{"id":3139,"date":"2019-02-28T13:14:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T13:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2019-02-28T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T13:14:39","slug":"phrases-with-the-greek-adverb-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/phrases-with-the-greek-adverb-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrases with the Greek adverb “well”."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! One of the most common Greek words is \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac and it\u00a0 means “well”. In this post, there is a list of phrases and expressions with \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac. The examples in Greek are translated literally.<\/p>\n

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#1. \u03bd\u03b1 \u2018\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \/ \u03bd\u03b1 \u2018\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac (\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac):<\/strong> \u0392e well. We use it as a response to \u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce (thank you).<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

A: \u039f\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \/ Here is your coffee.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce. \/Thank you<\/p>\n

\u0391: \u039d\u03b1 \u2018\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac. \/ Be well (you are welcome)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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#2. \u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> \u00a0a colloquial expression that cannot be translated. We use it when we are surprised.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

A: \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u039d\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1. \/ I saw Natasha this morning.<\/p>\n

B: \u039c\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1;\/ But wasn’t she in Germany?<\/p>\n

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We also use it when we are angry.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

A: \u039c\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0388\u03bb\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9. \/ I talked to Elsa and I invited her to the party.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u039c\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \u0394\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03c9! \/ Didn’t I tell you not to invite her? I don\u2019t want to see her!<\/p>\n

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#3. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> supposed.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u039f \u03a4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03b2\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0399\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1. \/ Tasos told me not to meet on Saturday because an aunt from Italy is supposed to come.<\/p>\n

The use of \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac suggests that I don\u2019t believe Tasos\u2019 excuse.<\/p>\n

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#4. \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> fortunately.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5. \u039c\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2. \/ The party is canceled. Yannis just called me.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac… \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9. \/ Great\u2026 I was not in the mood for it.<\/p>\n

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#5. \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> to be doing well.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0397 \u039d\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03b1. \/ Nina is doing really great in chemistry.<\/p>\n

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#6. \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03c9:<\/strong> something bad happens to me and I deserve it.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

A: \u0397 \u0391\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03af\u03c0\u03bb\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1. \/ Emilia was driving drunk and they (i.e. the police)<\/em> confiscated her driving license.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9. \/ She deserved it.<\/p>\n

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#7. \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9:<\/strong> a colloquial expression we use when we are angry. It means \u201cmind your own business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0391. \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5! \/ You always drink water directly from the bottle. It\u2019s not yours!<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9. \u0386\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5… \/ Mind your own business. Leave me alone\u2026<\/p>\n

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#8. \u03c3\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> in any way.<\/p>\n

We use it to express something negative.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0391. \u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c8\u03b5. \/ Marina wants to sleep over at her friend\u2019s tonight.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u038c\u03c7\u03b9. \u039d\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03c9\u03c2. \/ No. Call her and tell her to come back immediately.<\/p>\n

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#9. \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (\u03c0\u03ac\u03c9) \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd:<\/strong> to get along with someone.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0391\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac. \/ Even though we don\u2019t always agree, we get along well with each other.<\/p>\n

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\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! One of the most common Greek words is \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac and it\u00a0 means “well”. In this post, there is a list of phrases and expressions with \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac. The examples in Greek are translated literally.     #1. \u03bd\u03b1 \u2018\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \/ \u03bd\u03b1 \u2018\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac (\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac): \u0392e well. We use…<\/p>\n

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