{"id":3710,"date":"2021-05-28T09:46:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3710"},"modified":"2021-05-28T09:46:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:46:28","slug":"common-phrases-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-phrases-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Common phrases in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! In a previous post we had seen some <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-greek-filler-words-and-phrases\/\">filler words<\/a> in Greek. Today we will see common phrases we use in daily conversations which are not easily translated in English.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3711\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/g1e5d27a94f1a5ba820e774fe556d6bb0cd23ca6ab5dcf0a0ccf9cc01faf4f2d82bbac8fcf08f275c7da6c2f8ec145ba4_1280.jpg\" aria-label=\"Beach 1903046 1280 1024x1024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3711\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280-1024x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/beach-1903046_1280.jpg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>#1. \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> fortunately, it\u2019s a good thing<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af.\/ It\u2019s a good thing I caught the last bus. I didn\u2019t have the money to get a taxi.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03cc. \/ It\u2019s a good thing it rains today. I was not in the mood to go walking to the mountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03b1:<\/strong> of course (emphatic)<\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9. \u0391\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd. \/ I will definitely go to the beach party, since I was invited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1:<\/strong> not in any way<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1, \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2. \/ He did not way to keep the puppy in any way, he was determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03af\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9. \/ The baby cannot stop crying. I didn&#8217;t know what to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. \u039c\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1:<\/strong> a) a polite way to say yes. )in fact<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u03a3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf. \u0395\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba. \/ Stefania said she can babysit the children on Saturday. In fact, she said she will take them to the amusement park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u0395\u03c5\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03bf\u03c5;\u201d \u201c\u039c\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1. \u0395\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce;\u201d \/ \u201cIs this Mrs. Efthimiou?\u201d \u201cYes, sir. May I ask who you are?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5. \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5:<\/strong> it indicates the moment something happened<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5 \u03c0\u03ad\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2. \u0395\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b2\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7, \u03be\u03b1\u03c6\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae. \/ Last night, our grandfather died. While he was watching television, he suddenly had a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u039b\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd, \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b2\u03b3\u03ac;\u201d \u201c\u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2! \u0395\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5, \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03cc\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c2.\u201d \/ Well? Who started the fight? \u201c \u201cYannis did! We were just sitting and talking when he came and started throwing us water balloons!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6. \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5:<\/strong> \u0399 , you, he etc. did not do something (emphatic)<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03c9 \u03c0\u03c9, \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 11! \u039f\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1! \/ Wow, it\u2019s already 11! I didn\u2019t even realize how quickly the time had passed (lit)<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b5\u03c3\u03cd \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2. \/ I told you to water the flowers but\u00a0 of course you didn\u2019t remember it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/gccdaffdee509a20ad432bf294c5535a19ed080016eae1898ebdfb6a402bf37674e436a41f1f9aa122567b9def709dbe0_1280.jpg\" aria-label=\"Fair 1729603 1280 1024x682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3712\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-1024x682.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-350x233.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\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/05\/fair-1729603_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! In a previous post we had seen some filler words in Greek. Today we will see common phrases we use in daily conversations which are not easily translated in English. #1. \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac: fortunately, it\u2019s a good thing Examples: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af.\/ It\u2019s a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-phrases-in-greek\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":3712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[274452],"tags":[504080,7892,1057,554998,292996],"class_list":["post-3710","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocablary","tag-common-expressions","tag-common-words","tag-examples","tag-greek-with-examples","tag-use-of-greek"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3710","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=3710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3713,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3710\/revisions\/3713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}