{"id":3069,"date":"2018-11-30T20:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T20:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3069"},"modified":"2018-11-30T20:30:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T20:30:57","slug":"common-mistakes-greeks-make-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-mistakes-greeks-make-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Common mistakes Greeks make in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When learning a language it is useful to observe and point out the mistakes made by native speakers when speaking our native language. In this post, there is a list of mistakes we make when speaking English.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3071\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2017\/12\/15\/23\/17\/food-3021876_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Food 3021876 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3071\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3071\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/food-3021876_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/food-3021876_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/food-3021876_640-350x280.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By melkhagelslag via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The coffee<\/span> <em>(sugar, milk etc) <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">has finished<\/span>. Meaning: There is no coffee left. Greek phrase:<strong> \u039f \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">I have too much work today.<\/span> Meaning: I have a lot of work today. (More than usual). Greek phrase: <strong>\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">They got married to Santorini.<\/span> Meaning: They got married in Santorini. Greek phrase: <strong>\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b7.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Can you open the television?<\/span> Meaning: Can you turn the television on? Greek phrase: <strong>\u0391\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">My daughter is married with a doctor.<\/span> Meaning: My daughter is married to a doctor. Greek phrase:<strong> \u0397 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5<\/strong> <strong>\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc.<\/strong> \u039c\u03b5 means <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">with<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Do you like your work?<\/span> Meaning: Do you like your job? Greek phrase: <strong>\u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5;<\/strong> \u0394\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac means both <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">work<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">job<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Do you want to see a movie to the TV?<\/span> Meaning: Would you like to watch a movie on TV? Greek phrase: <strong>\u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<\/strong> <strong>\u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7;<\/strong> The phrase would you like is too formal. The verb \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 means <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to see<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to watch<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">It\u2019s time to leave.<\/span> Meaning: It\u2019s time to go. Greek phrase: <strong>\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Greece is the most beautiful country of the world.<\/span> Meaning: Greece is the most beautiful country in the world. Greek phrase: <strong>\u0397 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5.<\/strong> \u03a4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 is possessive case, that\u2019s why we translate \u201cof the world\u201d. However, we can also say: \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 <strong>\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd<\/strong> \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf (\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf means <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">in the world<\/span>).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u201cDo you like it?\u201d \u201cSo and so.\u201d<\/span> Meaning: So so. Greek phrase: <strong>\u00ab\u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9;\u00bb \u00ab\u0388\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9.\u00bb<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I would like to thank my friends who ask me why we say such and such phrase in English. As you see, we all make mistakes so &#8220;I don&#8217;t speak Greek because I don&#8217;t speak well and I feel embarrassed&#8221; is not an excuse. Keep talking!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3070\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2017\/02\/26\/20\/06\/greek-island-2101233_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Greek Island 2101233 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3070\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3070\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/greek-island-2101233_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/greek-island-2101233_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/greek-island-2101233_640-350x196.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By moniek58 via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/food-3021876_640-350x280.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\/11\/food-3021876_640-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/food-3021876_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>When learning a language it is useful to observe and point out the mistakes made by native speakers when speaking our native language. In this post, there is a list of mistakes we make when speaking English. &nbsp; &nbsp; The coffee (sugar, milk etc) has finished. Meaning: There is no coffee left. 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