Breakdown of Ευχαρίστως.
ευχαρίστως
gladly
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Questions & Answers about Ευχαρίστως.
How do you pronounce Ευχαρίστως?
It is pronounced roughly ef-kha-REE-stos.
A more technical pronunciation is /efxaˈristos/.
A few helpful details:
- ευ sounds like ef here, because it comes before the voiceless consonant χ
- χ is not English h; it is the rough sound in German Bach or Scottish loch
- the stress is on ρί: ευχαρίστως
What does Ευχαρίστως mean?
It means gladly, with pleasure, or certainly in the sense of willingly agreeing to do something.
Depending on context, English might translate it as:
- Gladly
- With pleasure
- I’d be happy to
- Certainly
What kind of word is Ευχαρίστως?
It is an adverb.
That is why it does not behave like a verb or noun. Even though English often uses a whole phrase such as with pleasure, Greek can express the same idea with this single adverb.
When would a Greek speaker use Ευχαρίστως?