Politics and Flowers
If you're keen on trying some political discussion in Greek, here's a few words and phrases you will need. There are three main parties in Greece:
| English | Lowercase | Uppercase |
|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | νεα δημόκρατια | ΝΕΑ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ |
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement | πανελλήνιο σοσιαλιστικό κίνημα1 | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟ ΣΟΣΙΑΛΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΚΙΝΗΜΑ |
| Communist Party of Greece | κουμουνιστικό κόμα ελλάδας | ΚΟΥΜΟΥΝΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ |
To ask someone if they are more right wing or left wing, in Greek you simply ask if they are right or left. Similarly to answer you would just say είμαι αριστερός/ΕΙΜΑΙ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΟΣ if you were male (or είμαι αριστερά/ΕΙΜΑΙ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ if you are female) to indicate you were supported the left wing.
Other vocabulary:
| English | Lowercase | Uppercase |
|---|---|---|
| Elections | εκλογές | ΕΚΛΟΓΕΣ |
| to Vote | ψηφίζω | ΨΗΦΙΖΩ |
| Who do you vote for? [lit: how do you vote?] | τι ψηφιζεις; | ΤΙ ΨΗΦΙΖΕΙΣ; |
| President | προέδρος δημοκράτιας | ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ |
| Prime Minister | προθυπουργός | ΠΡΟΘΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ |
| Minister | υπουργός | ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ |
| The Government | κυβέρνηση | ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ |
| to Rule/Govern | κυβερνώ | ΚΥΒΕΡΝΩ |
Flowers
This isn't anything to do with politics really, but it was a few bits of vocabulary we went over in the same lesson that doesn't really warrent it's own topic:
| English | Lowercase | Uppercase |
|---|---|---|
| Flower | λογλούδι | ΛΟΥΛΟΥΔΙ |
| Bouquet | μπουκέτο | ΜΠΟΥΚΕΤΟ |
| Roses | τριαντάφυλλα | ΤΡΙΑΝΤΑΦΥΛΛΑ |
| Florist | ανθοπολείο | ΑΝΘΟΠΟΛΕΙΟ |