{"id":2979,"date":"2018-07-12T18:08:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2018-07-12T18:08:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:08:47","slug":"why-do-you-learn-greek-name-a-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/why-do-you-learn-greek-name-a-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do you learn Greek? Name a reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you learn Greek and plan to conversations with a native speaker via Skype or one-to-one you should keep in mind that the first questions they will ask you is why you learn Greek and if you have ever been to Greece. In this post, there is a list of phrases that you might use.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2981\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2012\/02\/07\/17\/12\/acropolis-12044_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Acropolis 12044 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2981\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2981\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/acropolis-12044_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/acropolis-12044_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/acropolis-12044_640-350x229.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acropolis<br \/>By Dias 12 via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>Why do you learn Greek?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \/\u00a0<em>Because<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I have relatives in Greece.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03b3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I have origins from Greece.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I have friends in Greece.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I like the language.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I go to Greece often and I want to speak the language.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bf\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I like the people and the country.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I like Greek food.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03bc\u03c5\u03b8\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I like mythology and the ancient Greek civilization.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b6\u03ae\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I want to live in Greece when I retire.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I have a house in Greece and I go there every summer.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03bf \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>My husband is Greek.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>My wife is Greek.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5. <em>(Literally: I go to Greece for my work).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c6\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd. <em>(Literally: I will go to Greece with a student exchange program)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03af\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p><em>I have no particular reason.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2980\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/03\/17\/04\/28\/palamidi-1262304_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Palamidi 1262304 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2980\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2980\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/palamidi-1262304_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/palamidi-1262304_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/palamidi-1262304_640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nafplion<br \/>By Elizabby via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Have you ever come to Greece? This question is made by a someone who lives in Greece.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Have you ever gone (been) to Greece? This question is made by someone who doesn&#8217;t live in Greece.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u038c\u03c7\u03b9, \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>No, never.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u038c\u03c7\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Not yet.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03c4\u03bf &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Yes in &#8230;(year)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9 \/ \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Yes, last year \/ two years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u038c\u03c7\u03b9, \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>No, but I really want to go.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u038c\u03c7\u03b9, \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03af\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2 \u00a0\u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>No, but I might go some day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/acropolis-12044_640-350x229.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\/07\/acropolis-12044_640-350x229.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/07\/acropolis-12044_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>If you learn Greek and plan to conversations with a native speaker via Skype or one-to-one you should keep in mind that the first questions they will ask you is why you learn Greek and if you have ever been to Greece. 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