Apr 24, 2002 19:59
22 yrs ago
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English term

best friends

Non-PRO English to Greek Other humanities
it doesnt matter what region it comes from...just to be in greek. i just want the translation of best friends or good friends.

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καλύτεροι φίλοι

kalee'teree fee'lee

Literally, best friends or the best of friends.

You can also say στενοί φίλοι (stenee' fee'lee) which means close friends.


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Note added at 2002-04-24 20:21:26 (GMT)
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Also: καλοί φίλοι (kalee\' fee\'lee), good friends.
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agree Betty Revelioti
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agree Margaret Lagoyianni
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agree katerina kranou : I would only add "οι" (the article) in front of "καλύτεροι",
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agree KyriakiAilamaki
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agree Joanna5
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καλοί φίλοι

Or you can also put "καλύτεροι φίλοι", but if I were you, I wouldn't.
Example: "John and Mike are best friends = Ο John και ο Mike είναι καλοί φίλοι.
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koliti' κολλητοί/ ο καλύτερός μου φίλος/ καλοί φίλοι

If the context is informal, I think that "kolliti" is the best choice: the other answers are also correct, but "kolliti" is more what people -especially young people- call eachother. any other choice may seem awkward, too typical.

Είμαστε κολλητοί Imaste kollitI= we are best friends

Otherwise, o kollitOs mou (masc)/ i kollitI mou (fem)= my best buddy
ο κολλητός μου/ η κολλητή μου

If it's not so informal, or about older people, "kali fili" would also be appropriate.

the expression "kaliteri fili" is used only when talking about the people themselves, and not the relationship. That is,

he's my best friend = Ιne o kalΙterΟs mou fΙlos είναι ο καλύτερός μου φίλος

she's my best friend = Ιne i kalΙterΙ mou fΙli είναι η καλύτερή μου φίλη

we're best friends = Ιmaste kalΙ fΙli.
Είμαστε καλοί φίλοι



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2 days 4 hrs

best friends= "poli kali fili" and good friends= "kali fili"

It all depends on the degree and the type of friendship.It is also a matter of how sentimental and into the friendship the speaker is. specifically for "best friends" I would suggest "poli kali fili", which means " we are the closest it can be".
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