It's All Greek to Me!

When the Romans adopted Greek myth, they used their own names for all the different gods and goddesses. The Romans named planets and other celestial bodies after these gods. In modern times, when the planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered along with some small asteroids, they were also given names of the Roman gods. For example, Posiedon's Roman name is Neptune, which is one of our planets. The two largest asteroids Ceres and Vesta, are named after the Roman names for Demeter and Hestia. Some other words that come from Greek mythology are:

Psychology, after Psyche
Nike, after Nike
Victoria, after Nike's Roman name
Panic, after Pan

In addition, these are some words, followed by the Greek translation, followed by the pronunciation. These will come in handy if you ever visit Greece.

English Word	Greek Translation	Pronunciation
Hello	Geia sou	yia soo
How are you?	Ti kanei	ti ke nees
OK	Entaxi	en da kse
Fine	Kala	ka la
I'm very well	Eimai polu kala	ee may po lee ka la
I'm not very well	Den eimai polu kala	then ee may po lee ka la
Goodbye	Antio	an dee o
Pleased to meet you	Cairw polu	cher o po lee
Nice to meet you too	EpseiV	e sees
Please	Se parakalw	se pa ra ka lo
Thank you	Eucaristw	ef cha ri sto
You're welcome	Tipota	tee po ta
Colors	Cromata	chro ma ta
Numbers	Noumera	noo mer a
Yes	Nai	ne
No	Oci	o chee
Greece	EllaV	el las
United States	Amerikh	a mer ee kee
Greek	Ellhnika	el lee nee ka
English	Agglika	ang lee ka
Days	MereV	mer ays
Months	MhnaV	mee nas
Christmas	Crustougenna	chree stoo ye na
Happy Birthday	Cronia polla	chro nya pol la