Tag Archives: Greek vocabulary
Show your emotions with Greek interjections Posted by Ourania on Oct 22, 2014
The Greek language is rich in interjections. They are short words or phrases which are invariable and are accompanied by the appropriate extralinguistic characteristics, such as body language and facial expressions. They are used in oral speech and also in literature. Α! (ah) : it is used to show exclamation or amazement. We also…
Is there anything good on tv? Posted by Ourania on Oct 14, 2014
Do you like television? In Greece most people like television (τηλεόραση, teeleorasee) because it’s an accessible means of entertainment. Usually, they prefer to watch reality shows, series and entertainment shows. Cooking shows are also very trendy nowadays. Below there is a list of some tv shows. If you want to watch Greek television, you can…
Greek colloquialisms-Quiz Posted by Ourania on Oct 7, 2014
Are you good in colloquialisms? If you were coming to Greece tomorrow would you be able to understand some of the most common expressions used in conversations? Do this quiz to find out! 1. Yannis is penniless. a. Ο Γιάννης δεν έχει χρήματα.(O Yannis den ehei hrimata) b. Ο Γιάννης δεν έχει μία.(O Yannis…
Less is More: Adverbs of Quantity (greek) Posted by Ourania on Sep 30, 2014
Γεια σας! Today’s topic is the use of the adverbs of quantity, such as very, more, less, almost etc. Below there’s a list with the most common adverbs and some examples of their use. The English phrases are sometimes translated directly and I hope they make sense. πολύ λίγο αρκετά σχεδόν καθόλου ελάχιστα…
Weights and Measures in Greek Posted by Ourania on Aug 20, 2014
In Greece, we follow the Metric System for weights and measures. It refers to the units we use in order to measure distance, length and speed, weight, volume and areas, as well as any other set of units used to specify anything that we can measure. Internationally, we often use as units of measurement the…
Question words in Modern Greek Posted by Ourania on Jul 2, 2014
Question words are placed at the beginning of the sentence. Sometimes their use is confusing because some of them are declined, i.e. they have singular and plural, genders and cases. Note that we use the Greek question mark: ; 1. Ποιος, ποια, ποιο (pios, pia, pio): who, which Ποιος είναι αυτός ο άντρας; (pios ine…
Animal expressions in Greek Posted by Ourania on Jun 16, 2014
Animals can be sweet, furry, wild and so on. Can humans be “bear”, fox” or “baboon”? In this post there’s a list of the most common animal expressions and idioms used when referring to a person. You might also want to check the list of Fish and Seafood idioms. Αετός (aetos)= eagle It can be…