Butcher-ing the language

Adventured to the butcher shop today for hamburger for meatballs. They did not speak English, I don't speak Greek. Luckily I had google translated and researched in the phrase book enough of what I really needed to get my grocery shopping done. I've also memorized how to say 'Do you speak English?' 'me-latte ang-glee-ka?' The butcher said 'oh-hee' -no. I managed to ask for a kilo of ground beef and he ground it in the store right there. There was another lady who I (very brokenly and a lot of hand motions) talked to and asked about mozzarella. Managed to figure out how to ask for it, understood when she said no and pointed out a substitute. I declined, we paid for our beef and left. Accomplishment of the day was getting through that, helping out another friend do the same thing, and traverse through a language barrier for beef. Gold Star!