Tag Archives: meaning of Greek idioms
Common phrases in Greek Posted by Ourania on Jan 24, 2022
Idiomatic expressions are difficult to learn. In this post, there is a list of phrases that a Greek native speaker uses in daily life. If you want to see more expressions, check this and this. #1. πιάνω την πάρλα: to chatter, to talk a lot Παράδειγμα: H Μαργαρίτα έπιασε την πάρλα με τη…
Untranslated colloquialisms in Greek Posted by Ourania on Feb 16, 2021
Σήμερα χιονίζει στην Ελλάδα! Today it snows in Greece and this is big news, especially for us who live in Athens! The topic of this article is about snow. We will see the meaning of untranslated colloquialisms with examples related to snow. #1. Δηλαδή: we use it to mean such as or what do you…
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…
16 Greek expressions with the word black Posted by Ourania on Sep 18, 2017
Γεια σας! In this post there are sixteen expressions and idioms with the adjective black (μαύρος, μαύρη, μαύρο). Some of them are common but others are rather old-fashioned. Μαύρος can mean: #1. black Ο αδερφός μου αγόρασε ένα ωραίο μαύρο πουκάμισο. My brother bought a nice, black shirt. #2. dirty Αυτό το μπλουζάκι θέλει…
Greek idioms: verb to put Posted by Ourania on Nov 14, 2016
The verb βάζω (to put) is one of the most common verbs. The main tenses are βάζω (present), έβαλα (past simple). It means to put. Example: Βάζω τα ρούχα στο πλυντήριο. I am putting the clothes in the washing machine. It is also used in idiomatic expressions. In this post, there is a list of…
Greek idioms with the verb “to do” Posted by Ourania on May 13, 2015
Γεια σας, τι κάνετε; (Hello, how are you?) Κάνω is one of the first verbs that one learns in Greek. It is also one of the most common ones. Below there is a list of idioms, and colloquial expressions with κάνω and some examples of their use. Its first meaning is “to do” and “to…
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…