{"id":3782,"date":"2021-09-20T13:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2021-09-22T12:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T12:59:35","slug":"about-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/about-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"About cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2. Today we will talk about cats. This time, I will not give you a list of words but sentences in Greek followed by the English translation. The Greek word for cat is \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1<\/i> and it\u2019s feminine. The masculine noun is \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/i> but if we talk about cats in general, we use the feminine noun. That is why I use the female pronouns in the translated sentences.<\/p>\n

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Common Greek cats
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\u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03c2<\/b>. The (domestic) cat is a feline.<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/b>. A cat meows.<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b7<\/strong>. The cat who lives in the street is stray.<\/p>\n

\u039f \u03ae\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u201c\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03bf\u03c5\u201d. It produces the sound \u201cneeaou\u201d<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1. She likes to climb on trees.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2: \u201c \u03c8, \u03c8, \u03c8\u201d. When we want to call her, we produce the sound \u201cps, ps, ps\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1<\/b>. Her babies are called kittens.<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1<\/b>, \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac<\/b>, \u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1<\/b> (\u03ae \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03c7\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1<\/b>) \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1<\/b>. The cat has paws, tail, fur (or animal fur) and whiskers.<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2<\/b>. She is a very good hunter.<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc. She doesn\u2019t like water.<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03be\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7<\/b>. She is independent.<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03c1\u03ae\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03b7<\/b> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7<\/b>. She is fast and agile.<\/p>\n

\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u03b5\u03af \u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9<\/b> \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. When she is ready to attack, she arches her back and puffs her tail.<\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2<\/b>. In Greece, the most common cat breed is the European shorthair.<\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac, \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1. In the villages, there is a cat in every house because they hunt mice and snakes.<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf “pussy cat” \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c8\u03b9\u03c8\u03af\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong>. The Greek word for pussy cat is psipsina<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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If you like cats, a nice book you could read is \u201c\u0397 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u201d (The last black cat<\/a>) by \u0395\u03c5\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03a4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03b9\u03b6\u03ac\u03c2. If your Greek is good (B2 level), you can read the original book in Greek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you like to know more words about cats, feel free to leave a comment.<\/p>\n

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\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc Joa\u015bka Surowiec<\/a> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2. Today we will talk about cats. This time, I will not give you a list of words but sentences in Greek followed by the English translation. The Greek word for cat is \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 and it\u2019s feminine. The masculine noun is \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 but if we talk about cats in…<\/p>\n

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