This time we proceed with the verb I have “eho”, … what? I forgot to tell you about yes or no! Is anybody listening? Why don’t you ask it from me? Yes, no Yes and No, Yes or no? But still I have is the biggest thing in here.
| English | Modern greeklish | Ancient greeklish | Modern Greek | Ancient Greek |
| I have | eho | eho | έχω | έχω |
| you have | ehis | ehis | έχεις | έχεις |
| he has | ehi | ehi | έχει | έχει |
| she has | ehi | ehi | έχει | έχει |
| it has | ehi | ehi | έχει | έχει |
| we have | ehoume | ehomen | έχουμε | έχουμε |
| you have | ehete | ehete | έχετε | έχετε |
| they have | ehoun | ehousin | έχουσιν | έχουσιν |
Yes is ne (Ναι). Dont get confused with the other western languages. No, nee, ne, non, etc is the negation but in Greek we use it for “yes”.
No then is ohi (όχι). There is also this national holiday in 28th of October, which is also called “Epetios Ohi” or simply Holiday Ohi.It’s the answer that the Italian embassador received by the Greek Dictator when he asked the country to be given in to the Axis powers. Then Greece entered the wolrd war 2 in the side of the allies. The exact answer he got was “Alors, c’est la guerre” in French (the language of the diplomats). But in Greek this is still ohi. The kids in school learn it easily this way. So.. ohi ston fasismo!
Yes and no is ne ke ohi (ναι και όχι)
Yes or no is ne i ou (ναι ή ου). This is the way the ancestors had been saying yes/no. Yes is ne, No is ou. But in modern Greek “ne i ou” is used in an obstinate way of telling somebody “take a decision, now!” Are we gonna do it? Yes or No? Tha to kanoume? Nai i ou?
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