{"id":2159,"date":"2016-03-23T23:09:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T23:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2016-03-23T23:09:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T23:09:30","slug":"to-talk-to-discuss-greek-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/to-talk-to-discuss-greek-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"To talk, to discuss: Greek vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2161\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/4\/3166\/2668573137_3c5d0dfa56.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2161\" aria-label=\"2668573137 3c5d0dfa56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2161\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2161\"  alt=\"By N Stjerna under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/2668573137_3c5d0dfa56.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/2668573137_3c5d0dfa56.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/2668573137_3c5d0dfa56-350x236.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By N Stjerna under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Most people believe that the Greeks are extroverted and talkative. Even though this is not always the case, it is true that most of us enjoy spending a lot of time talking with friends. In this post you may find some basic vocabulary related to speaking. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c9<\/strong><\/span>= to answer, to reply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03b7 \u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5<\/span>.= I asked her if she would come to the party but she didn&#8217;t answer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong><\/span>= to answer, to reply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">&#8220;\u03a4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac!&#8221; \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03b7 \u039a\u03bf\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c6\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">&#8220;\u0393\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1&#8221;, \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What big eyes you have, grandmother!&#8221; said Little Red Riding Hood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All the better to see you with&#8221;, replied the grandmother.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong><\/span>= to discuss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0397\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1.<\/span>= She likes discussing with Electra (literally)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03bb\u03ad\u03c9<\/span><\/strong>= <span style=\"color: #000000\">to say<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>.= Margarita didn&#8217;t say anything about her sister.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9<\/span><\/strong>=<span style=\"color: #000000\"> to speak<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2.<\/span>= They don&#8217;t speak Greek with their parents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ac\u03c9<\/span><\/strong>= to ask<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">&#8220;\u039e\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9;&#8221; \u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>.= &#8220;Do you know what time is it?&#8221; asked Alexis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03c3\u03c5\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac\u03c9<\/span><\/strong>= to discuss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03b6\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2.<\/span>= They discussed about the climate change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03c6\u03bb\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce<\/span><\/strong>= to blabber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03af \u03c6\u03bb\u03c5\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b4\u03b9.<\/span>= The child blabbered continuously during the whole trip.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/span><\/strong>= to shout, to yell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf \u039c\u03af\u03bb\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9.<\/span>= When Miltos is wrong he yells.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03c8\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9<\/span><\/strong>= to whisper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c8\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \u039a\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9.<\/span>= Why are you whispering? Nobody&#8217;s sleeping.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2163\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2885\/12253469734_fe696b5b0b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2163\" aria-label=\"12253469734 Fe696b5b0b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2163\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2163\"  alt=\"By talaakso under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/12253469734_fe696b5b0b.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/12253469734_fe696b5b0b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/12253469734_fe696b5b0b-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By talaakso under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03af \/ Idioms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0394\u03b5 \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\/\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>= to talk somebody&#8217;s had off \/ (literally: He \/ She doesn&#8217;t put his\/her tongue inside)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\/\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9<\/span>= to talk somebody&#8217;s had off \/ (literally:\u00a0His \/ Her tongue moves like a spinning wheel)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u039c\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u0384\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/span>= speaking of which<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \/ Proverbs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u0397 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9.<\/span>= The tongue breaks bone, though itself has none.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac \u03c6\u03ac\u03b5, \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/span>.= Eat a big bite but don&#8217;t say big statement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03c4\u03ce\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1.<\/span>= Least said soonest mended.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03b1 \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b6\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9.<\/span>= Speech is silver, silence is golden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2162\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5342\/8940344135_116379b983.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2162\" aria-label=\"8940344135 116379b983\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2162\" class=\"wp-image-2162 size-full\"  alt=\"By foilman under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"291\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/03\/8940344135_116379b983.jpg\" 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Even though this is not always the case, it is true that most of us enjoy spending a lot of time talking with friends. In this post you may find some basic vocabulary related to speaking. 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