{"id":3872,"date":"2022-01-24T09:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2022-01-23T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:25:50","slug":"common-phrases-in-greek-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-phrases-in-greek-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Common phrases in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Idiomatic expressions are difficult to learn. In this post, there is a list of phrases that a Greek native speaker uses in daily life. If you want to see more expressions, check this<\/a> and this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#1. \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>: to chatter, to talk a lot<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

H \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc.<\/p>\n

Margarita was chattering with her friend on the phone and the food was almost burned.<\/p>\n

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#2. \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf<\/strong>: it means very often. It has a negative connotation.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2.<\/p>\n

They often come to our house without being invited.<\/p>\n

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#3. \u038c,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9<\/strong>: everything I have<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

\u0386\u03c6\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc.<\/p>\n

He gave away\u00a0 everything he had to his children and left the village.<\/p>\n

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#4. \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \u03ba\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf \/ \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>: only<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u201d. \u201c \u0394\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1. \u03a0\u03ac\u03c1\u2019\u03c4\u03b1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI need money.\u201d \u201cI only have ten euros. Take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#5. \u03c4\u03c1\u03ce\u03c9 \u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1 (slang)<\/strong>: This expression is related to face control. When we are denied entrance in a club or a party we say \u201c\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0 \u03bd\u03c4\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9, \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1. Don\u2019t go to the club dressed like that, (because) they will not let you in.<\/p>\n

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#6. \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\/\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \/\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03bb\u03c0.<\/strong> : without stopping<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

\u039f \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1, \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9, \u03c0\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd. \u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n

Nikos does not drink everyday but when he does, he drinks two much. He drink five beers at a time.<\/p>\n

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#7. \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b2\u03cc\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong>: to make ends meet<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b2\u03cc\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03cd\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1.<\/p>\n

Since her husband is unemployed, it is difficult to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

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#8. \u03cc\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ce\u03bd \/ \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong>: many different kinds of<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1:<\/p>\n

1. \u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03ae\u03c0\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ce\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac.<\/p>\n

They have a garden with all kinds of plants.<\/p>\n

2. \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2.<\/p>\n

In our store you can find all kinds of appliances.<\/p>\n

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Idiomatic expressions are difficult to learn. In this post, there is a list of phrases that a Greek native speaker uses in daily life. If you want to see more expressions, check this and this.     #1. \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bb\u03b1: to chatter, to talk a lot \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1: H \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7…<\/p>\n

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