{"id":2881,"date":"2018-04-09T08:07:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T08:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2018-04-09T13:34:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T13:34:21","slug":"use-of-the-conjunction-and-in-greek-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-the-conjunction-and-in-greek-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of the conjunction “and” in Greek- Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! First, I would like to thank you for your comments and suggestions on future topics. I really appreciate it. Today, this post is about the use of \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 and I decided to write about it after I read a comment on our Facebook<\/a> page. This topic gives learners a hard time and I get tons of questions from my students too. There are a lot of details, so it is cut in two parts. Read the examples below, feel free to leave a comment, if you have questions and stay tuned for the next part!<\/p>\n

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\u039a\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> is also written \u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>, when followed by a word starting by a vowel. The two words are pronounced as one: \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce (kiego)<\/em>, \u03ba\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 (kio<\/em> Petros)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

#1. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9= and \/ plus<\/h3>\n

\u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b7 \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce.\/ Yannis and Niki are here.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce; \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ae \u03b7 \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03b7; \/ Who is here? Yannis or Niki?<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b7 \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03b7. \/ Both Yannis and Niki are here.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03ae\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03b7. \/ Marisa is pollite and calm.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03a6\u03b5\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1. \u0395\u03c3\u03cd, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4; \u03a0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1. \u0391, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ac\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc. \/ I’m off now. Are you going to the super market? Take a yogurt\u00a0and a chocolate. Oh, and don’t forget to buy the medicines on your way back.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b4\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1. \/ 5+5=10<\/p>\n

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#2. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9= also, too, as well, both<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A: \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9, \u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af \u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2.\/ There is no soap, toothpaste and toilet paper.<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ac\u03bd.\u039c\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1, \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9.\/ We also need shampoo. There is something else missing too but I don’t remember what.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c8\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae.\/ This week I will work on Sunday too.<\/em><\/p>\n

A: \u03a0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03c9! \/ I’m hungry!<\/em>
\nB: \u039a\u03b9<\/span> \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce!\u00a0 \/ Me too!<\/em>\u00a0 (Note that the use of \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 would be correct but the dialogue wouldn’t sound natural:<\/span> <\/em>\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03c9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03be\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9; \u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ae \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03c8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2; \/ How did you cook the fish? Did you fry it or bake it?<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03c8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1. \/ I did it both ways. (I fried it and I cooked it)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf; \/ Is the size ok?<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u039d\u03b1\u03b9. \u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc, \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce; \/ Yes. Can I have the left one too, please?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2.
\n(Literally) Our store doesn’t have clothes only from Greece but from other countries as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \/(Literally) Today I have to meet three customers and to go at the Customs Office.<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2. \u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 14:00. \/ We also have to meet Pavlina’s teacher. We have to be at school at 14:00<\/em>
\n\u0391: \u03a9\u03c7, \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9! \/ Oh! I had forgotten about it!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes, there is no reason why \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> is used in a sentence. Imagine the following context: a friend is offering you a cup of coffee and as they hand you the cup, they say “\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> \u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2” instead of “\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2”. The meaning is the same but the use of \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 implies cosiness. These differences are subtle and the only way to understand them is after spending time with native speakers.<\/p>\n

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#3. \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf (\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf)= more<\/h3>\n

\u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc. \u0394\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9.\/ I need more water. One small bottle is not enough for me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2. \/ You need to do more exercises.<\/p>\n

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#4. \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 + comparative adjective<\/h3>\n

\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af.\/ Every day more and more tourists arrive at the island.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03c2. \/(Literally) Every day you become more and more handsome.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1, \u03b7 \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b6\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf, \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \/ Day by day, Stella was losing more and more weight (here: she became more and more thin)<\/span> until she was hospitalized.<\/em><\/p>\n

There will be more examples next week. \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1!<\/p>\n

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