I tried to have a normal conversation about our future plans, be said he wants to sleep now, so I said ok and left the room to let him rest. He said it quietly but I heard. How bad is it? Was it towards me for sure? I know malaka and how many meanings it has so I am not sure about malakismeni, please help me understand if he’s disrespectful.

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Is this the correct place to ask for help? I'm the host of an ongoing fantasy podcast with a modest following, looking for help translating some Greek wedding rites for characters to speak on air. As we have some Greek listeners, it's important to me to get it right.

If I'm in the right place, then here's the relevent context.

I am writing a scene where two characters are reciting short wedding rites. Normally we just perform in English, but for this important scene, I want them to speak in something that represents their native language. The fictional country is extremely old and historically influential in the setting, so I decided to use Greek to represent it on air. The lines will be performed by me and one other co-host.

The particular family that the characters are marrying into has a reputation for being cruel. Therefore, their rites are intended to be sharp and possessive. Their marriage ritual is extremely simple - each person pricks their finger and lets a drop of their blood fall into a goblet of wine, and they drink it. They then take turns saying some simple call-and-response lines, something like,

"I give myself to you." "I take and consume you."

The connotation is that the recipient eats/drinks the blood and absorbs/takes possession of them through it. This is intentionally weird because of how unpleasant the specific family is meant to be.

A half-Greek friend of mine translated the following for me:

"Σου δίνω τον εαυτό μου." "Σε παίρνω και σε καταναλώνω."

However, he's not fluent, and said that it doesn't capture the concept of possession/absorption that the English variation conveys, nor is he sure that the tone sounds menacing enough.

Would anyone here be willing to look over my friend's translation and help me refine it? I'm open to modification suggestions, too, if there are cultural connotations I could possibly leverage.

Because it's an audio show, I would also be extremely grateful if anyone could provide a slowly-spoken example of how to pronounce it. I could chuck it into google translate, but we all know that's not ideal.

Thank you to anyone who's taken the time to read this, and to anyone who's able to help.

So a few days ago I started learning via pimsleur and it actually worked pretty well and even though i've been learning greek passively for the past like 6 months, I've learned something new and then I found out i could only do level one. So therefore I would like to ask if anyone knows a free Pimsleur alternative. Something pretty similar to Pimsleur would be nice

and I would also like to ask if anyone knows of like an app or a website where I could like learn, check if a sentence that I've built is correct.

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Hey guys!

I am searching for an online friend to learn Greek together. I am a total beginner and I live in Cyprus.

I want to learn modern greek, however I have been struggling to find reading material and audio. I have been doing duolingo, and have been trying to read Wikipedia articles in Greek, mostly about modern history of Greece and Cyprus, but to little avail. I have otherwise been listening to war songs and traditional songs, since I have found that they are clearly spoken. Do you have some suggestions as to grammar books and reading material a little bit more fitting for new learners?

Ο μπαμπάς μου η μαμά η αδερφή μου έχουν πεθάνει εδώ και 5 μήνες και τώρα είμαι μονος

Hello everybody. I am currently teaching myself Greek slowly by reading grammar books and translating songs in Greek. I recently came across a song by Mario Frangoulis but I can't grasp a concept on a part of the lyrics. The song is Τον εαυτό του παιδί.

I know Τον εαυτό is used in reflexive sentences to refer to one self or himself, herself, etc. However in this song I can't form a concept of the intended meaning. The very first sentence is

Τον εαυτό του παιδί απ’ το χέρι κρατάει

στα ίδια μέρη κι απόψε η ζωή θα τους πάει

I have read translations that say himself as a child or his own child holds him by the hand. If anybody who is native or advanced in Greek could help me understand how this is used I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance everybody

Hi, could anyone translate this video for me (He’s the guy my friends talking to and I want to know if he’s an incel?) and if anyones not busy his account itself wherher its a red flag

Thanks

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Hi!

Im currently writing a book and I’m needing a sentence translated to Greek if someone could help me? I’ve been learning Greek for little while but still not completely fluent

For context, my fmc is greek and telling this to her significant other.

The sentence is: You mean so much to me.

And if anyone is free for me to pick their brain on other things it would be greatly appreciated

Thank you in advance!

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Hello lovely Greekophiles!

I'm doing a translation challenge. The phrase was, "And would you like to eat lunch?" (formal.)

I said, Και θα θέλετε να φάτε μεσημεριανό;

And I got docked severely (73/100) for not putting "εσείς" in between "Και" and "θα."

I thought "Και εσείς" was "and you"... But that's not part of the task phrase.

So is the "εσείς" necessary? Or even helpful, or typical?

Just curious whether they're being a bit harsh, or whether it's good to stick that in there.

Thanks everyone!

I recently made a post about modern greeks phonology and wanted to see opinions about it, since its very underrated and interesting ( https://www.reddit.com/r/GREEK/s/o8FEgCrxhl )

What are some unique features (of its phonology) about it and what make it different from other languages? Would like to get more opinions about it, for the linguistics and others in here

I also want to know some unique grammar features to greek if you want

Everything I have tried so far has been too expensive. Google TTS doesn't cut it, Eleven Labs is expensive. Just looking for ideas.

An odd thing to ask I know, but I've been trying to figure out how one might turn a noun into a name in Greek. Or maybe they can be used as both?

At the moment I want to use Pearl or Margarités (μαργαρίτης) as a name. If anyone could explain to me how to do so, and in fem. masc. (and neutral is applicable) conjugations, that would be pretty helpful!

Update: Thank you! Ya'll are so helpful, most of my language learning is in English and Spanish so a probably sounded like a bit of a ditz 😂

Hello friends! Γεια σας! 😊

I'm from Hungary. I've been learning Greek for three and a half months. I really love the Greek language, culture, and music, and honestly, everything related to Greece. I first wanted to start learning Greek when I was about 13, but then a lot of things held me back, including the people around me telling me that it was useless. 😑 It is not, of course!

But now, 11 years later, I finally decided to go for it. I found a wonderful teacher, Vasilis, and we've been learning with great enthusiasm ever since. However, I'd also like to practice what I'm learning.

Is there anyone Greek here who would like to practice with me?

In return, I can offer my help with Hungarian, since it's my native language. 😊

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Basically the titel, how would you translate καβλαρα μου to English? My hornyness? What connotation does this cary? Is it demeaning or appreciative in your opinion?

Καλησπέρα σας ,

ανα χρονικά διαστήματα τείνω να γράφω τις σκέψεις μου ,

άλλα με ομοιοκταληξία άλλα χωρίς και θα ήθελα να μάθω αν υπάρχει κάποιο μέρος που ο κόσμος μοιράζεται τέτοιες ΄΄δουλειές΄΄ .

Παραθέτω και κάτι δικό μου για όποιον ενδιαφέρεται,

-Όταν ο κόσμος τελειώσει-

Και όταν οι πάγοι ξεκινούν να λιώνουν,
και τα κύματα πνίγουν ιδέες, συναισθήματα, ψυχές,
και τα τσουνάμι τα νήματα της ζωής ξεκινούν να κόβουν,
άραγε θα θυμάσαι παλιές, χαραγμένες στο σώμα πληγές;

Όταν τα ρομπότ τον κόσμο κατακτήσουν,
σε έναν κόσμο γεμάτο νέον,
και τα ζώα δεν θα έχουν ποιον να αγαπήσουν,
θα με σκέφτεσαι σαν έναν έρωτα μοιραίο;

Όταν η ερημιά της άγριας δύσης σε κατακλύσει,
και ο καβαλάρης που έρχεται είναι αυτός χωρίς κεφάλι,
θα αναρωτηθείς αν εκείνος ο νέος σε έχει πραγματικά αγαπήσει;
Ή το μυαλό σου θα κάνεις τηλεόραση, αλλάζοντας κανάλι;

Όταν τα δέντρα όλα καούν και οξυγόνο πια δεν έχει μείνει,
πού θα έδινες την τελευταία σου ανάσα;
Θα την κρατούσες στα δικά σου χείλη για να ψήνει;
Ή θα μου τη χάριζες; Δώρο για την κάσα.

Όταν οι μέλισσες κουραστούν
και σταματήσουν να δουλεύουν,
μέλι στον κόσμο πια δεν θα υπάρχει
κι οι άνοιξες της γης θα λιγοστεύουν.

Κι αν όλα τα παραπάνω γίνουν ένα ένα ή μονομιάς όλα μαζί,
τι άραγε θα σου έχει μείνει να σου ζεσταίνει την ψυχή;
Και όταν ο χάρος έρθει την ομορφιά σου να κλαδέψει,
θα προτιμήσεις τον παράδεισο ή της κολάσεως τη ζέστη;

Μα αν τα λόγια μου αυτά σε έβαλαν σε σκέψεις,
για το παρελθόν, το παρόν και πώς σκέφτεσαι το μετά,
είσαι σίγουρος πως τη ζωή που έχεις τώρα θα την ξαναδιαλέξεις;
Ο κόσμος δεν τελείωσε και η καρδιά σου δεν σταμάτησε να χτυπά.

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