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How do you say "Why are you here?" in Greek?
Γιατί είσαι εδώ;
yati ise edho
In Greek, "Why are you here?" is Γιατί είσαι εδώ;.
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Pronunciation
Say YAH-tee EE-seh eh-DHOH with stress on yati and edho.
Writing and usage
Yati uses gamma, iota, alpha, tau, eta. Edho uses epsilon, delta, omega.
Example sentence
Γιατί είσαι εδώ;
Why are you here?
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How to remember Γιατί είσαι εδώ;
Yati means why. It starts with gamma which sounds like 'y'. Edho means here.
Related words
- What do you like? Τι σου αρέσει; ti su aresi
- What do you love? Τι λατρεύεις; ti latrevis
- What don't you want? Τι δεν θες; ti dhen thes
- What is the temperature on Monday? Πόσους βαθμούς θα έχει την Δευτέρα; posus vathmus tha ehyi tin dheftera
- What is the temperature on Sunday? Πόσους βαθμούς θα έχει την Κυριακή; posus vathmus tha ehyi tin kiryaki
- What is the weather on Saturday? Τι καιρό θα έχει το Σάββατο; ti kero tha ehyi to savato
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Τι καιρό θα έχει την Τρίτη; ti kero tha ehyi tin triti
- Where are you from? Από πού είσαι; apo pu ise
- Who is your best friend? Ποιος είναι ο καλύτερός σου φίλος; pios ine o kaliteros filos su
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Questions about Γιατί είσαι εδώ;
How do you say "Why are you here?" in Greek?
In Greek, "Why are you here?" is Γιατί είσαι εδώ;. It is a noun.
How is Γιατί είσαι εδώ; written in Greek?
Yati uses gamma, iota, alpha, tau, eta. Edho uses epsilon, delta, omega.
How is Γιατί είσαι εδώ; used in a sentence?
Use Γιατί είσαι εδώ; as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Γιατί είσαι εδώ; (Why are you here?).
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"Why are you here?" in other languages
- Japanese なぜここにいるのですか？ (naze koko ni iru no desu ka ？)
- Korean 왜 여기에 있어요? (wae yeogie isseoyo?)
- Chinese 你为什么在这里? (nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?)
- Spanish ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- French Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
- German Warum bist du hier?
- Italian Perché sei qui?
- Russian Почему ты здесь? (počemu ty zdesʹ?)
- Arabic أنت هنا ليه؟ (inta hina lih?)
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