Tag Archives: Greek vocabulary
Common Greek expressions: “Slow” words Posted by Ourania on Dec 18, 2020
Γεια σας! Τον χειμώνα ο ρυθμός της ζωής γίνεται πιο αργός. In winter the rhythm of life is slower. Today, we will see some expressions which are used to mean slowly. #1. αργά αργά: slowly. One of the most common expressions that everybody knows. Ήπιε τον καφέ του αργά αργά. #2. σιγά σιγά: slowly Η…
Greece on lockdown: vocabulary from the news Posted by Ourania on Nov 6, 2020
Γεια σας! Greece will be put on lockdown tomorrow. In this post there is a list of words found in almost every newspaper article and newscast. Each word or phrase is followed by an example of its use in a sentence. In some cases the translation of the examples is literal. διάγγελμα (το)= formal speech…
Greek vocabulary: to be out of line Posted by Ourania on Oct 13, 2020
Γεια σας! We all know people who often act inappropriately and create problems to the others. Today we will see the most common phrases we use when someone “goes beyond the limits”, as we say in Greek. Most of these expressions are formed by the prefix παρα- and a verb. Παρα- means excessively…
Street vendors in Greece Posted by Ourania on Aug 31, 2020
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
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
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)…
Greek phrases to use in a hotel Posted by Ourania on Jul 28, 2020
Γεια σας! August is coming and some of you are probably going to visit Greece despite the difficult situation. In this post, there are some common phrases you might use with the owner or the employees at a holiday resort. You can listen to the phrases here: