Ónoma soi tí estin?
What's your name?
Ὄνομα μοι…
Ónopa moi ...
My name is ...
Ποδαπὸς εἶ;
Podapós eí? - sg
Where are you from?
Ποδαποί ἐστε;
Podapoí este? - pl
Where are you from?
Καὶ ποδαπὸς;
Kai podapos?
And where are you from?
Ἐκ … ἔρχομαι.
Ek… érkhomai
I come from ...
Ποῦ κατοικεῖς;
Pou katoikeís?
Where do you live?
ἐγγὕτατα οἰκῶ
engyutata oikō
I live near.
τηλοῦ οἰκῶ
tēloū oikō
I live far.
Πηλικὸς εἶ;
Pēlikós eí? - m
How old are you?
Πηλικὴ εἶ;
Pēlikē eí? - f
I'm ... years old
Ἔτεα ... γεγονώς
Étea ... gegonōs - m
Ἔτεαα ... γεγονυῖα
Étea ... gegonuía - f
In Ancient Greek, "What's your name?" would be expressed as "Τί ὄνομά σου ἐστίν;" (Ti onoma sou estin?).
To say "My name is..." in Ancient Greek, you would say "Ὄνομά μοι ἐστίν..." (Onoma moi estin...), followed by your name. For example, if your name is John, you would say "Ὄνομά μοι ἐστίν Ἰωάννης" (Onoma moi estin Ioannes).
"Where are you from?" can be expressed as "Πόθεν εἶ;" (pothen ei?).
To say "I am from...", you can use the preposition "ἀπό" (apo) followed by the name of the place or country.
For example:
- "Ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπὸ ᾿Αθηνῶν εἰμί." (Egò de apò Athēnōn eimí) which means "I am from Athens."
- "Ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς ῾Ελλάδος εἰμί." (Egò de apò tēs Helládos eimí) which means "I am from Greece."
To ask "What's your profession?" in Ancient Greek, you can say "Τίς ἐστιν ἡ τέχνη σου;" (Tis estin hē tékhnē sou?).
To say "I am a doctor," you can say "Γιατρός εἰμι." (Giatrós eimi).
So a conversation might go like this:
Person 1: Τίς ἐστιν ἡ τέχνη σου; (What's your profession?)
Person 2: Γιατρός εἰμι. (I am a doctor.)
"How long have you been in Athens?" in Ancient Greek would be "πόσον χρόνον στην Αθήνα εἶ;" (poson chronon sten Athina ei?).
"I have been in Athens for five years" in Ancient Greek would be "πέντε ἔτη ἐν Ἀθήναις διατρίβω" (pente ete en Athenais diatribō).
"I am from Scythia" in Ancient Greek would be "ἐκ Σκυθίας εἰμί" (ek Skythias eimi).