{"id":2151,"date":"2016-03-16T22:51:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T22:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2016-08-06T08:08:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T08:08:32","slug":"clean-vocabulary-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/clean-vocabulary-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"“Clean” vocabulary in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"By<\/a>

By Zeal Harris under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the most common\u00a0stereotypes is that for Greek women the housework never ends.This stereotype doesn’t apply to the “new-generation” women, because most of them work so they spend very few time for cleaning the house compared to their grand-mothers. \u03a4his post is not about Greek housewives though, it is about vocabulary\u00a0related to housework.<\/p>\n

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\u03a1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 – verbs<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: to clean the air<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9: to hang to dry, to peg<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9: to disinfect<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf: to do laundry<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae (\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1): to vacuum<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ce \/ \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9: to remove<\/p>\n

\u03b3\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 (\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1): to polish (the furniture)<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: to clean<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b5\u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9, \u03be\u03b5\u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9:to rinse out<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: to dust off<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb (\u03c4\u03bf): toilet brush<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1: to wash the dishes, the clothes<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9: to iron<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: to sweep \/ to dry<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9: to make the bed<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: to mop<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b2\u03c9: to scrub<\/p>\n

\u03c8\u03b5\u03ba\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9: to spray<\/p>\n

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\"By<\/a>

By Keith Williamson under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u039f\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac – nouns<\/p>\n

\u03ac\u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03b1) \/ \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ac\u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1:laundry basket<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 (\u03b7):drying rack<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf): disinfectant<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03c1\u03c5\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf):detergent<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 (\u03c4\u03bf): air freshener<\/p>\n

\u03b3\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf):polish (liquid or wax)<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): insecticide<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf): cleaner<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b5\u03c1\u03af (\u03c4\u03bf): wax<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c2 (\u03bf):bucket<\/p>\n

\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c7\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): hose<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf):fabric softener<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf): peg<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): rag,duster<\/p>\n

\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf): eco-friendly cleaner<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd (\u03c4\u03bf):\u00a0dishwasher<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd (\u03c4\u03bf):washing machine<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf):soap<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): moth repellent<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 (\u03b7):broom<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2: dustbin<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): spin dryer<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03cd\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf): wire wool<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf): sponge<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 (\u03b7):mop<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7 (\u03b7):powder \/ dust<\/p>\n

\u03c5\u03b3\u03c1\u03cc (\u03c4\u03bf):liquid<\/p>\n

\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf):dustpan<\/p>\n

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Usually, we refer to the cleaning products by their brand name.<\/p>\n

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Common expressions<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf, \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9: to clean the air in the room, in the house (by opening the windows)<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c0\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1: to hung the clothes to dry<\/p>\n

\u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ac\u03c0\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1: to put the clothes in the laundry basket<\/p>\n

\u0392\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \/ \u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ce \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03ad\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1: to remove stains, lamscale<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \/ \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1:to take the garbage out<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd: to do the housework<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 \/ \u039a\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 \/ \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b6\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1: to wash the window glasses<\/p>\n

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And a funny expression:<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b8\u03bf\u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1: a woman who is constantly cleaning her house because she wants to show off. (http:\/\/www.slang.gr\/lemma\/10224-pastrikothodora) :\u00a0\u0397 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b8\u03bf\u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> \u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\/ It’s the third time Maria washes her balcony today. She’s such a “pastrikothodora”.<\/p>\n

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By Brett Jordan under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the most common\u00a0stereotypes is that for Greek women the housework never ends.This stereotype doesn’t apply to the “new-generation” women, because most of them work so they spend very few time for cleaning the house compared to their grand-mothers. \u03a4his post is not about Greek housewives though, it is about vocabulary\u00a0related to housework…<\/p>\n

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