{"id":3649,"date":"2021-02-16T16:38:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2021-02-16T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:38:51","slug":"untranslated-colloquialisms-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/untranslated-colloquialisms-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Untranslated colloquialisms in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1! Today it snows in Greece and this is big news, especially for us who live in Athens!<\/p>\n

The topic of this article is about snow. We will see the meaning of untranslated colloquialisms with examples related to snow.<\/p>\n

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Snow in Athens<\/p><\/div>\n

#1. \u0394\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03ae: we use it to mean such as or what do you mean.<\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1. Today it is very cold in Athens.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u0391\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1; \u0394\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03ae<\/b> \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9; Really? How many degrees (that is)?<\/p>\n

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#2. \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \/ \u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5: we use these expressions when things are not as they seem or when someone is lying.<\/p>\n

\u0391: \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac<\/strong>\u00a0 \/ \u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong> \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03b1\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. \/ Yannis lied to us that he would go skiing on the weekend but he had a party at home.<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u039a\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c3\u03cd \u03c0\u03bf\u03cd \u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \/ How do you know?<\/p>\n

\u0391: \u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9. \/ Sophia told me so, she was invited.<\/p>\n

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#3.\u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac: it could be used to mean how nice.<\/p>\n

A: \u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac, \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc, \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03c9 \u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd. \/ Children, tomorrow your school will be closed because of the snow.<\/p>\n

\u0392 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u0393: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac<\/strong>! \u0394\u03b5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5. \/ Great! We don’t need to do our homework .<\/p>\n

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#4. \u03b4\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd: we use it to describe someone who is arrogant and pretentious. \u0394\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd means supposed or fake.<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf \u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b4\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong>. \u038c\u03bb\u03bf \u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b9 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03af\u03b1.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t like Marco at all. He\u2019s very arrogant. He keeps saying that he goes skiing in Switzerland only.<\/p>\n

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#5. \u039f\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5: it is used in negative sentences to make them more emphatic<\/p>\n

\u03a7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong> \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5. \/ Maria hasn\u2019t realized it has been snowing all day because she didn\u2019t open the shutters.<\/p>\n

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#6. \u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9: by force. \u0396\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9 means pressure or stress.<\/p>\n

\u0391: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf! \/ Let\u2019s go make a snowman!<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9. \u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9<\/strong> \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b3\u03c9 \u03ad\u03be\u03c9; \/ I told you a million times that I\u2019m cold. You can\u2019t force me to go out.<\/p>\n

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#7. \u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf: not at all. We use it to show that we disagree with what someone said.<\/p>\n

\u0391: \u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03be\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9; \u0394\u03b5 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9; \/ Why didn\u2019t you go out to play with the snow? Don\u2019t you like it?<\/p>\n

\u0392: \u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf<\/strong>! \u0391\u03c0\u03bb\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7. \/ Of course I do! I\u2019m just tired.<\/p>\n

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#8. \u039b\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9: as if<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03c6\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf. \/ Our cat is playing with the snowflakes as if they are aluminum foil balls.<\/p>\n

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\u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1! Today it snows in Greece and this is big news, especially for us who live in Athens! The topic of this article is about snow. We will see the meaning of untranslated colloquialisms with examples related to snow. #1. \u0394\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03ae: we use it to mean such as or what do you…<\/p>\n

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