{"id":2824,"date":"2018-01-31T18:04:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T18:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2824"},"modified":"2018-02-01T07:12:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T07:12:43","slug":"how-to-be-polite-in-greek-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/how-to-be-polite-in-greek-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be polite in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! <span lang=\"en-US\">This post is about the politeness form. According to the stereotype, the Greeks are direct and are easily on first name terms with people they don&#8217;t know. The truth is that the way to address people depends on the circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2826\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2017\/02\/25\/23\/50\/autumn-2099059_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Autumn 2099059 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2826\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2826\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/autumn-2099059_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/autumn-2099059_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/autumn-2099059_640-350x203.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">#1. <strong>If we want to address someone in a formal way we use the second plural form of the verb <\/strong><\/span><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">or pronoun<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">E.<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">g.<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">: <\/span>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; (<span lang=\"en-US\">how are you?) \/ <\/span>\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5; (<span lang=\"en-US\">How are you called?). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">#2. <strong>We use the words <\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5<\/em> (<span lang=\"en-US\">sir), <\/span><em>\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/em> (<span lang=\"en-US\">madam), <\/span><em>\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03c2<\/em> (<span lang=\"en-US\">miss), <\/span><em>\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad<\/em> (<span lang=\"en-US\">doctor) etc.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">E.<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">g.: <\/span>\u0394\u03b5\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03c2! \u03a3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! (<span lang=\"en-US\">Miss! You dropped your ticket!) \/ <\/span>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1, \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad! \u0395\u03af\u03b4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5; (<span lang=\"en-US\">Good evening, doctor! Have you seen my tests?) \/ <\/span>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u0391\u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03af\u03bf\u03c5! (<span lang=\"en-US\">Hello Mr Alexiou!) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Note<\/span> that after the words <\/span><em>\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5<\/em>, <em>\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/em> <span lang=\"en-US\">and <\/span><em>\u03b4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03c2<\/em>, <span lang=\"en-US\">the first name can be used, if we are familiar with the person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">E.<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">g.: <\/span>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7! <span lang=\"en-US\">(Hello, Mrs Ellie!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">#3. <strong>We use the words <\/strong><\/span><strong>\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce <span lang=\"en-US\">(thank you<\/span>) <span lang=\"en-US\">and <\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce. \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce <span lang=\"en-US\">means please and you are welcome. It can also be used to mean excuse me.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">E.<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">g. \u201c<\/span>\u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce!\u201d \u201c\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce!\u201d (<span lang=\"en-US\">\u201cThank you!\u201d \u201cYou are welcome!\u201d) \/ <\/span>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce; (<span lang=\"en-US\">Can you give me a chocolate, please?) \/ <\/span>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce, \u03bc\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf; (<span lang=\"en-US\">Excuse-me, do you know when does the bus come?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>#4. <strong><span lang=\"en-US\">If we want to apologize, we use the words <\/span>\u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7 (<span lang=\"en-US\">sorry) or <\/span>\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 (<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>excuse-me)<\/strong>. The answer could be <\/span>\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 (<span lang=\"en-US\">it doesn&#8217;t matter) or <\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">E.g. \u201c<span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bb\u03cc \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7!\u201d \u201c\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9! \/ \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce!\u201d (<\/span>I took your pen by mistake, I&#8217;m sorry! \/ It doesn&#8217;t matter!)<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">#5. If<strong> we want to make a request in a polite way, we can use the conditional form or <\/strong><span lang=\"el-GR\"><em><strong>\u03bc\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">E.g. <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9\u03bb\u03cc, \u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce. \/ <\/span>I would like one kilo of lemons, please. \/ <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1; \/ <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">(<\/span>Perhaps) you can give me your black dress?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">#6. <strong>Asking directly about a person&#8217;s job could be considered as a sign of curiosity and, by some people, lack of manners.<\/strong> It is better to ask <span lang=\"el-GR\"><em>\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5<\/em> (<\/span>what is your occupation).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">E.g. \u201c<span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5;\u201d \u201c\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2. \u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2;\u201d \/ \u201c<\/span>What is your occupation?\u201d \u201cI am a psychologist. And you?)<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">#7. <strong>We avoid asking people their age directly<\/strong>, or making comments such as <em><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b1\u03bd \u03ae\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03b5\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 <\/span><\/em>(if you ere younger) or <span lang=\"el-GR\"><em>\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd<\/em> <em>\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 <\/em><\/span>(you look very well in spite of your age).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">#8. <strong>It is acceptable to be informal to very old people or to old people who come from a village.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">E.g. <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac-\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \u03a0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1; \/ <\/span>Hello Mrs Maria, how are you? Did you go to the green market today?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">#9. <strong>If a person you don&#8217;t know is talking to you in an informal or rude way and you find them disrespectful, you<\/strong> <strong>can ask them<\/strong> <strong>to use the politeness form,by saying this phrase: <\/strong><span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong><em>\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce<\/em>.<\/strong> (<\/span>Literally, it means \u201cin plural, please\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">On the contrary, if you want to be on first terms with someone, you can ask: <\/span><em>\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc;<\/em> (<span lang=\"en-US\">literally it means \u201cshall we speak to singular?\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, please, feel free to leave a comment!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2827\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2018\/01\/27\/20\/43\/tailor-3112165_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Tailor 3112165 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2827\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2827\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/tailor-3112165_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/tailor-3112165_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/tailor-3112165_640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/tailor-3112165_640-350x263.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\/2018\/01\/tailor-3112165_640-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/tailor-3112165_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! This post is about the politeness form. According to the stereotype, the Greeks are direct and are easily on first name terms with people they don&#8217;t know. The truth is that the way to address people depends on the circumstances. #1. 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