Comments on: I have a two part question about the Greek language. Will you help me please? http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html The Greek language online. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Vasiliki ♪♫♪ http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html/comment-page-1#comment-842 Vasiliki ♪♫♪ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html#comment-842 All of them are used to describe the fans of some Greek football teams Gavroi for Olympiakos Vazeloi for Panathinaikos Gyftoi for Paok Skoulikia for Aris Re, its infromal and its considered a little bit rude. I use it only with my close friends All of them are used to describe the fans of some Greek football teams
Gavroi for Olympiakos
Vazeloi for Panathinaikos
Gyftoi for Paok
Skoulikia for Aris

Re, its infromal and its considered a little bit rude.
I use it only with my close friends

]]> By: Min Mou Tous Kiklon Terate http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html/comment-page-1#comment-843 Min Mou Tous Kiklon Terate Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html#comment-843 THANK GOD I ONLY WATCH THE WORLD CUP I DOTN THINK I COULD STAND IT IF I WASTAUNTED @ MY TEAMS GAMES EVERY TIMEI WOULD BE WALKING AROUND WITH SHRUKEN HEADS AROUND MY BELT..... AAAAAAA OUUUUUUUUUUUU THANK GOD I ONLY WATCH THE WORLD CUP I DOTN THINK I COULD STAND IT IF I WASTAUNTED @ MY TEAMS GAMES EVERY TIMEI WOULD BE WALKING AROUND WITH SHRUKEN HEADS AROUND MY BELT…..

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]]> By: ** 3ffie ** http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html/comment-page-1#comment-844 ** 3ffie ** Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html#comment-844 Gavroi means the fans of Olympiakos team , a soccer team Vazeloi mean the fans of Panathinaikos team, another, competing soccer club Gyftoi means Gypsies, common in Greece for calling someone "Tacky" Skoulikaki is a word commonly used for worms...4 "Re" is not necessarily a mean expression, especially when used with close friends... its more of a proof of intimacy. However, never should you use "re" with an elder or boss. You can use "kale" which is more appropriate ( meaning my sweet.) using "re" is like the north american "yo" for example. :) Gavroi means the fans of Olympiakos team , a soccer team
Vazeloi mean the fans of Panathinaikos team, another, competing soccer club
Gyftoi means Gypsies, common in Greece for calling someone "Tacky"
Skoulikaki is a word commonly used for worms…4

"Re" is not necessarily a mean expression, especially when used with close friends… its more of a proof of intimacy. However, never should you use "re" with an elder or boss. You can use "kale" which is more appropriate ( meaning my sweet.) using "re" is like the north american "yo" for example.
:)

]]> By: morFing http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html/comment-page-1#comment-845 morFing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://lessonsgreek.com/i-have-a-two-part-question-about-the-greek-language-will-you-help-me-please.html#comment-845 I think Vasiliki explained well the meaning of these words to describe football teams fans! About "re". Yes, it is rude to use it.. It is informal and insulting. I don't use it even among friends. I save it only in cases of a big dispute when politeness doesn't matter anymore and everybody just wants to say their part in an intense way. Even if you don't mean to insult, if someone has a negative attitude and you call him "re", he might answer back "poion eipes "re"?" (whom did you call "re"?) But I would like to add you can always use "vre". It is informal but not insulting. It can substitute "re" in most cases (it follows the same syntax) but it is more congenial. When I'm angry with someone I might say "re", but I usually count to 10 before that and end up saying "vre". It helps to sooth things down. I think Vasiliki explained well the meaning of these words to describe football teams fans!
About "re". Yes, it is rude to use it.. It is informal and insulting. I don’t use it even among friends. I save it only in cases of a big dispute when politeness doesn’t matter anymore and everybody just wants to say their part in an intense way. Even if you don’t mean to insult, if someone has a negative attitude and you call him "re", he might answer back "poion eipes "re"?" (whom did you call "re"?)
But I would like to add you can always use "vre". It is informal but not insulting. It can substitute "re" in most cases (it follows the same syntax) but it is more congenial. When I’m angry with someone I might say "re", but I usually count to 10 before that and end up saying "vre". It helps to sooth things down.

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