{"id":1843,"date":"2015-04-13T16:34:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2015-04-13T16:34:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:34:53","slug":"frozen-april-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/frozen-april-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Frozen April in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1845\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/11146214_1612603722304800_7403296644231416915_n.jpg\" aria-label=\"11146214 1612603722304800 7403296644231416915 N 300x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1845\"  alt=\"Clouds over Oia, Santorini.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/11146214_1612603722304800_7403296644231416915_n-300x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clouds over Oia, Santorini.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1. It\u2019s not cold in Greece. These are the lyrics of a Greek song. Unfortunately, songs lie. The second week of April was windy, rainy and cold. It even snowed in the mountains of Attica, which is very unusual in this time of year. The weather got better in the weekend and hopefully these were the last days of winter. In this post there is vocabulary related to rain and wind.<\/p>\n<p>1. \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf= it is cold<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u0391\u03c0\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p>(lit) Although it is April, it is too cold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. To \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u03bf= cloud<\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03b2\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p>We didn\u2019t see the sunset because the clouds hid the sun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u03b9\u03ac= it is cloudy<\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u03b9\u03ac. \u0398\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>It is cloudy. It will rain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. \u0392\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 = it rains, it is raining<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af;\u00bb \u00ab\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow is the weather in the island?\u201d \u201cIt is cold and it rains every day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5. \u0392\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae (\u03b7) = rain<\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae. \u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t like the rain. I like the sun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6. \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03b3\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 (\u03b7) = storm<\/p>\n<p>H \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03b3\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b4\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p>The storm lasted for ten minutes only.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7. \u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03bc\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 (\u03b7) = flood<\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03bc\u03cd\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p>Their crop was destroyed by the floods.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8. \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf)\u00a0 = hail<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b1\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p>The hail and the wind destroyed the vineyards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9. \u039f\u03bc\u03af\u03c7\u03bb\u03b7 (\u03b7) = fog<\/p>\n<p>\u039d\u03b1 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac. \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03c7\u03bb\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p>Drive carefully. It is foggy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10. \u03a6\u03c5\u03c3\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 = it is windy<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03b9 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1;\u00bb \u00ab\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c6\u03c5\u03c3\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy there are no boats today?\u201d \u201cBecause it\u2019s too windy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11. A\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd= wind-jacket<\/p>\n<p>\u03a6\u03c5\u03c3\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd. \u03a0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5. \u0395\u03b3\u03ce \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b3\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c8\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very windy. Take my wind jacket. I won\u2019t go out tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12. \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b1\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 = (lit) there is a lot of wind<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u0390\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1;\u00bb \u00ab\u038c\u03c7\u03b9, \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b1\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWon\u2019t you go sailing today?\u201d \u201cNo, it\u2019s too windy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Idioms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. \u039e\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9= it means to shave. It can be used when it\u2019s too cold and windy.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1. \u0388\u03be\u03c9 \u03be\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go in. It\u2019s freezing outside<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. \u0393\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1= the rain is all over me.<\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1! \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1;<\/p>\n<p>The rain is all over you! Didn\u2019t you have an umbrella?<\/p>\n<p>This is a link to the song &#8220;\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1&#8221; (It&#8217;s never cold in Greece) by Locomondo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Locomondo - \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 (Den kanei kryo stin Ellada) - Official Audio Release\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mrO-e_QIN7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/11146214_1612603722304800_7403296644231416915_n-350x350.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\/2015\/04\/11146214_1612603722304800_7403296644231416915_n-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/11146214_1612603722304800_7403296644231416915_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/04\/11146214_1612603722304800_7403296644231416915_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1. 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