{"id":3437,"date":"2020-06-24T05:46:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T05:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2020-06-24T05:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T05:46:45","slug":"colloquial-phrases-in-modern-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/colloquial-phrases-in-modern-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial phrases in modern Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\">! Today we are going to take a look into some colloquial phrases we often hear in Greek but are quite difficult to understand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3438\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/54e5d1404855ae14f6da8c7dda35367b1c3dd7e254507241_1280.jpg\" aria-label=\"Athens 2543272 1280 1024x682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3438\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3438\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/athens-2543272_1280-1024x682.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/athens-2543272_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/athens-2543272_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/athens-2543272_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/athens-2543272_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/users\/Jonny_Joka-4913008\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2543272\">Julian Hacker<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2543272\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Colloquial phrases are metaphorical expressions used in everyday speech. These are usually short, often incomplete, phrases, usually taken from a proverb or anecdotal incident, so it is difficult to discern their meaning if we learn Greek in an academic environment and they may impede our understanding or even cause confusion when we try to communicate in an informal level! Although there are such expressions for almost every aspect of oral communication, I am going to concentrate in some phrases we use to characterize a person or a situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If a person fails in something: (i.e. He made a mess.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If a person is fooled or deceived: (i.e. I\u2019ve been had!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If someone wins undoubtedly: (i.e. He was beaten hands down.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5 \u03bb\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If someone is irritated or angry: (i.e. I\u2019ve had enough!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If someone is tired or exhausted: (i.e. I\u2019m beat.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c6\u03c4\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c4\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If someone is pleased or satisfied:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03af!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03af!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If someone is surprised:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03af\u03b4\u03b1!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03af \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Smart: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Stupid: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03b2\u03b5\u03b9.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Ability: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Lazy<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\">indifferent<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">: \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1! <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Revelations: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03a4\u03bf \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03cd\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Worth<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">: \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Even though the meaning of these expressions may not be evident at first sight, knowing how they are used or what they mean can help us keep up with what others are saying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">I hope that this entry clears up some confusion that can often occur in colloquial speech and encourage you to participate in everyday conversation, which is the cornerstone of making any language our own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3439\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/53e0d4474857ae14f6da8c7dda35367b1c3dd7e25455794d_1280.jpg\" aria-label=\"Relaxation 5014252 1280 1024x655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3439\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3439\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-1024x655.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-350x224.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/users\/pasja1000-6355831\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=5014252\">pasja1000<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/el\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=5014252\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-350x224.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\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-350x224.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/relaxation-5014252_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac! Today we are going to take a look into some colloquial phrases we often hear in Greek but are quite difficult to understand. &nbsp; Colloquial phrases are metaphorical expressions used in everyday speech. 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