{"id":2462,"date":"2017-02-08T23:18:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T23:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2017-02-09T11:51:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T11:51:19","slug":"formal-and-informal-greek-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/formal-and-informal-greek-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal and Informal Greek words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2464\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4121\/4765038741_359df00423.jpg\" aria-label=\"4765038741 359df00423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2464\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2464\"  alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/4765038741_359df00423.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/4765038741_359df00423.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/4765038741_359df00423-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fuzzyol under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In order to communicate effectively, we have to adjust the way we speak according to\u00a0the social situations. When learning a new language, we focus on informal words and expressions. Even if we do not use formal language, we have to be able to understand words used in announcements and other contexts. In this post, there is a list of common words and their formal &#8220;version&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> <strong>(\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>:car<\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf. \/ Marina goes to work by car.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03cc\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: vehicle<\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1, \u03bf \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03cc\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1. \/ After the accident, the driver abandoned the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bd\u03c9:<\/strong> to take<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u03a0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf email \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5;&#8221; &#8220;\u038c\u03c7\u03b9. \u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2;&#8221; \/ &#8220;Did you get my email?&#8221; &#8220;No. When did you send it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9:<\/strong> to receive<\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5. \u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd. \/ I received the package you sent me. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bd\u03c9 (\u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd) \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf:<\/strong> to call on the phone<\/p>\n<p>\u0398\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1. \/ I will call you in an hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce:<\/strong> to call on the phone<\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac. \/ The doctor will call you in ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: house<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1. \/ Their house is near the plaza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03bf\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03bf)<\/strong>: house<\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u039f\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039f\u03c5\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b3\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd. \/ The White House is in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>H \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u03af\u03ba\u03bf \u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2.\/ Mrs \u00a0Anastasiou lives in a nursing home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03af\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong> \/<strong> \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: ship<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03af\u03bf \/ \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b2\u03b9; \/ What time does the ship arrive?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: craft<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2. \/ The craft will depart immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: airplane<\/p>\n<p>\u0398\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf. \/ We will go to Crete by plane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03c4\u03bf)<\/strong>: aircraft<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac \u03bf \u039a\u03c5\u03b2\u03b5\u03c1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. \/<em> (Lit)<\/em> This is the Captain of the aircraft speaking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac (\u03c4\u03b1)<\/strong>: money<\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac; \/ Do you have any money?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03b1)<\/strong>: money<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03a4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c2; \/ You still haven&#8217;t given Taso the money you owe him?<\/p>\n<p>\u039b\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac and \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 are used interchangeably but \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac is colloquial.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2465\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8309\/7961751980_66333f83cf.jpg\" aria-label=\"7961751980 66333f83cf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2465\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2465\"  alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/7961751980_66333f83cf.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/7961751980_66333f83cf.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/7961751980_66333f83cf-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruocaled under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/7961751980_66333f83cf-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/7961751980_66333f83cf-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/02\/7961751980_66333f83cf.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>In order to communicate effectively, we have to adjust the way we speak according to\u00a0the social situations. 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