{"id":1862,"date":"2015-05-13T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2015-05-13T08:20:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:20:59","slug":"greek-idioms-with-the-verb-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-idioms-with-the-verb-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek idioms with the verb &#8220;to do&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1863\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/05\/DSC_4733.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSC 4733 300x199\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1863\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1863\"  alt=\"\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7. \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1;\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/05\/DSC_4733-300x199.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7. \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; (Hello, how are you?) \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 is one of the first verbs that one<a class=\"emkyuufhekk\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by PriceMinus\" href=\"#\"> learns<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> in Greek. It is also one of the most common ones. Below there is a list of idioms, and colloquial expressions with \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 and some examples of their use. Its first meaning is \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to do<\/span>\u201d and \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to make<\/span>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2;= what have you done?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2; \u039d\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5!<\/p>\n<p><em>What have you done? Shame on you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9= to pretend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03c1\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p><em>She is pretending to be sick to skip school.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9= it&#8217;s not right, one shouldn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b6\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p><em>You shouldn&#8217;t eat so much sugar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9; \/ \u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd;= How much does it cost? \/ How much do they cost?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1;<\/p>\n<p><em>How much do the black shoes cost?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \/ \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf= it&#8217;s hot \/ it&#8217;s cold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7. \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1;<\/p>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s hot today. Do you want to go to the beach?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b7\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1= to be quiet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9!<\/p>\n<p><em>Be quiet, I&#8217;m studying!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 + \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \/ \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03cc= to make, to cook + food \/ drink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad.<\/p>\n<p>Maria makes good coffee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2= to make a mistake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039d\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b6\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ce \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p><em>I thought I could trust him but I made a mistake.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03bc\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 (\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac, \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03cc, \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03bb\u03c0)= to go to a class, to<a class=\"emkyuufhekk\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by PriceMinus\" href=\"#\"> learn<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> (English, dance, piano etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039f \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03bb\u03af.<\/p>\n<p>Petros<a class=\"emkyuufhekk\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by PriceMinus\" href=\"#\"> learns<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> English and violin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1= to be friends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c\u039e\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1;\u201d \u201c\u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b9\u03bf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDo you know Stella?\u201d \u201cYes, we were friends in college.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9= to have a party<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039f \u0393\u03c1\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf. \u03a3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5;<\/p>\n<p><em>Grigoris is having a party on Saturday. Did he invite you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1= to be kidding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2;<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you kidding me?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1= turn a blind eye. This is a \u201cmainstream\u201d<a class=\"emkyuufhekk\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by PriceMinus\" href=\"#\"> expression<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> (\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 means <em>blind eyes)<\/em>. There are also many colloquialisms which mean the same thing: \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 (literally, <em>to pretend to be a duck<\/em>), \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u039a\u03b9\u03bd\u03ad\u03b6\u03bf (<em>to pretend to be a Chinese man<\/em>), \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03cc\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf (<em>to pretend to be a fool<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yannis was copying my answer sheet but the teacher turned a blind eye.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03ae= to be patient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03ae! \u03a3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p><em>Be patient! We will be<a class=\"emkyuufhekk\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by PriceMinus\" href=\"#\"> home<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> in fifteen minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1= to be in cahoots. (\u03a0\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1 means tiles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p><em>He was in cahoots with the company in order to get a higher fee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1= to go pear-shaped (\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 means<em> salad<\/em>, and \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 means <em>sea<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p><em>Her paper went pear-shaped and now she has to do it again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9= to\u00a0blow, to go <a class=\"emkyuufhekk\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by PriceMinus\" href=\"#\"> slang<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac, \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5!<\/p>\n<p><em>Guys, I&#8217;m about to blow. See you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1864\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2685\/5863586770_309bbfd5cb.jpg\" aria-label=\"5863586770 309bbfd5cb 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1864\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1864\"  alt=\"by ozmafan under a CC licence on Flickr\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/05\/5863586770_309bbfd5cb-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by ozmafan under a CC licence on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/05\/5863586770_309bbfd5cb-350x263.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\/05\/5863586770_309bbfd5cb-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/05\/5863586770_309bbfd5cb.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; (Hello, how are you?) \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 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 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 and some examples of their use. 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