Archive for August, 2020
Street vendors in Greece Posted by Ourania on Aug 31, 2020
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Γεια σας! Do you like shopping? How often do you go to the stores when you are in Greece? Perhaps you have noticed that there are a lot of street vendors, especially in the big cities. This form of trade is not illegal, provided that the sellers possess the state documents which give them permission…
Greek vocabulary: uses of the verb to clean Posted by Ourania on Aug 20, 2020
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Γεια σας. Today we will look at the meanings and the derivatives of the verb to clean. Καθαρίζω means to clean. Example: Πάντα να καθαρίζεις την καφετιέρα όταν τη χρησιμοποιείς. / Always clean the coffee maker after using it. It can be also used to mean: ξεφλουδίζω: to peel Καθάρισα τα αγγούρια για…
Word families in Greek: Part Two Posted by Ourania on Aug 12, 2020
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Γεια σας! A few weeks ago we looked into words families and some of you requested a second part. In this post we will see some commonly used word families. κοινωνώ (= participate): κοινωνία (society), κοινωνικός (sociable), επικοινωνία (communication), επικοινωνώ (to communicate), ακοινώνητος (unsociable), συγκοινωνία (public transport), τηλεπικοινωνία (telecommunication) , κοινωνικοποίηση (socialization), κοινωνιολογία (sociology)…