{"id":2076,"date":"2016-01-05T12:13:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2016-01-05T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:13:04","slug":"asking-for-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/asking-for-opinions\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking for Opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Greek there are many phrases that can be used to ask for someone’s opinion. Some of these are followed by \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1, \u03bd\u03b1 or \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9. In this post, there are some of the most common phrases and examples of their use. The verbs are put in the second person singular. In a formal context, they should be put in the second person plural: \u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b5<\/strong> instead of \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>, \u03bdo\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/strong> instead of \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/strong> instead of \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong>. Most of the examples are \u00a0translated\u00a0literally.<\/p>\n

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1. What do you say about?<\/em> : \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1;<\/strong> What do you say about another round of backgammon? (Meaning: would you like to play another game?)<\/em><\/p>\n

2.What do you believe?<\/em>: \u03a4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af;<\/strong> What do you believe about\u00a0his decision to quit?<\/p>\n

3.Do you believe that..:<\/em> \u03a0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b8\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b3\u03ac\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2; Do you believe that religious marriage should be mandatory?<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03cc\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03be\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf;<\/strong> Do you believe there is point in memorizing the vocabulary?<\/p>\n

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4.What do you think of :<\/em> \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5;<\/strong> What do think of the things he told us?<\/p>\n

5.What is your opinion?:<\/em> \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1;<\/strong> What’s your opinion on the new movie?<\/p>\n

6.Are you in favor of?<\/em>: \u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1;<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is followed by the genitive case<\/span> (\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2;<\/strong> Are you in favor of the death penalty?<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b7;<\/strong> Are you in favor of speaking only Greek in class?<\/p>\n

7.Do you approve of ?<\/em>: \u0395\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0395\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03c1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5;<\/strong> Do you approve of your daughter’s fianc\u00e9?<\/p>\n

8.What do you think of ?<\/em>: \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03b5\u03c1;<\/strong> What do you think of the new manager? (literally: how does the new manager appear to you?)<\/em><\/p>\n

9.What is your attitude to?<\/em>: \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1;<\/strong> It is a phrase used in formal contexts.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03cd\u03bc\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2;<\/strong> What is your attitude to the cohabitation pact?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In Greek there are many phrases that can be used to ask for someone’s opinion. Some of these are followed by \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1, \u03bd\u03b1 or \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9. In this post, there are some of the most common phrases and examples of their use. The verbs are put in the second person singular. In a formal context, they…<\/p>\n

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