Victoria
What does 'ορίσατε' mean in English? Καλημέρα, I am currently learning the basics of Greek and hope someone can help with this question. The phrase 'καλώς ορίσατε' I understand means 'welcome'. I know that languages cannot be translated literally, for example, the English phase 'I am looking forward to' probably has little meaning in most languages if translated word-for-word, however, just as a matter of interest, what exactly does 'ορίσατε' translate as? I've translated it on google translate and several others with various meanings such as 'you set, define decide arrive, reach' which doesn't make a lot of sense. So I can learn if I come across the word again, could someone give an actual meaning in this phrase, I reiterate that I understand fully that languages cannot be translated literally but would appreciate an approximation of its meaning in this sentence. ευχαριστώ πολύ.
Jul 4, 2020 6:05 AM
Answers · 3
"Καλώς ορίσατε"or "Καλώς ήρθατε" (welcome) ,is used to greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way.It can not be translated word by word but in other words it means you came well.
January 13, 2021
Hi Nikos, thank you so much for your answer, this is such a help in understanding it's meaning and will be extremely useful for my future learning of the language. I will definitely use this word when I am speaking Greek and do not hear correctly. ευχαριστώ πολύ!
July 7, 2020
It means you (plural/polite singular) defined. Καλώς ορίσατε means you have defined/ordained well. Probably means that you have defined the occasion of the meeting (by coming to my home/business) and I'm pleased by that. Not that relevant but it relates to the same word so you might want to know that in Greek we can say Ορίστε? meaning "Define? (second person plural imperative)" when we didn't hear you well, or when answering the phone.
July 6, 2020
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