please could u tell me what the greek word is for yes and no i forget what no is but my cd course is saying that malista is the word for yes but my friend kos tells me different???????????????

Word For Yes?and No
Started by willtam, Feb 04 2006 06:36 PM
7 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 04 February 2006 - 06:36 PM
#2
Posted 04 February 2006 - 07:00 PM
Hi Wiltam.
The Greek word for yes is "nai" and "oxi" means no.
"Malista" ... well, that is a word that is different to translate, maybe "well" (in some connections) will cover. But you use that words in many other ways. Maybe others have a better translation?
Regards
Birgit
The Greek word for yes is "nai" and "oxi" means no.
"Malista" ... well, that is a word that is different to translate, maybe "well" (in some connections) will cover. But you use that words in many other ways. Maybe others have a better translation?
Regards
Birgit
#3
Posted 04 February 2006 - 07:28 PM
As I use it, μάλιστα means more than yes. Maybe yes, sure...
Ιn Germany we would say : Jawohl
I have learned:
μάλα, μάλλον, μάλιστα
μάλα is from the oldgreek and means : much
μάλλον is the 2. comparison and
malista the 3. comparison
So - lets hope Yannis could say more...
Christa
Ιn Germany we would say : Jawohl
I have learned:
μάλα, μάλλον, μάλιστα
μάλα is from the oldgreek and means : much
μάλλον is the 2. comparison and
malista the 3. comparison
So - lets hope Yannis could say more...



Christa
#4
Posted 05 February 2006 - 12:54 AM
Μάλιστα (Malista) has the meaning of certainly, definitely, much more that yes. It is derived from the ancient Greek μάλα that has a meaning “of the highest degree”.
Other words used for a higher degree of yes, similar to the English certainly and definitely are the Greek βεβαίως – vevaeos- and οπωσδήποτε – oposdipotae.
Isn’t fun using an other language!
Yorgos
Other words used for a higher degree of yes, similar to the English certainly and definitely are the Greek βεβαίως – vevaeos- and οπωσδήποτε – oposdipotae.
Isn’t fun using an other language!
Yorgos
#5
Posted 05 February 2006 - 07:14 PM
i cant read greek?????????
#6
Posted 05 February 2006 - 07:20 PM
μάλα = mala
μάλλον = mallon
μάλιστα = malista
O.k. now???
μάλλον = mallon
μάλιστα = malista
O.k. now???

#7
Posted 06 February 2006 - 08:30 PM
i cant read greek?????????
Yes is 'ne', very short and abrupt.
No is 'oki', quite short and abrupt.
Confusingly, the Greeks have a habit of doing some kind of partly horixontal, partly vertical, head movement, which in my experience is mainly used when they say Yes - combining this with the near-British way of saying no, you could easily think that they do indeed mean No, when in fact the opposite is the case.
HTH, Henry.
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