{"id":3646,"date":"2021-02-09T19:43:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3646"},"modified":"2021-02-09T19:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:43:59","slug":"international-greek-language-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/international-greek-language-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Greek Language Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Today we celebrate the International Greek Language Day (\u03a0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u0397\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0393\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2). In the post you can read seven facts about the Greek language.<\/p>\n

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\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc Nick115<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

#1. \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae<\/em> (Koine Greek) was the first international language (lingua franca). It is the language of the New Testament (\u039a\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7) and the Gospels (\u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1).<\/p>\n

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#2. We still use words which origins date from the Homeric age (1200-800 BCE). Some words are used in English too.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\u03bd\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b3\u03af\u03b1: nostalgia. It comes from \u03bd\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em>, which means return to homeland and \u03ac\u03bb\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2<\/em>, which means pain.<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2: Alexander. The verb \u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03c9<\/em> dates from the Homeric age and it means to protect or to push back. The name \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> means the one who beats off the men (i.e. his enemies).<\/p>\n

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#3. Modern Greek is a flexible language. Note the following sentence:<\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03b7\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03be\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n

\u0393\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03b7\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03be\u03b9.<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ad\u03be\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b7\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n

Even if we change the word order, these sentences have the same meaning: Every day he gets up at six in order to go to work.<\/p>\n

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#4. When speaking, most people use non-verbal elements, such as gestures and facial expressions.<\/p>\n

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#5. The politeness form (\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2)<\/i> is \u201cborrowed\u201d from the French language. When we address someone we don\u2019t know or an older person, we use the second-person plural.<\/p>\n

Example: \u039c\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5, \u03bc\u03ae\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc; Excuse-me do you know where the metro station is?<\/p>\n

There was no politeness form in ancient Greek.<\/p>\n

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#6. The language spoken now in Greece is called \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em> (demotic). It is the language taught in schools since 1976.<\/p>\n

#7. According to UNESCO, three Greek dialects are endangered: \u03b7 \u03a0\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Pontic Greek, spoken in some areas in Macedonia and in the Pontus area), \u03b7 \u03a4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Tsakonic, spoken in the Eastern Peloponnese), \u03b7 \u039a\u03b1\u03c0\u03c0\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Cappadocian Greek, spoken in some areas in Macedonia), \u03b7 \u0393\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 (Grico, spoken in some villages in Southern Italy).<\/p>\n

If you want to share your thoughts about Greek or if you want to write about the reasons for which you learn Greek, feel free to leave a comment!<\/p>\n

You can watch a video with children from all over the world who say why they learn Greek here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Today we celebrate the International Greek Language Day (\u03a0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u0397\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0393\u03bb\u03ce\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2). In the post you can read seven facts about the Greek language.   #1. \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae (Koine Greek) was the first international language (lingua franca). It is the language of the New Testament (\u039a\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7) and the Gospels (\u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1).   #2…<\/p>\n

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