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I would agree with Arshak. I'm almost sure too that σεβνταλής has Turkish origins and together with the phrase "πόσο λάθος με μετράς" they are the two slang-like words/expressions used in the song. All the other words are used both in literature and oral speach, although they can be a bit tricky for a non-native speaker when he/she looks them up in a greek-english dictionary as they might not be there (eg. ψυχοπαίδι, παραγιός). Something that really helped me when I was learning German was to search the meanings of words in German dictionaries, where the explanation is also given in German. It can be more difficult in the beginning, but I think it helps more. Kind regards, Jim |
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Thank you so much for both of you. This is a very nice forum to learn greek language and your explanations are great. I know slang.gr but even in there I couldn't find some words , sometimes. I agree, it is useful to learn a foreign language by means of the explanations in that language. Once I did that way too when I was learning english. And I like Dionisiou too. Very nice music. Still there are so many other great greek musicians... Best regards, George |
