{"id":3104,"date":"2019-01-04T14:08:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2019-01-04T14:08:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:08:06","slug":"news-from-greece-raphael-and-sophia-bring-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/news-from-greece-raphael-and-sophia-bring-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"News from Greece: \u201cRaphael\u201d and \u201cSophia\u201d bring snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03a7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac! 2019 entered bringing snowfall and low temperature and many remote villages became snowbound.\u00a0\u201cRaphael\u201d(\u03a1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03ae\u03bb)\u00a0 is the name given to the weather phenomenon that welcomed the New Year, by the Greek scientists of the National Observatory of Athens. \u201cSophia\u201d (\u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1), a new phenomenon, started yesterday and it is expected to bring \u00a0snow in \u03a3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 (Sterea Ellada), \u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 (Thessaly), \u039c\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 (Macedonia) , \u0398\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7 (Thrace), \u0392\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf \u0391\u03b9\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bf (the North Aegean islands) and \u0395\u03cd\u03b2\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 (Evoia).Today snow is falling in some of the Ionian islands, which is a rather rare phenomenon. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service gave a severe weather warning and advised people do be careful when driving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3106\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2012\/11\/25\/11\/49\/tree-67222_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Tree 67222 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3106\"  alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/tree-67222_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/tree-67222_640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/tree-67222_640-263x350.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petrarakos via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-vocabulary-for-beginners-the-weather\/\">In a previous post<\/a>, I have presented a list of words about the weather for beginners. These are standard words, but how do people talk about bad weather? Which expressions do they use? Read the following list of colloquialisms to find out:<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1. \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c8\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf:<\/strong> \u00ab\u03a8\u03cc\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2\u00bb means death. We use this expression when the cold it is very cold.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03ac \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c8\u03b5. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03c8\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf.<\/span> \/ I will not go anywhere tonight. I am not in the mood of going out in such a cold weather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. \u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2:<\/strong> from <em>\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc- +\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2<\/em>. It is a derogatory term meaning bad weather.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03be\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf;<\/span> \/ Do you really need to go out in such a bad weather?<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong> (catastrophe made by the Lord) or <strong>\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (the world is destructed): these are phrases we use in cases of extreme weather or natural phenomena.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0386\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1; \u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03bc\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1, \u03b5\u03ba\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac&#8230; \u03a7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5!<\/span> \/ Did you hear what happened today? Houses got flooded, villages were evacuated\u2026 A true disaster!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. \u03be\u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9:<\/strong> to feel freezing cold<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u03a0\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf, \u03be\u03b5\u03c0\u03ac\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1! \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03c8\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03be\u03c9!<\/span> \/ I got freezing cold! You can\u2019t imagine how cold it is outside!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5. \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9:<\/strong> to tremble (from cold).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u0394\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03af \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03cc\u03b2\u03b5\u03c1, \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9!<\/span> \/ Give the child a sweater, she is trembling!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6. \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1:<\/strong> from \u03b4\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9 which means \u201cto bite\u201d. It means to get cold.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u00ab\u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03ad\u03be\u03c9;\u00bb \u00ab\u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03ce\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5!\u00bb<\/span> \/ \u201cIs it cold outside?\u201d \u201cYes, we got very cold!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7. The last one-and my favorite- is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b6\u03af\u03c1\u03b9<\/span>.<\/strong> It comes from \u201cbelow zero\u201d and is used by the Greeks in North America. I first heard it by a Greek-Canadian in a bus and thought it was very creative.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u00ab\u0395\u03af\u03c7\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03cd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2;\u00bb \u00ab\u039d\u03b1\u03b9, \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b6\u03af\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1&#8230;\u00bb<\/span> \/ \u201cWas the winter heavy this year?\u201d \u201c Yes, it was below freezing\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3107\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/12\/08\/23\/08\/bubble-1893368_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Bubble 1893368 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3107\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3107\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/bubble-1893368_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/bubble-1893368_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/bubble-1893368_640-350x239.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ulleo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/bubble-1893368_640-350x239.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\/2019\/01\/bubble-1893368_640-350x239.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/01\/bubble-1893368_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03a7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac! 2019 entered bringing snowfall and low temperature and many remote villages became snowbound.\u00a0\u201cRaphael\u201d(\u03a1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03ae\u03bb)\u00a0 is the name given to the weather phenomenon that welcomed the New Year, by the Greek scientists of the National Observatory of Athens. \u201cSophia\u201d (\u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1), a new phenomenon, started yesterday and it is expected to bring \u00a0snow in \u03a3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/news-from-greece-raphael-and-sophia-bring-snow\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":3107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[179,274452],"tags":[292997,363567,504098],"class_list":["post-3104","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-vocablary","tag-greek-colloquialisms","tag-greek-news","tag-greek-vocabulary-about-the-weather"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3108,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions\/3108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}