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In every language there are words that have more than one meanings and Greek is not an exception. Below, there are some common words with two meanings but there are more.<\/p>\n

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\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2<\/strong> (pos,used in direct or indirect questions)
\n– how<\/span>
\n\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1;<\/span> (Yeia sou. Pos pane ta pragmata?<\/em>)
\nHi. How things are going?
\n\u03a0\u03c9\u03c2<\/strong>
\n– that<\/span> (conjunction<\/em>)
\n\u0397 \u0395\u03cd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf.<\/span> (Ee Eva eepe pos tha erthee avrio<\/em>)
\nEva said (that) she will come tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd<\/strong> (pou<\/em>)
\n– where<\/span>
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1;<\/span> (Pou eenai ee Maria?<\/em>)
\nWhere is Maria?
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong> (pou<\/em>)
\n– who,that<\/span> (relative pronoun<\/em>)
\n\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7 \u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7.\u00a0<\/span> (Aftee pou agorasan to spetee eenai apo tee<\/em> Thessaloniki<\/em>)
\nThe people who bought the house come from Thessaliniki.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u038c\u03c4\u03b9<\/strong> (otee<\/em>)
\n– that<\/span> (conjunction)
\n\u0386\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7.<\/span> (Akousa otee eedes teen Elenee<\/em>)
\nI heard that you saw Eleni.
\n\u038c,\u03c4\u03b9<\/strong>
\n– any<\/span>, anything<\/span>, whatever<\/span> (relative pronoun)
\n\u0398\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5.<\/span> (Tha kanoume otee thelete<\/em>)
\nWe\u2019ll do anything you like.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u039a\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (Kairos<\/em>)
\n– weather<\/span>
\n\u039f \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1.<\/span> (O kairos eenai pole kalos seemera<\/em>)
\nThe weather is very good today.
\n– time<\/span>
\n\u00ab\u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03ac;\u00bb \u00ab\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc.\u00bb<\/span> (Thelees na pame cinema? Den eho kairo<\/em>)
\n\u201cDo you want to go to the movies?\u201d \u201cI have no time.\u201d<\/p>\n

 
\n\u039a\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/strong> (keeneesee<\/em>)
\n– traffic<\/span>
\n\u0386\u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae \u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7.<\/span> (Argeesa yatee eehe pole keeneesee<\/em>)
\nI was late because there was a lot of traffic.
\n– move<\/span>
\n\u039f \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae \u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7.<\/span> (O paiktees ekane mia kakee keeneesee<\/em>)
\nThe player made a bad move.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u03a3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (seemaseea<\/em>)
\n– meaning<\/span>
\n\u0397 \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc.<\/span> (Ee Stella vreeke tee seemaseea ton<\/em> agnoston lekseon<\/em>)
\nStella found the meaning of the unknown words in the dictionary.
\n– importance<\/span>
\n\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5.<\/span> (Den ehee seemaseea tee eyeene<\/em>)
\nIt doesn\u2019t matter what happened.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u03a4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ae<\/strong> (teemee<\/em>)
\n– price<\/span>
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1;<\/span> (peea eenai ee teemee tou petrelaiou seemera?<\/em>)
\nWhat is the price of oil today?
\n– honor<\/span>
\n\u039c\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ae \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/span> (Mas ekane teen teemee na mas kalesee sto speetee<\/em> tou<\/em>)
\nLit: He made us the honor of inviting us to his house.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (hronos<\/em>)
\n– year<\/span>
\n\u03a0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2.<\/span> (Perase kiolas kiolas enas hronos apo tee<\/em> yeneesee tou yiou tous<\/em>)
\nIt\u2019s been already a year since their son was born.
\n– time<\/span>
\n\u0397 \u0395\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5.<\/span> (Ee Eereene den paizee pote paihneedeea. Eenai hasimo hronou<\/em>)
\nEirini never plays games. It\u2019s a waste of time.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u03a6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (fantastikos<\/em>)
\n– imaginary<\/span>
\n\u0388\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03be\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/span> (Eftiakse mia fantasteekee<\/em> eestoreea yia deekaiologeethee stee yeenaika tou<\/em>)
\nHe made up an imaginary story in order to excuse himself to his wife.
\n– fantastic<\/span>
\n\u039f \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1.<\/span> (O Neekos eehe mia fantasteekee idea<\/em>)
\nNikos had a fantastic idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In every language there are words that have more than one meanings and Greek is not an exception. Below, there are some common words with two meanings but there are more.   \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 (pos,used in direct or indirect questions) – how \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1; (Yeia sou. Pos pane ta pragmata?) Hi. How…<\/p>\n

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