{"id":6804,"date":"2024-06-17T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=6804"},"modified":"2024-06-17T13:58:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:58:34","slug":"greek-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/greek-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Colors and Hues: All You Need to Talk About Colors in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"750\" class=\"wp-image-6805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/a-painting-of-different-colors-description-automa.jpeg\" alt=\"A painting of different colors\n\nDescription automatically generated\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/a-painting-of-different-colors-description-automa.jpeg 965w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/a-painting-of-different-colors-description-automa-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/a-painting-of-different-colors-description-automa-768x597.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you start learning a new language, you learn how to talk about colors pretty early on. That happens not only because the vocabulary for colors is easy to master, but also because colors are a very important part of our vocabulary. Same goes for Greek colors!<\/p>\n<p>Learning the specific words for each color is not enough, though. You must learn how to describe them or use them to describe other objects, how to use them in a sentence, how to express what color your hair is.<\/p>\n<p>Read on and you will become a Greek color expert in no time!<\/p>\n<h2>The Word <em>Color<\/em> in Greek<\/h2>\n<p>Before with begin with the names of the different colors, we must first learn how to say the word \u201ccolor\u201d in Greek. The answer is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 <\/strong>\/\u2019xro-ma\/ = color<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 <\/strong>\/\u2019xro-ma-ta\/ = colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pronunciation can be tricky if you haven\u2019t learnt the letter <strong>\/\u03c7\/<\/strong> yet. Imagine the \u201ch\u201d in \u201chouse\u201d, but way more intense! Start out with the fundamentals of Greek pronunciation, as it is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/fastest-way-to-learn-greek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fastest way to learn Greek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Greek Colors<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the basic colors and the most common secondary colors. You will notice that many names are directly derived from their French equivalents.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Greek Primary Colors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf <\/strong>= Red<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03af\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf <\/strong>= Yellow<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5 <\/strong>= Blue (from French <em>bleu<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Greek Secondary Colors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad <\/strong>= Brown (from French <em>caf\u00e9<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c9\u03b2 \/ \u039c\u03bf\u03b2<\/strong> = Purple (from French <em>mauve<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a1\u03bf\u03b6 <\/strong>= Pink (from French <em>rose<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03af <\/strong> = Orange<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf<\/strong> = Green<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>The Standards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong> = Black<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc \/ \u0386\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf <\/strong>= White<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0393\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9<\/strong> = Gray (from French <em>gris<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More Greek Colors and Shades<\/h2>\n<p>Yet the world is even more colorful, and it cannot be expressed solely through the aforementioned colors. There are literally hundreds of different hues and shades that can be used to describe our surroundings.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shades That Do Not Translate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are many shades that do not translate into Greek. Instead, their French counterparts are used and transcribed using the Greek alphabet or they are very close to said counterparts. Some of these include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0391\u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1<\/strong> = <em>Azur<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0392\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd<\/strong> = <em>Vert<\/em> <em>amande<\/em>, but used for blue-green or teal<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc<\/strong> = <em>Cr\u00e8me<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac<\/strong> = <em>Lilas<\/em>, lilac<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03b5\u03b6<\/strong> = <em>Beige<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5<\/strong> <strong>\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03ba<\/strong> = <em>Bleu<\/em> <em>\u00e9lectrique<\/em>, electric blue<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5<\/strong> <strong>\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03bd<\/strong> = <em>Bleu<\/em> <em>marine<\/em>, navy blue<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ce<\/strong> = <em>Bordeaux<\/em>, merlot red<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bb<\/strong> = <em>Bleu<\/em> <em>Petrol<\/em>, petrol blue<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a3\u03b9\u03ad\u03bb<\/strong> = <em>Bleu<\/em> <em>ciel<\/em>, sky blue; in Greek it is also called <strong>\u0393\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong> and <strong>\u0398\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03af<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a3\u03bf\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd<\/strong> = <em>Saumon<\/em>, salmon<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b9\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03ac\u03b6<\/strong> = <em>Turquoise<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a6\u03bf\u03cd\u03be\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> = <em>Fuchsia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Fruit and Plant Shades<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Greek, like many other languages, uses the names of different fruits, vegetables, and plants to describe colors. Some of them are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0392\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03af <\/strong>= Apricot<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0392\u03b9\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03af<\/strong> = Violet<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0392\u03c5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03af <\/strong>= Sour cherry; in fact, crimson<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0394\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03af <\/strong>= Plum<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03c5\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03af<\/strong> = Cypress green<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b1\u03b4\u03af <\/strong>= Olive<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b1\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03af <\/strong>= Cabbage; in fact, lime<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03af<\/strong> = Lemon<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03af <\/strong>= Tangerine<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af<\/strong> = Aubergine<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03af <\/strong>= Peach<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03af <\/strong>= Chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you noticed a pattern, you are correct! Color names are typically formed by combining the root of a noun with the suffix &#8211;<strong>\u03af <\/strong>(see example 1). If the word already ends in <strong>-\u03b9<\/strong>, simply move the accent mark to the last syllable (see example 2).<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd \u2013 \u03bf (peach, fruit) ? \u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd \u2013 \u03af (peach, color)<\/li>\n<li>\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd \u2013 \u03b9 (lemon, fruit) ? \u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u2013 \u03af (lemon, color)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is a very useful rule because you can always create a new color by using any noun, including humorous names!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Metal Hues<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Finally, let\u2019s check out the words for the three most popular metal hues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc<\/strong> = Gold<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0391\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03af <\/strong>= Silver<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a7\u03ac\u03bb\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf \/ \u039c\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b6\u03ad <\/strong>= Bronze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EXTRA fact: <\/strong>The word for <em>rainbow<\/em> in Greek is \u201c<strong>\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong> <strong>\u03c4\u03cc\u03be\u03bf<\/strong>\u201d which literally translates to \u201csky bow\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Greek Colors and Grammar<\/h2>\n<p>Using Greek colors in a sentence is pretty straightforward \u2013 they function as any other adjective. Let\u2019s see how you can use Greek colors in a sentence.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>You Can Use Colors as Adjectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When we want to say that something is a specific color, then we use the Greek verb \u201cto be\u201d, <strong><em>\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0397 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03ba\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03ba\u03af\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7<\/em><\/strong> (The chair is yellow).<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0395\u03b3\u03ce \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5<\/em><\/strong> (I\u2019m blue).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Colors are used as adjectives, so grammatical agreement is important. This means that the color-adjective&#8217;s suffixes should be of the same grammatical gender and number as the noun they describe.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that Greek adjectives must adhere to agreement rules regardless of whether they appear before or after the noun.<\/p>\n<p>For instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0397 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7<\/em><\/strong> (sing. female) \u2013 The blouse is green<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0397 <em>\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7<\/em> \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03b1<\/strong> (sing. female) \u2013 The green blouse<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f\u03b9 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2<\/em><\/strong> (pl. female) \u2013 The blouses are green<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f\u03b9 <em>\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2<\/em> \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03b5\u03c2 <\/strong>(pl. female) \u2013 The green blouses<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f <em>\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> \u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (sing. male) \u2013 The red sun<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03bf <em>\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf<\/em> \u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03ae\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> (sing. neutral) \u2013 The red bicycle<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f\u03b9 <em>\u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9<\/em> \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2<\/strong> (pl. male) \u2013 The white chargers<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 <em>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1<\/em> \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> (pl. neutral) \u2013 The black shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>But Most Greek Colors Keep the Same Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>However, as previously discussed, most Greek colors are derived from French or English. These loan words, which retain the same form as the original French or English word, do not follow the Greek adjective rules. So, we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0397 <em>\u03bc\u03c9\u03b2<\/em> \u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> \u2013 The purple bag<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f <em>\u03c1\u03bf\u03b6<\/em> \u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> \u2013 The pink sack<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 <em>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad<\/em> \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 <\/strong>\u2013 The brown shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This also applies to Greek color names ending in <strong>-\u03af. <\/strong>Since <strong>-\u03af <\/strong>is a suffix by itself and it has purposefully been added to the root to signify semantically the [color], it cannot be replaced with common adjective suffixes. Thus, they are used as they are, regardless of the noun they describe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03bf <em>\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03af<\/em> \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 <\/strong>\u2013 The orange trousers<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 <em>\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03af<\/em> \u03b3\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac <\/strong> \u2013 The plum glasses<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0397 <em>\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03af<\/em> \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03c3\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> \u2013 The lime towel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Remember!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The only colors that adhere to the grammatical adjective rules are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf <\/strong>(red)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03ba\u03af\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf <\/strong>(yellow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf <\/strong>(green)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2\/\u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf <\/strong>(white)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf <\/strong>(black)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf <\/strong>(gold)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Express Your Favorite Color in Greek<\/h2>\n<p>Favorite colors make for an excellent small talk topic and are discussed by people of all ages, from toddlers to the elderly. How would you express your favorite color in Greek?<\/p>\n<p>You need to be familiar with two sentences: a question and an answer. They are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1; <\/strong>(What is your favorite color?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf <em>\u03bc\u03c9\u03b2<\/em>. <\/strong>(My favorite color is purple.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that, when colors are not used to describe an object, their grammatical gender is neutral. Thus, you should use the article <strong>\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> before them.<\/p>\n<p>Other phrases you can use to express your chromatic preferences are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\u039c\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 <\/em>\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf <\/strong>(I like red)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u0391\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03ce\/\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9 <\/em>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf <\/strong>(I love\/adore black)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u0394\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 <\/em>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u2026 <\/strong>(I don\u2019t like lime)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2026<em>\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce<\/em> \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c5\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03af. <\/strong>(I prefer cypress green)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>\u03a3\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/em> \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03af\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf. <\/strong>(I hate yellow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Describing Greek Colors<\/h2>\n<p>I know, I know, I\u2019ve already written about many more colors that you may need to know \u2013 <em>but we\u2019re not done just yet!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, describing something as \u201cblue\u201d doesn\u2019t cut it. We need something more, something that we might not be able to express with the word for a specific shade \u2013 or we have forgotten the word for the specific shade. In that case, the following words can be used to further describe color:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a3\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf <\/strong>= Dark<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0391\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc<\/strong> = Light<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0398\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03cc <\/strong>= Warm (for tone)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a8\u03c5\u03c7\u03c1\u03cc <\/strong>= Cool (for tone)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0398\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03cc<\/strong> = Dull<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb <\/strong>= Pastel<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0393\u03c5\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc <\/strong>= Shiny<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03c4 <\/strong>= Matte<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0394\u03b9\u03ac\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf <\/strong>= Transparent<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f\u03c0\u03ac\u03ba <\/strong>= Opaque<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, depending on whether there is only one color or multiple colors in something, you can describe it as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03bf\u03bd\u03cc\u03c7\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf<\/strong> = Monochromatic<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03c7\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf <\/strong>= Colorful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Using Greek Colors to Describe Characteristics<\/h2>\n<p>Aside from describing objects, we typically use color naming to describe a person&#8217;s features. However, as in many languages, the names are not the same as for regular colors. Skin, eye, and hair colors are described in Greek using words other than those used to describe regular colors.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hair Colors in Greek | <em>\u03a7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf <\/strong>= Black<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc<\/strong> = Brunette<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf <\/strong>= Dark ginger (brown and red)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039e\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03cc<\/strong> = Blonde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Other usual words for hair color:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc <\/strong>= a word to describe black and dark brown hair<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03c5\u03c1\u03cc\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf <\/strong>= light ginger; a combination of fire + blonde<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf<\/strong> = ginger<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf<\/strong> = red<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03af<\/strong> = raven<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad<\/strong> = cool brown or blonde<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03ad <\/strong>= platinum blonde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While regular color names are rarely used to describe hair, and when they are used, they are mostly to describe vivids \u2013 blue, green, purple, etc. \u2013 you can easily hear words like <strong>\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03af (plum), \u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03af (violet), \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af (aubergine), \u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03af (chocolate) <\/strong>be used to describe brown and red hair shades.<\/p>\n<p>You should also exercise caution when using the adjective in conjunction with the noun, as the word for hair in Greek can be used in both singular and plural forms. For example, the sentences below both mean &#8220;my hair is black&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Skin Colors in Greek | <em>\u03a7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc <\/strong>= White<\/li>\n<li><strong>M\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc \/ \u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc <\/strong>= Mediterranean Brown(-ish)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c8\u03cc <\/strong>= Brown<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf <\/strong>= Black<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Black and white are used exactly like their corresponding colors, but <strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad<\/strong> (brown) is almost never used to describe brown skin or brown hair, and <em>very<\/em> rarely used to describe brown eyes. The word <strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad<\/strong> is mostly reserved for objects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>the word <em>\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc<\/em> can be used either for skin or hair, but it does not necessarily mean that someone who is <em>\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> has both brown skin and hair; you can be, for instance, <em>\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> in terms of hair but have fair skin and vice versa.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eye Colors in Greek | <em>\u03a7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 <\/strong>= Black<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac <\/strong>= Brown<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong> = Green<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5 <\/strong>= Blue<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong> = Hazel (lit. brown and green)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b1\u03b4\u03af<\/strong> = Olive<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03af <\/strong>= Honey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Talking About Physical Features in Greek<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>I have\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When talking about skin, hair and eyes in Greek, we use the verb <strong>\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 <\/strong>(<em>have<\/em>) to describe them. The most common syntactic formulation is:<\/p>\n<p>(name\/pronoun) + <strong>\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9<\/strong> (conj.) + <strong>color<\/strong> + <strong>body<\/strong> <strong>part<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two notes before the examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure everything agrees in number and gender.<\/li>\n<li>Greek nouns have articles, but the articles <strong><em>should not<\/em><\/strong> be used when describing characteristics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 <em>\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1<\/em> \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac <\/strong>= I have red hair.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0388\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 <em>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf<\/em> \u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1<\/strong> = We have black skin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0397 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 <em>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac<\/em> \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> = My sister has brown eyes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>My hair is\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We can also use the verb \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to be) in a different syntactic formulation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>article + body part + possessive pronoun + \u03ad\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (<\/strong>conj<strong>.) + color<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this formulation, the article before the noun is <strong><em>required.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03ac <\/em><\/strong>= Your hair is blonde<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c8\u03cc <\/em><\/strong>= Maria\u2019s skin is brown<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5 <\/em><\/strong>= Their eyes are blue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>I am\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, as in most languages, you can describe yourself directly using (certain) descriptions and the verb <em>to<\/em> <em>be<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>(name\/pronoun) + <strong>\u03ad\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (<\/strong>conj<strong>.) + color<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This only works with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All skin colors\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong>: <em>\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 <\/em>(I am black)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc<\/strong>: <em>\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 <\/em>(We are white \u2013 fem.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c8\u03cc<\/strong>, \u03ba\u03bb\u03c0.: <em>\u0397 \u03bc\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c8\u03ae <\/em>(My mom is brown)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following hair colors\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc<\/strong>: <em>\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 <\/em>(I am dark-haired)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039e\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03cc<\/strong>: <em>\u039f \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03cc\u03c2 <\/em>(My father is blond)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc<\/strong>: <em>\u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae <\/em>(You are a brunette)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It does not work with the rest of the hair colors, nor the colors of the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can use the rest of the hair color names together with <strong><em>-\u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2\/-\u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1<\/em><\/strong> to create an adjective <em>-haired.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03bc\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1<\/em><\/strong> = I am black-haired<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u039f \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <em>\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 <\/em><\/strong>= My brother is red-haired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Greek Colors \u2013 Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>That was a lot of new vocabulary pertaining to greek colors and descriptions of color. 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