιστωτικἠ κἀρτα. Ε: Αυτὀ, Ευχαριστό πἀρα πολὐ. Σ: Ευχαριστὀ, καλἠ σας μἐρα! Ε: Κι εσὐ!

[@irondasgr]

α. Καλύτερα: Τι θέλετε; (ευγένεια πάνω απ' όλα!) β. Δε θα ήθελ *ε* ς καθόλου... γ. χωρίς (όχι χώρις) δ. ζεστός (όχι ζέστος) ε. Λοιπόν. Αυτά (καλύτερα να πεις αυτά, όχι αυτό, αν και δεν είναι λάθος). στ. ναι (όχι ναί, είναι μονοσύλλαβη λέξη) ζ. μετρητά (όχι μέτρητα) η. Δεν μπορείς να πληρώσεις με πιστωτική.. αλλά καλύτερο είναι να πει κανείς: Δεν υπάρχει η δυνατότητα πληρωμής με πιστωτική κάρτα. θ. Ευχαριστώ (όχι ευχαριστό) ι. Επίσης! ή Και σε εσάς! (όχι Κι εσύ!)

[@michelleschultze4641]

​@@irondasgr Ευχαριστώ!! Το εκτιμώ πολύ (:

[@user-nb2em9wz2v]

@@irondasgr Κανείς δεν λέει παρακαλώ. Δεν το έχω δει πουθενά.

[@BA-ii6vo]

This video is not on the Easy Languages list for Super Easy Greek videos!

[@EasyGreekVideos]

Whaaat! Fixed! Thanks!

[@BillyNoMate]

oder? LOL