{"id":3032,"date":"2018-09-26T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3032"},"modified":"2018-09-26T18:49:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T18:49:54","slug":"understanding-colloquial-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/understanding-colloquial-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding colloquial Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! It’s been a while since we did some informal language examples. In this post, we will see some of the most common expressions that native speakers use everyday. If you speak with Greeks, you are very likely to hear these phrases. If you have any question, feel free to post it on the comments.<\/p>\n

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\u039d\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1;<\/p><\/div>\n

#1.\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad:<\/strong> it is an interjection we use when we address someone. It is colloquial. It is not translated.
\nExample:
\n\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad; \/ How are you?<\/p>\n

It can be also used to express doubt, question or irony.<\/p>\n

\u0388\u03bb\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1! \/ Come on, this is not how things happened!
\n\u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf; \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad! \/ She wants me to do the translation for only 200 euros ? Right…<\/p>\n

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#2.\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9:<\/strong>we use this verb for an action which will be accomplished very soon.
\nExamples:
\nA: \u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b7; \u039d\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9; \/ Are you ready? Should I wait for you?
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9. \u0392\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5. \/ I’m almost ready. I’ll put my shoes on and off we go.<\/p>\n

A: \u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5; \u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1.\/ How long until we get there? I want to go to the restroom.
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5.\/ We will be there very soon.<\/p>\n

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#3.\u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2:<\/strong> already or soon. It is used for an action that is accomplished sooner than expected.
\nExample:
\nA: \u0388\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9; \u03a4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce.\/ Are you coming? The taxi is here.
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2; \/ So soon?<\/p>\n

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#4.\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> I am bored, I am fed up, I am not in the mood.
\nExamples:
\n\u0391: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03ac; \/ Do you want to go to the movies?
\n\u0392: \u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9. \/ I am not in the mood.<\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03b5 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5! \/ I am fed up with you and your friends!<\/p>\n

\u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae. \/ Grammar bores me.<\/p>\n

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#5.\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03c9:<\/strong> to pinch, to peck.
\nExample:
\n\u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03bc\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \/ Your parrot pecked me.<\/p>\n

It can be also used to mean “to snack”.
\nExample:
\n\u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac, \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5;
\nGuys, don’t you want to eat a snack before you go?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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