{"id":1853,"date":"2015-05-04T13:20:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2015-05-05T14:24:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T14:24:17","slug":"once-upon-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/once-upon-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Once upon a time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by crackdog under a CC licence<\/p><\/div>\n

The Greek culture is very rich in fairy tales (\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03cd\u03b8\u03b9\u03b1) and stories. Together with these stories, some of which are common in the area of the Balkans, one can find the classic ones which have their origins in Western Europe. For those of you who like fairy tales, in this post there is a list of ten titles of popular fairy tales translated in Greek and a vocabulary related to fairy tales.<\/p>\n

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Ten classic fairy tales<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u0397 \u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b1= Cinderella<\/p>\n

2. \u0397 \u03a7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac \u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9= Snow White and the seven dwarfs<\/p>\n

3. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u0393\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1= Three Little pigs<\/p>\n

4. \u0397 \u039a\u03bf\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c6\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1= Red Riding Hood<\/p>\n

5. \u039f \u039a\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03b9\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2= Little Thumbling<\/p>\n

6. \u0397 \u03a0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2= Beauty and the Beast<\/p>\n

7. \u0397 \u03a4\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1= Thumbelina<\/p>\n

8. \u0397 M\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ae \u0393\u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03bd\u03b1= The Little Mermaid<\/p>\n

9. To \u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03a3\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1= The Little Match Girl<\/p>\n

10. O \u03a0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03c3\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u0393\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2= Puss in Boots<\/p>\n

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Vocabulary<\/span><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc= once upon a time<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b6\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03af \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1= and they lived happily ever after (lit: they lived well and we lived better)<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2= king<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1= queen<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03af\u03b3\u03ba\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c2= prince<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03af\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1= princess<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2= wizard<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ac\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1= witch<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1= fairy<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc= elf<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2= dwarf<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03b3\u03af\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2= giant<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03b4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2= dragon<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac= evil stepmother<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9= palace<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf= castle<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03b2\u03b1= hut<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2= hunter<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf= horse<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2= frog<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03bb\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2= wolf<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2= cat<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03ba\u03b9= mouse<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac= birds<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2= forest<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03af= sword<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03b4\u03af= magic wand<\/p>\n

\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2= mirror<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf \u03b3\u03bf\u03b2\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9= glass slipper<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03cd\u03b8\u03b1= pumpkin<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03af= kiss<\/p>\n

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\"by<\/a>

by emmeffe6 under a CC licence<\/p><\/div>\n

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Suggestions:<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to read children stories in Greek, check these links:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.helppost.gr\/free\/ebooks\/paidika-paramithia-istories\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/pappanna.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/22-paramythia.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.saitapublications.gr\/search\/label\/%CE%A0%CE%91%CE%99%CE%94%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%91<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.paidika.gr\/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=101&Itemid=284<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.paramithia.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Beauty and the Beast in Greek (song)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mgTGwvCs0Mc<\/a><\/p>\n

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