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    Your accent is very-very good Natalia! Bravo! Keep it up!!
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    August 5, 2017
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    Vilken tid/när/hur dags vaknar du? I found this type of questions in a book, but I'm not sure how to use it: Vilken tid vaknar du? Vilken tid dags vaknar du? Vilken tid hur vaknar du? Vilken hur dags vaknar du? Vilken när dags vaknar du? när dags vaknar du? hur dag vaknar du? tid vaknar du? Are all these legit? Is there any subtle difference? Thanks in advance :) Stergios Efes
    August 5, 2017
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    Hey Alex! «περισσότερο» is an adverb which means that describes the verb of the phrase. Depending on the context "περισσότερο" can mean "more" or " the most": When you are comparing something it means "more": Συμπαθώ τη Μαρία περισσότερο από τον Γιάννη(= I like Maria more than Yannee)[here the "more" is an adverb so it describes the verb "i like"] When you want to ask In english "the most".(remember again that here "the most" describes the verb!!!): Which candies do you like the most(= ποιες καραμέλες σου αρέσουν περισσότερο)[again the same thing the "the most describes the verb "like"] On the other side... περισσότερος,περισσότερη,περισσότερη is an adjective and describes nouns, an so IT HAS TO AGREE with the noun that describes: οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι (=Most people are bad) [here the "most" describes the "noun" , so it's an adjective!] Ποιος είναι ο περισσότερος χρόνος που πέρασε κανείς στο διάστημα;(= What's the most time spent in space?)[here, again, "the most" describe the noun "time", so it's an adjective] I hope this helps! Kind regards, Stergios Efes
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    April 26, 2017
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    Hey Jess! This is kind of a hard question, because both of the words, depending on the context, can have different senses. So let's stick on the most common: The most common sense of "σαν" is the preposition "like": Η Μαρία μιλάει ΣΑΝ τον πατέρα της(= Maria talks LIKE her father) One of the common senses of "όπως" is, also the preposition "like": Η Μαρία μιλάει ΟΠΩΣ ο πατέρα της(= Maria talks LIKE her father) Here the difference lies in the feeling that each word creates and not in the actual meaning. We can say that "όπως" is more elegant. Of course remember these are just one of the senses that these word can take! I hope this will help you! Kind Regards, Stergios Efes
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    April 26, 2017
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    Hey Jess! This phrase can be traslated like: «Παίζω το παιχνίδι εδώ και επτά χρόνια.» Kind Regards Stergios Efes
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    April 21, 2017
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    Hello Justin. You made a very good question. Let me explain. In Modern Greek "τι κάνεις" means: a) What are you doing b) How are you. So it's an ambiguate question. That's why among the native Greek speakers it's very common that when you are asked this question you answer both: Α: Τι κάνεις;(=What are you doing+How are you?) Β: Καλά είμαι, διαβάζω.(=I'm fine! I'm studying right now) Sometimes even when we want to ask the other person only "What are you doing" due to the ambiguity of the phrase the other person thinks that we are asking only "how are you": A: Τι κάνεις(=What are you doing?) B: Καλά είμαι(I'm fine). Then what do we do in this occasion to solve the ambiguity? We need specify: A: Τι κάνεις(=What are you doing?) B: Καλά είμαι(I'm fine). A: Όχι, εννοώ τι κάνεις στην πραγματικότητα!(=Νο, I am asking literally what are you doing!) Β: Αααα! Διαβάζω τώρα!(=ohhh! I am studying right now!) Kind Regards, Stergios Efes
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    April 20, 2017
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    Hey Roberto! You won't find any difference between the meanings - strictly speaking. Here the difference between "ξυλου" and "σταυρού" is a matter of style and sentiment and not a matter of meaning. That's also the point of using a "Figure of speech": it can make the language more vivid, more illustrative by touching some particular chords of our sentimental world. I don't know if I helped in your question, I hope I did! Kind regards, Roberto!
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    April 11, 2017
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    Letter to friend who wants to give up studying a foreign Language (GCSE GREEK)


    Γεια σου Μαρία!

    Άκουσα πως θέλεις να σταματήσεις να μαθαίνεις ξένες γλώσσες. Οι γλώσσες είναι πολύ σημαντικές. Αν ξέρεις  μια δεύτερη γλώσσα θα έχεις πιο πολλές επαγγελματικές ευκαιρίες.Οι γλώσσες σου ανοίγουν καινούριες πόρτες σε καινούριες χώρες κι θα σε βοηθήσουν να κάνεις καινούριες γνωριμίες. Εάν σου  είναι πολύ δύσκολο να μάθεις μια ξένη γλώσσα, θυμήσου πάντα να ρωτάς τον δάσκαλό σου και να κάνεις πιο συχνά εξάσκηση! Προσωπικά όταν άρχισα να μαθαίνω Γαλλικά, είδα ότι είναι μια όμορφη γλώσσα και τα μαθήματα ήταν πάντα ζωντανά και ωραία.


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    Πολύ καλή η προσπάθειά σου, Joana, μπράβο! Αυτό που πρέπει να προσέξεις είναι να δικαιολογείς τις προτάσεις σου.

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    «Οι γλώσσες είναι πολύ σημαντικές. Με άλλη μια γλώσσα έχεις πιο πολλές επαγγελμαντικές ευκαιρίες» 


    «Οι γλώσσες είναι πολύ σημαντικές, επειδή αν ξέρεις μια δεύτερη γλώσσα θα έχεις πιο πολλές επαγγελματικές ευκαιρίες.»


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    καλή σου συνέχεια!


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    April 8, 2017
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    Hello Roberto here "ξύλου" refers to "Cross" as Maria said. But the question is why? It's a Figure of Speech(Σχήμα λόγου) that is called Synecdoche(Συνεκδοχή), where "a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa". A common english example would be the word "suits" that refers to "businesspeople". You can find more in the wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche I hope that clarifies completely the problem you encountered :)
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    April 4, 2017
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