have a nice day
Greek translation: Γεια! / Γεια και χαρά! / Να περνάς καλά!
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| 5 +7 | καλή σας μέρα |
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| 5 +1 | Υειάσας. Στο καλό. |
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| 5 | Geia/Geia kai xara/Na pernas kala |
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| 5 | Have a nice day ........ |
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9 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Υειάσας. Στο καλό. Explanation: The expression στο καλο literally means 'to the good'. With an expression of farewell eg. Υεια σας the meaning of 'have a nice day' is encompassed -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-24 18:12:37 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Υεια σας =this is the plural fom Singular = Υεια, στο καλό The Greeks also often add \'Να είσαι καλά\' (literally be well) |
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10 mins confidence:
Geia/Geia kai xara/Na pernas kala Explanation: Gee... It just occurred to me that we Greeks do not say to each other "have a nice day", not in so many words anyway :) The above words/phrases are semantically equivalent expressions marking the end of a conversation. "Geia" derives from the Greek word for "health", although it is generally perceived as a synonym for "bye/goodbye". In a more complex form, it combines with the Greek word for "joy" to produce "geia kai xara" (literally: health & joy, communicatively equivalent to "goodbye & have a nice day"). Same goes for the last phrase above, meaning: "enjoy, have a nice time". Across cutlures, lexical tautology is rare, it is semantic & communicative equivalents that we can hope for. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-24 16:41:49 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- oops... \"cultures\" :) |
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14 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +7
peer agreement (net): +7καλή σας μέρα Explanation: that is the standard expression for "have a nice day" (kali sas mera) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-24 18:57:20 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ώρα καλή : isn\'t that the one? (ora kali) I have been living abroad for too long I believe... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-24 19:04:56 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ώρα καλή : isn\'t that the one? (ora kali) I have been living abroad for too long I believe... |
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