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\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! In a previous post we had seen some 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

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#1. \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac:<\/strong> fortunately, it\u2019s a good thing<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\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

\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

#2. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03b1:<\/strong> of course (emphatic)<\/p>\n

\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

#3. \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1:<\/strong> not in any way<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\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

\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’t know what to do.<\/p>\n

#4. \u039c\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1:<\/strong> a) a polite way to say yes. )in fact<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\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

\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

#5. \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5:<\/strong> it indicates the moment something happened<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\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

\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

#6. \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5:<\/strong> \u0399 , you, he etc. did not do something (emphatic)<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

\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

\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

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\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…<\/p>\n

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