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Thanks, Ambrosia, for this very useful slang.gr cross reference. How metaphors develop from literal phrases is remarkable and very instructive. 🤣

Neither did I think of the simple solution! Occam’s razor….But thanks to all, particularly m_a_a! I hope colleagues don’t mind wasting time on my trivia. The trouble with Easy Greek is that several of the early episodes don’t have a transcript and 19, which should have had one so that you can...

There are many idioms here to note and learn and all of them are interesting. I had come across τους κάνανε κόγξες but not τους κάνανε χουνέρια. As usual, many thanks to all for their help.🤗

To Alexandra: the exact clip is from 1:50 onwards in Easy Greek 19. Greeks are being asked what they like and what they hate about Athens. These are the exact words spoken in the dialogues. One man had just said that the third thing he likes about Athens (they were asked to give three) was...

When Dimitri on Easy Greek asks a question to a man about what he likes and dislikes about Athens, he replies with ‘έτσι Χάρη…Is this a Greek usage of a name that one uses when they do not know the name of a particular person? Could it also be used of a woman since the name appears to be...

The Cambridge dictionary defines this meaning thus:- “to agree to work with or help someone in the way they have suggested: The family wanted him to be taken care of at home, but the insurance company refused to play ball.” Is there an equivalent slang expression in Greek for ‘to co-operate’...

Thanks, cougr! Duly noted! Thanks also for the examples.

Very, very many thanks, ‘Man. This is an excellent and highly useful list of nouns, which have their plurals in -δες. It is relatively easy to memorise very many of the examples and there is the added virtue of the declensions of the different types. Some rules are given as well. I have just...

Are there any clear rules for singular nouns forming plurals with these terminations? I presume that most nouns that have an accent on the last syllable, like παππούς, μπαμπάς and καφές will have their plurals in -ούδες, μπαμπάδες and καφέδες. This is a good general rule but what of, say...

I will avoid it as a stand-alone expression and add an appropriate object! 😃

Thanks for yet another ‘triplet’, ‘Man, and also for the plausible etymology! And to m_a_a for yet another phrase.😊

Thanks for the triplets, Duke, & ‘Man. What is the etymology of πάπαλα? Is πάπαλα an interjection? I haven't come across it before.

A simple question: what does a Greek parent say to a child or pet that there is no more food indicating that that is the end of the meal or to a pet that there are no more treats? Τελείωσε; or τελείωσαν όλα; What are the usual expressions?

Thanks to all for their further comment. I also failed to thank m_a_a for the list of terms for whoa. Apologies! 😞

Thnks to ‘Man and cougr for the technical terms for muleteers and donkey and the various interjections they use. And of course, we mustn’t forget cougr’s article from sarant’s researches: “Λεξιλόγιο του αγωγιάτη: «ντε λαξο ντε»: Προχώρα, «ντε βέσα ντε»: Πήγαινε μέσα, «λα λα»: Ελα κοντά, «λα...

"Whoa" is an interjection, used to express surprise, amazement, or as a command to someone or something to stop or slow down. When repeated, as in "whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa," it emphasises in a conversation the need for one party to halt an action or conversation or to justify something...

Thanks, pontios, and cougr! ‘A playful tone to it’s matches the English: ‘don’t you say it!’ in a similar context. Thanks for the OED reference, cougr. I wouldn't use ‘lob’ except in ‘He lobbed a rude comment at me’. Local and international English speakers might use it as the OED says.😃

Thanks for all this, cougr and pontios! Thanks for the reference to the ΛΚΝ; it was very useful. I wouldn’t use the expressions cougr suggests, viz. - Throw in a good word for me - He threw a rude comment at me - I threw a joke about... etc. I would say : -Put in a good word for me -He hurled...

Thanks to cougr & Pontios! So the use of μην περάξεις in context is somewhat like the English “don’t!’ with a level tone to begin with rising to a higher pitch and followed by a semi-chuckle. It means something like a playful “don’t [you dare laugh], teehee!’’ That ‘don’t’ is not stand-alone...

From EASY GREEK 13:WHAT DO GREEKS WANT FROM SANTA: Two boys asked what they want from St Basil at 1:35. Is the meaning of μην πετάξεις here “don’t butt in, heehee”. Is this an idiom? I haven’t come across it previously.🙋‍♂️🤨