{"id":1697,"date":"2014-11-20T17:27:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2014-11-20T17:27:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T17:27:14","slug":"time-for-time-words-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/time-for-time-words-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for Time Words in Greek!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1701\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1426\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e.jpg\" aria-label=\"1401558442 4d71ecb29e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1701\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1701\"  alt=\"ToniVC under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"94\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e-350x66.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ToniVC under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The prepositions that come before time words are tricky and learners often use them incorrectly because they translate them directly from their language. The words that we use in Greek are some forms of the accusative case of the definite article or the preposition <strong>\u03c3\u03b5<\/strong> (se) contracted with the accusative case of the definite article. I don\u2019t want to overwhelm you with grammar so below there is a list with the most common time words with their prepositions which are usually taught at an early stage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Time words used with<strong> \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/strong>, <strong>\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/strong>, <strong>\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> (<em>ton, teen to<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Days<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae (<em>teen keereeakee<\/em>): on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7 \u0394\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 (<em>tee deftera<\/em>): on Monday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7 (<em>teen treetee<\/em>): on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7 (<em>teen tetartee<\/em>): on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a0\u03ad\u03bc\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7 (<em>teen pepmtee<\/em>): on Thursday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae <em>(teen paraskevee<\/em>): on Friday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf (<em>to savato<\/em>): on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae (<em>teen keereeakee<\/em>): on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c3\u03b1\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf (<em>to savatokeereeako<\/em>): at the weekend<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong> \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9<\/span> (<em>teen keereeakee tha vreksee<\/em>). On Sunday it will rain.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!!<\/span> <strong>NOT<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/del><\/span> \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1 (<em>ta hreestougena<\/em>): at Christmas<\/p>\n<p>To \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1 (<em>to pasha<\/em>): at Easter<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af (<em>to proee<\/em>): in the morning<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 (<em>to messemeree<\/em>): in the early afternoon<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 (<em>to apogevma<\/em>): in the late afternoon<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5 (<em>to vradee<\/em>): in the evening<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Months<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (<em>ton eanouareeo<\/em>): in January<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03a6\u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (<em>to fevrouareeo<\/em>): in February<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf (<em>to marteeo<\/em>): in March<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u0391\u03c0\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf (<em>ton apreeleeo<\/em>): in April<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u039c\u03ac\u03b9\u03bf (<em>to maeeo<\/em>): in May<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf (<em>ton eeouneeo<\/em>): in June<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf (<em>ton eeouleeo<\/em>): in July<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u0391\u03cd\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf (<em>ton avgousto<\/em>): in August<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03a3\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (<em>to septemvreeo<\/em>): in September<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u039f\u03ba\u03c4\u03ce\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (<em>ton oktovreeo<\/em>): in October<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u039d\u03bf\u03ad\u03bc\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (<em>to noemvreeo<\/em>): in November<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u0394\u03b5\u03ba\u03ad\u03bc\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (<em>to dekemvreeo<\/em>): in December<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ad\u03b8\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <strong>\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong><\/span> (ta genethleea tou neekou eenai ton eeouleeo): Nikos\u2019 birthday is in July.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!!<\/span><strong>NOT<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/del><\/span> \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Seasons<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b8\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf (<em>to ftheenoporo<\/em>): in autumm<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1 <em>(to heemona<\/em>): in winter<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b7 (<em>teen aneeksee<\/em>): in spring<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b9 (<em>to kalokairee<\/em>): in summer<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<strong> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong>;<\/span> (<em>pou tha eesai to heemona<\/em>): Where will you be in winter?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!!<\/span> NOT<\/strong> <del><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf<\/span><\/del> \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Years<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf 2014 \/ \u03c4\u03bf 1753 (<em>to deeo heeleeades dekatesera \/ to heleea eptakoseea peneenta treea<\/em>): in 2014 \/ in 1753.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Time words used with the preposition \u03c3\u03b5 (se)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Dates<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 5 \u0399\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5. \/ \u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 17 \u039f\u03ba\u03c4\u03c9\u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 (<em>stees pente eeanouareeou \/ stees dekapta oktovreeou<\/em>): on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of January \/ on the 17<sup>th<\/sup> of October.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 (3) \/ \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 (13) \/ \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 (23) \u0391\u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 (stees trees \/ dekatrees \/ ekositrees apreeleeou): on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> \/ 13<sup>th<\/sup> \/ 23<sup>rd<\/sup> of April.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!!<\/span><\/strong> <strong>NOT<\/strong> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/del><\/span> \/ <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/del><\/span> \/ <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/del>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u0391\u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 (4) \/ \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 (14) \/ \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2 (24) \u03a6\u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 (<em>stees teserees \/ dekateserees \/ eekoseeteserees fevroureeou<\/em>): on the 4<sup>th<\/sup> \/ 14<sup>th<\/sup> \/ 24<sup>th<\/sup> of February.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">!!<\/span> <strong>NOT<\/strong> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/del><\/span> \/ <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/del> <\/span>\/ <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><del>\u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1<\/del><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 <strong>\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2<\/strong> \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/span>. <em>(to moro tous yeneetheeke stees dekatrees marteeou):<\/em> Their Baby was born on the 13<sup>th<\/sup> of March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd<\/strong> \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7 \u0399\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \/ \u03a6\u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba.\u03bb.\u03c0. (<em>teen protee eeanouareeou \/ fevrouareeou kai leepa<\/em>): On the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of January \/ February etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Time<\/span> (hours)<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \/ \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03be\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf (<em>stees pente \/ stees eksee kai tetarto<\/em>): At 5:00 \/ at 6:15 etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7<\/strong> \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 (<em>stee meea<\/em>): at 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03a4\u03b1<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c5\u03c7\u03c4\u03b1 (<em>ta mesaneehta<\/em>): at midnight<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1700\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/paraskevi.jpg\" aria-label=\"Paraskevi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1700\" class=\" wp-image-1700\"  alt=\"\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5!\" width=\"365\" height=\"219\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/paraskevi.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/paraskevi.jpg 435w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/paraskevi-350x210.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e-350x66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e-350x66.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/1401558442_4d71ecb29e.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The prepositions that come before time words are tricky and learners often use them incorrectly because they translate them directly from their language. 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