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Food

Food in general is: Fa-ghee-to

Tavern: Taverna
Restaurant: Ess-ti-a-tor-io Fish Taverna: Sparo-Taverna
Pastry Shop: Za-haro-pla-stio Grilled Meat Taverna: Spees-star-yia
Rest rooms are: "Tou-a-let-a" or "To Meros" Ouzo & Appetizers: Ouzeri
Pee-nao: I'm hungry Soup Taverna: Pat-sa-zee-dhi-ko
Dheep-sao: I'm thirsty  

Parakalo, oi Elleenees, pou tro-ne;" Please where do the Greeks eat?

I don't want a tourist place. "Den thelo touristiko magazi"

Thelo authentiko fa-gee-to! I want authentic food!

Mostly Food

Waiter Ghar-sohn (garcon) I want Thelo  Fried Tee-gha-ni-ta 
The waiter O Ser-vi-tor-ohs I would like Tha EE-Thela  Boiled Vra-sta 
Please Pa-ra-Ka-Lo Bring Us Fair-te mas  Roasted spee-to 
Thank you Eff-Hhar-ree-sto Bring me Fair-te mou  spit roasted ths souv-la 
Ashtray Ta-sa-kee Mineral water Metahl-lee-ko-nero  stewed yee-ach-nee 
Bill/Check/Tab Lo-ghar-Ia-smo  Side Orders Mher-ree-dhas   Fricasse fri-ca-se 
Bread Pso-Me  French Fries Pa-ta-es Ti-ghan-ni-tess   Char-grilled Tees ska-ras 
Chair Ka-rek-la  Greens Hor-ta   rare leego spe-meno 
Food Fa-ghee-To  Egg Plants Melitzaness   medium me-trio spe-meno 
Fork Pee-roun-Nee  Sting beans Fasolakia   well done kalo spe-meno 
Glass Po-tee-Ree  Squash Kolo-kee-tha-kia     
Knife Mha-Hier-Ree  Okra Bam-yees     
Spoon Cou-Ta-Lee  Peas A-ra-ka     
Lemon Lhe-Moan-Knee  Mixed veggies Bree-am     
Mustard Moo-Sthar-Dha  Artichokes An-gee-nar-ess     
Napkins Peth-seht-Tess  Kidney Beans Yee-Ghan-dess     
Oil Lha-Dhee  Beans Fa-soul-yia     
Pepper Pee-pher-rhee  Spinich Speen-nakee     
Plate Pee-yah-To  Chick Peas Re-vee-thee-yia     
Portion Mher-ree-dha  Lentils Fak-yes :)    
Salt Eh-Lha-Tee  Rice Ree-zee     
Slice of Mee-a Fhe-Ta  Rice Pilaf Pee-laugh-fee     
Straw Kha-La-Ma-Kee  Beets pan-tzar-ia     
Sugar Zha-Ha-Ree  Cabbage La-ha-no     
Toilet ee Tou-a-let-ta  Carrots Ka-ro-ta     
Toothpics o-dhon-dho-glee-fee-dhes  Cauliflower  Coo-noo-pee-dee    
Vinegar Ksee-Dhee  Split peas Fava     
Water Neh-Rho  Zucchini Ko-lo-kee-thee     
wine Kra-Cee  PASTA  ZEE-MAR-EE-Ka     
Utensils/set up sehr-veet-sio  Macaroni ma-ka-rhon-e-ia     
 APPETIZERS OREKTIKA/MEHZES   w/butter meh voo-tee-rho    
Eggplant Salad Melitzano Salata   w/meat sauce  meh kee-ma     
Cheese Tee-ri  w/tomato sauce  meh salt-sa     
Fried Cheese Sa-gha-na-kee  w/grated cheese  meh treemeno tiri    
Fish roe puree Tara-mo-salata SOUPS  SOUPA    
Meatballs Kef-te-des  Egg-lemon-rice  Av-gho-Lemono    
Octopus Ohkto-Podhi  Tripe  Patsas    
Olives elle-yes  Bean Fassolia     
Shrimp Ga-ree-thess  Lentil Pha-kies     
Smelts Ma-ree-thes Vegitable  Hortoh-soupa     
Stuffed Vine leaves Dol-ma-thess        
yogurt/garlis dip Tza-Tzi-kee        
Russian Salad Roo-see-khee salata  POULTRY POULERIKA     
    Chicken Ko-to-pou-lo     
    Boiled  Vra-sto    
 RICE REEZEE  Roasted  Pseee-toh     
 Cooked plain Pee-la-fee  Spit-roasted  Stee Souvla     
 w/meat sauce meh kee-ma  Stewed  Yee-ak-nee     
 w/tomato sauce meh salt-sa  Fricase  Free-ka-seh     
 w/spinach spana-ko-reezo         
           

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