{"id":2984,"date":"2018-07-18T17:59:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T17:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2018-07-18T17:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T17:59:22","slug":"seven-colloquial-expressions-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/seven-colloquial-expressions-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven colloquial expressions in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our conversations we use short phrases which cannot be translated.Even advanced students can find them confusing if they don’t practice conversational Greek. In this post, there are seven common colloquial expressions put in context.<\/p>\n

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#1. \u0391\u03bd+verb+\u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9<\/strong>
\n\u0391: \u039c\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1;\/ Do you cook everyday?
\n\u0392: \u0391\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9<\/span>; \u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.\/ I certainly do! At least three dishes a day.<\/p>\n

#2. \u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03cc\u03bd:<\/strong> it means for fear of<\/em>. However, we use to convince our interlocutor to do what we say.
\nA: \u03a4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9, \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03cc\u03bd<\/span> \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2! \/ On Saturday I have a party, don’t even think of not showing up!
\nB: \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03c9! \/ Of course I will come!<\/p>\n

#3. \u039c\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd + verb.<\/strong> \u039c\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf means just<\/em>.
\nA: \u03a4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c8\u03b5;\/ What would you like to do tonight?
\n\u0392: \u038c,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bc\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/span> \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \/ Anything you like, just don’t tell me to go out with your friends again.<\/p>\n

#4. \u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5:<\/strong> don’t rush. Sometimes it is used ironically.
\nA: \u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u0390\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03cc \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9; \/ Can you feed the baby because I have to go?
\n\u0392: \u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bb\u03cd\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1. \/ Yes, I’ll wash the dishes first.
\n\u0391: \u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/span>… \/ Take your time…<\/p>\n

#5. \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5:<\/strong> it is used mostly by older people. Literally, it means my Christian<\/em>. We use it when we are angry or fed up.
\n\u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/span>, \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9; \/ How many times have I told you not to leave your shoes in the living room?<\/p>\n

#6. \u0386\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2:<\/strong> \u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 means listen<\/em> and \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 means to see<\/em>. We use as an introductory phrase, such as “listen” or “here’s”.
\n\u0386\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/span> \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2: o \u039c\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. \u0395\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b7 \u03cc\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2… \/ Here’s what happened yesterday: Makis went out with Mary but he didn’t tell his wife. However, she…<\/p>\n

#7. \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> it means well<\/em> or right<\/em>. We use it at the beginning of a sentence to catch attention or to express admiration or amazement. It cannot be translated.
\n\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac<\/span>, \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf! \/ You will never believe what happened at school today!<\/p>\n

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In our conversations we use short phrases which cannot be translated.Even advanced students can find them confusing if they don’t practice conversational Greek. In this post, there are seven common colloquial expressions put in context.   #1. \u0391\u03bd+verb+\u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9 \u0391: \u039c\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1;\/ Do you cook everyday? \u0392: \u0391\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9; \u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.\/…<\/p>\n

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