{"id":2211,"date":"2016-06-01T19:12:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T19:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2016-06-01T19:12:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T19:12:50","slug":"common-greek-homophones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-greek-homophones\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Greek Homophones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By jepoirrier under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1!<\/p>\n

In every language there are words with the same sound but with different meaning.Greek is not an exception. In this post there are ten common homophones (\u03bf\u03bc\u03cc\u03b7\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2) but the list is much bigger.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: jar, vase \/ \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong>: to put<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u0397 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf<\/span>. The jam is in the jar.<\/p>\n

    \u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf<\/span>. I am putting the jar in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n

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    1. \u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 (\u03b7)<\/strong>: wittiness \/ \u03b5\u03c4\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 (\u03b7)<\/strong>: origin of a word (etymology)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/span>. He always makes the others laugh with his wittiness.<\/p>\n

      \u039e\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 “\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2”<\/span>; Do you know the origin of the word “man”?<\/p>\n

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      1. \u03b5\u03c5\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 (\u03b7)<\/strong>: euphoria \/ \u03b5\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 (\u03b7)<\/strong>: tax office<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03cd \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/span>. Drinking makes me joyful.<\/p>\n

        \u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u0395\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1;<\/span> Do you know where is the tax office?<\/p>\n

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        1. \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03c9<\/strong>: to close \/ \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03c9<\/strong>: to conjugate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u03a4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1;<\/span> What time does the store close?<\/p>\n

          \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1;<\/span> Who can conjugate this verb?<\/p>\n

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          1. \u03ba\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1<\/strong>: grapevine \/ \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1<\/strong>: climate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1;\u00a0<\/span>Can you prune the grapevine?<\/p>\n

            \u03a4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1.<\/span> The village has very good climate (lit).<\/p>\n

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            1. \u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong>:Cretan\/ \u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong>:reviewer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u0397\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/span>. Yannis comes from Heraklion. He is Cretan.<\/p>\n

              \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>. \u03a5annis is a restaurant critic.<\/p>\n

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              1. \u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac (\u03b7)<\/strong>: apple tree \/ \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac (\u03b7)<\/strong>: speech, voice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/span>. They have an apple tree in their yard.<\/p>\n

                \u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b7 \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac!<\/span> Sit there and keep silent!<\/p>\n

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                1. \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: piano \/ \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9<\/strong>: catch, grip<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03bb\u03af.<\/span> Marisa is playing the piano and Marios is playing the violin.<\/p>\n

                  \u03a0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c7\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1.<\/span> I am catching the ball with both hands.<\/p>\n

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                  1. \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong>: who, what, which \/ \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong>: more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9;<\/span> Who is that boy?<\/p>\n

                    \u039f \u03a0\u03b1\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/span>.\u00a0Pavlos is shorter (more short)<\/em> than his sister.<\/p>\n

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                    1. \u03c8\u03b7\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf<\/strong>: tall \/ \u03c8\u03b9\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf<\/strong>: thin, fine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      \u0397 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c8\u03b7\u03bb\u03ae.<\/span> Athena is very tall.<\/p>\n

                      \u0397 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ac \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c8\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae.<\/span> Athena has a thin voice.<\/p>\n

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                      \u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1! In every language there are words with the same sound but with different meaning.Greek is not an exception. In this post there are ten common homophones (\u03bf\u03bc\u03cc\u03b7\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2) but the list is much bigger. \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): jar, vase \/ \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9: to put \u0397 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf. The jam is…<\/p>\n

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