For the Greeks, the word "Malakas" is not just an insult. It is a phraseology and dictionary on its own.

@maria_jones67gmail

2 жыл бұрын

I do believe lebanese know a lot about Greece and Greeks.

@alogakos

2 жыл бұрын

Nigga

@skatainc.4912

2 жыл бұрын

@@alogakos bro 💀

@maria_jones67gmail

2 жыл бұрын

@@skatainc.4912 👹

@georgekour19

2 жыл бұрын

It's a name

we were playing soccer in the US, and someone did a mistake, a greek guy called him "Malaka!!!" So the american guy asked "what does Malaka mean??" the greek guy responded, "Malakas is someone in front of an open goal who cannot score" so there you have your meaning lol

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha another version of Malakas! Thank you 🙏🙏 Marilena

@Aaqe

Жыл бұрын

@@EasyGreekVideos "You stupid idiot!" LOL (Instant translation of malakas)

@ilovegyros3184

Жыл бұрын

Stop calling it soccer

@Aaqe

Жыл бұрын

@@ilovegyros3184 For foreign malakes it IS soccer, you like it or not. LOL

@AndyBandi2000

Жыл бұрын

@@ilovegyros3184 football in the US is another sport... calling it soccer just to avoid confusion

What a beautiful language i can listen in for hours!

@originalmix2546

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I feel exactly the same way about Greek 💟😍💟😍💟😍💟

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings!

@sirlee4

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you malakas

@hermespsychopompos8267

2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile as a Greek, the languages I can't stand even for a second listening is Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch. Normal Portuguese from Portugal is fine, though.

@ofoufoutos7110

2 жыл бұрын

especially when men call for action like these kzread.info/dash/bejne/oIJmpo-OgdrfdNI.html

Λάτρεψα την κοπέλα στο 3:40 λεπτό. "Τι μπορεί να κάνει κάποιος που να του αξίζει ο τίτλος του μαλάκα; " και λέει "Τίποτα, απλά να υπάρχει". χαχα

@PanMan712

2 жыл бұрын

χαχαχαχα ισχυει

@helekin2000

2 жыл бұрын

best comment

@km.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@amazingworld9257

2 жыл бұрын

Θεά!!!

@_Mrrock

2 жыл бұрын

Only woman i will love

My Lebanese friend would call me Mr. Malaka in front of his children and until they grew up they thought it was really was my name. My friends husband is Greek , and when she would see me she would call me hey malaka. I would tell her show some respect call me Mr Malaka.

@hariszark7396

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😆😉

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

That's too funny!

@kursat8566

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣🤣 Mr . Malaka

@Suey4249

2 жыл бұрын

xaxaxaxaxaxa

@igris3980

2 жыл бұрын

Very funny 😂😂😂😂😂

I can't understand a word - I'm just listening to this beautiful sounding language. Even when they swear it sounds beautiful.

@sofiamarinou1620

6 ай бұрын

You can see the English subtitles below the video, right? 😂

As a Greek, I was amazed to find out that there is an exact equivalent, a synonym of sorts, in Argentinean spanish: the word "boludo". It is used in an identical context as we Greeks use the word "malakas". In other words: boludo = malákas.

@petrosstefanidis6396

2 жыл бұрын

And maybe cabrón in México (?)

@gagarensesess

2 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised to know that there are many languages in the world, with equivalents of this word.

@mmscuf

2 жыл бұрын

@@gagarensesess No, not at all...

@Facu_Roldan

2 жыл бұрын

As an Argentinian wasn't expecting a Greek mentioning the most common slang word of my country lol. Now I understand the meaning of malakas perfectly. Cheers mate!

@nenadnedic6078

2 жыл бұрын

thats because those languange are root from latin like a greek in 7 century bc aproximatly. greek come from latin basicly accent especialy

A bunch of students were in a bus. The one out of two words they used was malakas. "hey malakas come on malakas" etc An old man asked them if are cousins. They answered "no sir why?" The old man said "because you have the same name".

Wow, I know Greeks aren't that fond of their politicians but hearing how the first person they thought about when thinking about the biggest wanker they knew was almost always a politician says quite a lot about the politics there.

@hariszark7396

2 жыл бұрын

Because it's 100% true. For the last 200 years. Not joking.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.. Marilena

@-Constantine-

2 жыл бұрын

Wait to hear about the slogan : "mitsotaki gamiesai" then .. :p

@AikonOfi

2 жыл бұрын

Well in the end of the day that is going on for many years.. yes politicians are wankers, but then doesn't this makes us worse, for voting for the same people that we call ''malakes'' over and over again?

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@AikonOfi In the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi: who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?

i have noticed, that although we greex say malakas almost on any occasion(and on any place in the syntax of the phrase), when foreigners try to throw it in their sentences they fail tragicaly... it takes a real malakas to call someone a malaka.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Everything has to do with the experience 😁😁 marilena

@Tiffany4183

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@user-ic4qd3jp6l

2 жыл бұрын

thats something a malakas would say😂

@user-nx4qe1tf6y

11 ай бұрын

​@@user-ic4qd3jp6l θθη

A word you can hear all the time on the Turkish-Greek border. Thanks for the explanation

@andrewtsalov4964

2 жыл бұрын

It has a video like what you are telling me 😆

@kursat8566

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewtsalov4964 yes i saw a video like that we probably watched the same video😅😂

@Em_-yd6mi

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 nice

@mickeymouse1697

2 жыл бұрын

That would make an EPIC VIDEO , LOL

@alexandraspring687

Жыл бұрын

@@mickeymouse1697 It would be incredibly slow and boring to make a video of crossing the border >_< maybe you'll get a few "wanker"/"malaka" sound bites

To my native spanish speaker ears, greek sounds both familiar and beautifull, its has a lovely rythm.

@EasyGreekVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏

@Nikstar34

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, I think its because the tempo of the languages are similar and more importantly, we pronounce our consonants the same.

@Nikstar34

Жыл бұрын

Also, if you look at the langfocus channel on KZread, they have an episode on the similarities between our two languages

Guys its simple. The word "malakas" is like a joker in a card game. It becomes whatever you like depending on your tone , face expressions and the people that you use it. All of it together!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Very simple indeed! 😂

The Greeks at my university in England said that Malakas is like saying asshole in English. Malakia should be considered as being whatever is coming out of/from/produced/said by the Malakas (or the asshole). Which totally made sense when they were using it. Eventually, all the English speakers who knew Greeks were using both these words as well. It was hilarious!

@aponk6051

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's how is basically used. You are right!

@avendreams2057

2 жыл бұрын

since we talk about English, I would say it is more like Wanker

@jkostop1974

2 жыл бұрын

It is used for same purpose...

@JohnKissamitakis51

Жыл бұрын

It's also called "wanker", same thing as "malakas"

@barbiebrowny7003

Жыл бұрын

Yes accurate!!! Explained 😂😂😂😂

As a Romanian, I cannot help but greet warmly Greeks, Italians & Spanish, hello fellow latincousins!

@Aioloss6006

Жыл бұрын

Hello cousin 🇬🇷💞🇷🇴

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

Hello Cousin!

@gonter875

11 ай бұрын

Hello Brother ...love from Greece to Romania our brother Country ...

@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723

11 ай бұрын

@@gonter875 Cousin not brother, my father never went to Greece but you have my thanks

@peterorphan9617

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate the warmness of this don't get me wrong. But need to set the record straight, Greek is not Latin in any way. Italian, Spanish and Romanian are Latin based languages but Greek is not.

there is also the phrase ''I was left malakas''. Used when we want to describe to someone else how shocked we became after an incident

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't know that! 😳😳 Marilena

@boldeagle2659

2 жыл бұрын

@@EasyGreekVideos well this is a great example then. You were left malakas 🤣

@wonderlandian8465

Жыл бұрын

@@EasyGreekVideos "Έμεινα μαλάκας"

10:28 "...we're all a bit of malakes anyway..." Sums the whole meaning of malakas.

Malakas is a word like no other, it can be used to condemn the worst of people and to embrace the dearest of friends. It can be used to describe something that's bad, something good and oftentimes something you have no clue about.

@elipav484

Жыл бұрын

same way the blacks use the n word in America .

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

It is truly a VERY special word & has been around since Antiquity with the Greeks! It needs to be protected at all costs!!! 👍

The poor old man: In that interview he seems to have used this word more often than in his entire life.... :-)

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

True! Marilena

@iconic6043

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely😂

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

Great Generation! The Last of the Honorable Dinosaurs 🙏

Καταλαβαίνω τη δυσκολία χρήσης αυτής της λέξης γιατί και στα ισπανικά υπάρχουν κάποιες λέξεις όπως αυτή, που είναι μια προσβολή ή μια χυδαία λέξη, αλλά που οι άνθρωποι χρησιμοποιούν συνεχώς, ακόμα και για να καλούν τους φίλους τους. Είναι πολύ δύσκολο να εξηγήσει κανείς πώς χρησιμοποιούνται αυτές οι λέξεις.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Εμείς κάναμε την προσπάθειά μας. 😅

@manorueda1432

2 жыл бұрын

@@EasyGreekVideos ναι! ευχαριστώ!

@s.papadatos6711

2 жыл бұрын

I think the word cabron is a similar one right?

@manorueda1432

2 жыл бұрын

@@s.papadatos6711 exactly! I had precisely that word in mind! "Cabrón", or its variant "cabronazo", are used in a very similar way. Although there are others 😅...

@anag2105

2 жыл бұрын

@@manorueda1432 here in Andalucia (Southern Spain), this colloquial use of swearwords is quite common. Here it can be actually OK to greet friends saying "hijo de p*ta" (literally, son of a bitch), which I think is the one expression you were thinking of. But, of course, this is only the case among trusted circles and depending on the circumstances.

My Greek-American friends say this word a lot!! Now I can dig deep on this wonderful expression!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

We are happy this video is useful for you then 🙏🙏 Marilena

At first I thought this was a Tagalog/Filipino video from the first word of the title. “Malakas” in Tagalog means “strong” 💪. This video is very good. Greek is a beautiful language.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that there is that word at Philippino 😊😊 marilena

@diskartihannatin2447

2 жыл бұрын

Pilipino have no idea that 'malakas' is a curse😅😅😅, no wonder why they use 'sakalam' as a replacement for 'malakas' when chatting in Facebook and other platforms. The closest pilipino curse word is 'malas' means unlucky or bad luck, which probably has a latin origin.

@hermespsychopompos4615

Жыл бұрын

Mate, somewhere near your place, I think there's an area called "Malaka" if I'm not mistaken. Malaka Peninsula, Gulf, River, Sea or something. I don't exactly recall. Am I right?

@nature_people

Жыл бұрын

@@hermespsychopompos4615 Malacca Strait?

@TurboChargedChristmas

Жыл бұрын

@@diskartihannatin2447 Welcome to the club Maceratan Italian Filipino and Spanish

Κανείς δεν ανέφερε ότι χρησιμοποιείται και σαν επιφώνημα που υποδηλώνει έκπληξη (αρνητική ή θετική), θαυμασμό ή σοκ. Πχ -Ο Τάσος μπορεί να πολλαπλασιάζει μέχρι και πενταψήφιους αριθμούς με το μυαλό του. -Μαλάαακα...!

@morticiaddams

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@tasgaz4881

Жыл бұрын

Μαλάαακαααα....τι είπες τώρα!!!😂😂😂

@user-jk5qq1is6b

Жыл бұрын

Σωστός

There were Greeks studying at universities in my town and I had many friends. This was the first word I learned. And they used it as often as a comma , 😀

Greek is so beautiful I swear !!!! I could listen to it FOR HOURS

@user-dd1ud1tu2r

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@user-fc7ht5or7g

2 жыл бұрын

could you explain to me, what does it sounds like to people that aren't greek? I mean , even if we don't speak french or italian or arabic, we can understand it when we hear it because all these languages have some charateristics....does this happen with greek too? is there maybe a letter that you hear more often? does it sounds like another language?

@johnvip8027

Жыл бұрын

I think the most beautifull and erotic language in the world is the spanish.... My opinion....! John from Greece....!

@exocosmo

Жыл бұрын

just do it

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

@@hungrycrab3297 I agree with everything you said! So well explained, I couldn’t have said it better myself! 👍

I don't know about you guys, but i learned this word from the Assassins Creed Odyssey :)) love that game

I think there's two versions of "malakas". As many people said I think it's a word you use in between close friends. Almost like you're jokingly roasting each other. It automatically indicates you're a close friend and that a person feels comfortable around you - which also is a sign of friendly love. Thank you for this video! :)

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Marilena

@sydsydlender4194

2 жыл бұрын

which word is used in persian?

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

How does a Persian gal know that? 😇

It's better not to use that word, especially when we're not a native. But still, it's quite important to have the knowledge, when it's considered okay and when it's not. Thanks Dimitri & Marilena for all your videos! Love from India! 🇮🇳❤🇬🇷

@wakeno.6047

2 жыл бұрын

True! Good advice.

@SP19NC

2 жыл бұрын

🇬🇷❤️🇮🇳

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@kapakhmpo6954

2 жыл бұрын

You are right malaka

@aristotle_4532

2 жыл бұрын

The true meaning of the word, the original meaning, and the one you will still find in more than half the uses in real life and literature, is: One who is afraid of the bad that will lead to the good. One who cannot tolerate effort or the pains required to get something good. It literally means soft. If you have admitted defeat and stopped studying for your exams or practicing your sport, your friend will say: Don't be a malakas, you can make it. If you believe you will not enjoy a vacation because it will be too much effort, your friend will again say: Don't be a malakas. It will be fun. If you are afraid of rejection and don't want to talk to a girl you like, your friend will say: Don't be a malakas, talk to her. The last example was so common it probably led to the second meaning.

Thanks so much for your videos. I really enjoy them. I am second generation Greek American, with not much family left to practice my Greek with. Your videos help me remember what I have forgotten and help me learn some more. Again thank you!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@hermespsychopompos8267

2 жыл бұрын

It's so sad those who cross the Atlantic forgetting their mother tongue. Those that go to other European nations, don't. In Germany we even have our own Greek schools for instance. In USA only a community in Florida is "too Greek" perhaps you know for whom I'm talking about ( Tarpon Springs ) but still don't know about their language. Nothing more glorious speaking Plato's tongue! HeHe!

@mmscuf

2 жыл бұрын

@@hermespsychopompos8267 Relax. Its a natural process. Being a transatlantic or a transpacific immigrant is not the same as being an intra-european immigrant. The former type is anything between a 10 to 20-hour flight away from the motherland, the latter is a 2-3 hour hop to Greece. That huge geographical distance applying to the trans-Atlantic/Pacific immigrants is responsible for the fact it can take 5-10 years or more for these unfortunate souls before they visit Greece which, for an immigrant in Germany or Belgium is never the case. The American/Canadian/Australian Greek immigrants with the passage of the generations gradually become amalgamated, absorbed in the culture of their host countries. The Greeks in Germany or Belgium, for example, do not. Its the proximity to the old country. Its not rocket science. As a side point, a Greek immigrant to Argentina, will feel much closer to home, in all respects, than a Greek immigrant in Germany, inspite of the huge geographical distance.

@hermespsychopompos8267

2 жыл бұрын

@@mmscuf Yeah, I get it man. I just mentioned it's sad.

@justtzortz2010

2 жыл бұрын

Buddy you're always welcome to speak and practice your greek as you're always welcome to visit us and let us buy you a chipuro

This is an absolutely brilliant video. If I were a provost of a university, I’d award honorary doctorates in linguistics to whoever was involved in putting this together.

@EasyGreekVideos

Жыл бұрын

Haha thank you!

@mesamadhi

6 ай бұрын

Lol

03:34 Ερώτηση: -Τι μπορεί να κάνει κάποιος, ώστε να αξίζει τον τίτλο "μαλάκας" Απάντηση: -Τίποτα. Απλά να υπάρχει! Σχόλιο: Πώς να μην ερωτευθεί κανείς αυτή την κοπέλα μετά από τέτοια απάντηση :) . Τα είπε όλα με 4 λέξεις!

@iwiqhlijfbhhhff1777

2 жыл бұрын

Νταξει δεν θα σε παντρευτεί κιόλας.

@gkurgkuntzola1466

Жыл бұрын

Άραξε

@kostasgamer6725

10 ай бұрын

@@gkurgkuntzola1466 😂

I know this sounds like a complete stereotype but i fell in love with Greece, it's culture, landscapes and language thanks to the video game 'Assassin's Creed: Odysseey'. Also knowing that some of the lines spoken in the game don't make sense and / or are gibberish often enough i was standing there in the middle of, say, a marketplace listening to the chatter of other NPCs and watching them go by.

@manolococcia4283

Жыл бұрын

@Kostas035 beautiful language, but young people only use 5% of it... interesting history.... bad roads... what a coincidence! Just like here in Italy!

@alyctus

11 ай бұрын

That's actually a really beautiful way to fall in love with a country. Interesting how video games can contribute to that. 😊

Yes, this is a very beautiful language

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏 Marilena

2:23 Greek women look like Aphrodite. They are very beautiful. Greek men are very lucky. 😅

My mind can already picture Gennaro Gattuso saying this in his press conference and the iconic " Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit"

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@katerinakiiii5438

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

I am Greek and I have Colombian friends who are from Bogota and they use a word “marica” with each other (almost sounds the same as malaka). Marika is an insult and actually a derogatory term for gay people so it should not be used. However it is used with friends amongst themselves in the exact same context as malaka. This has been the closest word I have found to malaka because it’s a word which is extremely offensive if used directly to strangers but has turned into a word of endearment amongst friends

@fabiotellez6192

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha thnx

@koszim

9 ай бұрын

Brazilians also use this word (marica) very often.

It's the first word my Greek friends taught me when I arrived in Greece ahaha!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Now you can understand why! Marilena

Malaka is my favourite Greek word . . . especially when driving in Greece - I use it all the time!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone does! Marilena

Στην Ελλάδα όλοι έχουν το ίδιο όνομα. Δεν μπορείς να ξεχωρήσεις κανένα. Λες αυτή την λέξη και γυρίζουν όλοι.

@marylambros2149

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@aidoremon710

7 ай бұрын

Χαχαχα.

Thanks Ubisoft for teaching me this lovely word. Malaka......

Είχα κάνει ένα ταξίδι στη Μαλαισία! Και από κουάλα λουμπούρ πήγα σε μία άλλη πόλη της Μαλαισίας που ονομαζόταν Μαλακα!! Και είπα σε σε έναν κάτοικο αυτής της πόλης, ότι αυτό το όνομα το έχουν στην Ελλάδα 5 εκατομμύρια άνδρες!!!! Σίγουρα αυτός δεν θα με πίστεψε! Εγώ πάντως του είπα την αλήθεια!!!

I know little of the greek language, but I feel the man with the black hat at 2:35 says it with the proper warmth and enthusiasm!

@EasyGreekVideos

Жыл бұрын

Hehe yes 👍

The most versatile word on the planet . It can be used in just about every situation under any circumstances by people from all countries without anyone really getting uncomfortable with it,. . It should be register as a national treasure.

Ό,τι πιο τέλειο έχω δει τους τελευταίους μήνες! Να ‘στε καλά, παιδιά! 🤣

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Ευχαριστούμε πολύ!!

@Alfamoto8

2 жыл бұрын

Ρε φίλε το χάλασες, κάτσε να σε διορθώσω: "Ό,τι πιο τέλειο έχω δει τους τελευταίους μήνες! Να ‘στε καλά ρε -μαλάκες-!" 🤩🤩🤩

@SP19NC

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alfamoto8 Πω, καλά, μαλακία έκανα! Καλά λες! 🤣

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@SP19NC Σε συγχωρούμε

in Polish there is a word (kurwa) you say it when you are sad, happy, disappointed, at work, as a comma in speech, when you hit yourself, forget something and many other situations

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Common to alakas word then 😉 Marilena

As a half greek English man I thank you for your channel and services! 🔥🙏

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Marilena

03:43 - Τίποτα, απλά να υπάρχει!!! ΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΧΑΧΑ!!! Έγραψε!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

😄

Πολύ ωραίο επεισόδιο! Η πιο αστεία στιγμή μου με τη χρήση αυτής της λέξης ήταν με έναν Αγγλο φίλο, που όταν την χρησιμοποίησε τον πειράξαμε λέγοντάς του με κάθε προσποιητή σοβαρότητα "we havent given you the "i can use the malaka word' card yet!". Αφού έπαθε μια ψυχρολουσία αρχικά, του γράψαμε πάνω στην απόδειξη του καφέ το αντίστοιχο "πάσο" , υπογεγραμμένο κιόλας, που ακόμα έχει κρατημένο για να θυμάται το χαβαλέ που κάναμε μετα!...Έχει να το λέει, ότι έχει "επίσημη" άδεια να το χρησιμοποιεί :D

@GIASEMI-KHRYKOU

2 жыл бұрын

@Montragon 29 Πολλη φαση φιλε μου αυτο που διηγεισαι!

@user-hm9vx2sx1c

Жыл бұрын

@Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος αλλαξε ροτα, το βλεπεις στραβα

Haha! "Malakas" in Filipino (Philippines) means "Strong".

Another great video of EasyGreek, excellent choice of interviewees

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Marilena

1:22 de ki hatunun mimikler süpermiş:)

Also many of us replaced our friends' names with the word malaka so instead of calling a friend with his birth name we usually use the malaka word to call him. Me personally i think i use this word more or less 20 times a day. But of course the number increases a lot when im driving or when i watch a football match :)

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I like how you keep count of how many times you use it every day!

@ja-qk4vd

2 жыл бұрын

do Greeks have malaka jars where you have to put a euro for each time you find the word escapes unnoticed grom the lips?😜

@Grihlo

2 жыл бұрын

So when you are driving all the people around are your friends? What a nice driving experience it must be! :))

@user-hl4vl8qd7h

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grihlo surely not!! Greeks driving behavior is a mess so on streets you can see lots of problems!! From the way and where we park cars to cross the red lights.. So we call the other driver or walker malaka doing at the same time the well known movement with hands...

@DimitrisR318

2 жыл бұрын

An aunt of mine came visiting Greece after many decades living in Australia and hearing one day young people on a bus calling one an other "malaka" all the time,asked them innocently if they were baptized by the same priest lol...

Malaka is not just a word, it's a Greek national treasure.

This is exactly the kind of video I have been looking for to learn vernacular Greek. Both English and Greek subtitles. Euxaristo!

@EasyGreekVideos

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

The old man that doesn't use the word , during the interview said "malakas" over 30 times.

@JohnPap21

2 жыл бұрын

He was waiting for this moment his whole life.

@wonderlandian8465

Жыл бұрын

Had to make up for lost time xD

The word malaka in Greek has a broad range of meanings. It is used to describe yourself or other who do something dumb or careless, to a joking welcome for a good friend, to the English equivalent of calling someone a wanker, to expressing extreme disdain for an individual. Good post very funny and interesting.

It would be fun to have a video about different Greek hand gestures and facial expressions and what it conveys. Like the facial expression and the hand gesture the girl did at 1:26.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

We have this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4KYsMprZZzgmrw.html

I love this channel... Im so proud to be a patron

Excellent videos as always. It helps a ton !

This is the most in depth conversation between total strangers that I've ever watched.

I think that the gentleman speaking about the word used in church was referring το "Μαλακία." In Strong's Concordance we find this definition: malakia: softness, weakness Original Word: μαλακία, ας, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: malakia Phonetic Spelling: (mal-ak-ee'-ah) Definition: softness, weakness Usage: weakness, illness, sickness. HELPS Word-studies 3119 malakía (from 3120 /malakós, "soft") - a disease or condition that weakens ("softens") the victim. 3119 (malakía) is an ailment that disables - "a debilitating infirmity" causing the body to lose muscle fiber, etc.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Μαλάκας, μαλακός and μαλακία have a common root!

@stelios5314

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, thats what I was going to say. He didnt define the word well. Actually, church just uses the word ''correctly'' while most of people tend to be unaware of the exact definition...

Im from turkey but i like greek people. Why idk 😄 btw nice video homie, funny 👍

When the dude asked the Dudette: -So, when someone deserves to be called "Malakas"? -Nothing, just exist. 😆 The most accurate description of the usage of our word. The all-weather word.

1:25 Είμαι σίγουρος ότι έχω δει αυτή τη χειρονομία και στην Ιταλία

In Philippines the word "malakas" means strong!!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

We are so glad we have audience at Philippines!! Marilena

@nezperce2767

Жыл бұрын

In Greece as well one might find a quite strong Malaka in high places

“What does one have to do to be called it?” “Nothing. Just exist.” 😂

Great to see this video and hear the Greek language again . I lived in Agii Anargiri for 23 years Aektzhs alla oxi apo th kounia , filikia apo anglia . To say malaka also comes with the hand gesture. ✋️ I've two sons 30 and 36 this year their mother is Greek . Kypros einai Elliniki , Zhto Hellas.

Ένα επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμενο video που το παρακολουθείς με το χαμόγελο στα χείλη ❣💯

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

l came here from Assassin’s creed odyssey.

For friends: “Hello you malaka!” Trolling your friends: “Come you malaka!” If you’re angry: “Oh malaka!” If you’re offended: “Stop being a malakas.” (Very important, when malakas is used in such a way you’re one step before physical confrontation) In every Greek road: “How do you go like that you malaka!” (We have god awful drivers) Those are the basic ones. Think of it as Chinese in a way, where depending on the situation the word is used and especially the tone of the voice, the word can mean something entirely different.

@decean2451

Жыл бұрын

Also gonna say this, we typically refer from using that word with total strangers, as it’s more of a familiarity thing, unless we specifically aim to confront or insult someone who pissed us off. And by proxy we typically will not use that word in a work environment in front of people, but when it’s just the employees it’s a fair game. It’s treated as both an indecent/confrontational word and a word that shows familiarity/respect at the same type depending on the person. Older Greeks will most likely find it somewhat insulting while me and other young Greeks use it literally everywhere besides work and family (also a respect thing, you typically don’t use malaka for your parents ((siblings are an exception)) here both for respect and a massive ass beating if you do, but that also varies. Look it’s complicated lmao idk how to perfectly explain it just live and get raised in Greece and poof you know everything subconsciously kekw).

Love this topic about Malakas.. -from the Philippines.

Χαχαχαχχα τίποτα απλά να υπάρχει! Θεα . Απόλυτο δίκιο. Αυτή είναι η πραγματική έννοια της λέξης και ο πραγματικός λόγος ύπαρξης αυτής της λέξης. Απλά να υπάρχεις.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Νομίζω πως το όρισε πολύ καλά! Μαριλένα

or... how to get beaten up in Greece.😂 Fascinating word though, with vast historical pedigree though, even St paul used it. Really captured this both past and present. How you keep coming up with this stuff.

Αυτό είναι εκπαιδευτική εκπομπή. Με κυρος. Οχι χιλια μπράβο 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

2:13 I laughed so hard at this image at that very moment. You cheeky you, Dimitris!

@EasyGreekVideos

10 ай бұрын

Heehee 😁

I'm italian and I study Αncient Greek, but I have to say that it's pretty different from the current language! I speak about the pronunciation, in particular

@hariszark7396

2 жыл бұрын

No my friend. The only thing that is exactly the same 100% in modern and ancient Greek IS pronunciation. Are you learning ancient Greek pronunciation based on the Erasmaic wrong pronunciation?

@user-hu9mm1oe1q

2 жыл бұрын

Ancient greek is different in terms of pronunciation only if you're using the erasmic/erasmian pronunciation which was designed by Western scholars for efficiency for them as. Although it carries certain elements that were indeed pronounced slightly differently, like η (ita) was pronounced more like a double e (as in epsilon) rather than -i (like I in India) so for example the name Eleni was actually pronounced as Elene-e. This is true as modern greek has many -i like ι η, υ, οι, so chances are some of them depending on the word were either used like this due to conjunction or pronounced slightly differently. Greek has διαλυτικά, the little double dots uses on double vowel letters to help when for example oi will be pronounced as oy instead of i as in India again. However, please understand that erasmian accent is by no way accurate. As modern anthropologists and linguists have said, if you want to find out how certain ancient words were pronounced you ought to go to some isolated villages to find out, also as ancient greeks had many dialects, the pronunciation varies from place to place from antiquity until today. For example, Goddess Artemis in Attic Greek was pronounced like Artemis but in Dorian Greek it was pronounced as Ar-ta-mis with the last syllable highlighted contrary to the first one.

@Glossologia

2 жыл бұрын

@@hariszark7396 No language remains the same in pronunciation over thousands of years. Erasmian pronunciation isn't the same thing as the reconstructed historical pronunciation, and we nowadays have a very good understanding of the reconstructed historical pronunciation. Many features of ancient Greek are even preserved in the dialects - double consonants, the difference between υ and ι, the difference between η and ι, etc. are all preserved in different dialects.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Ancient Greek was definitely pronounced different from both the modern Greek pronunciation AND the Erasmian pronunciation.

@hariszark7396

2 жыл бұрын

@@Glossologia You confuse pronunciation of letters (like in Erasmaic pronunciation) with the different dialects of wording. Not the same things. In Greek we have hundreds of dialects in every area of different cities and villages. Cretans have their own dialect. Macedonians their own. People from Pontos their own etc. Even the Cypriot people are speaking their own dialect. But ALL of them are speaking Greek. With the same pronunciation of oi,ei,eu,ai in common. And none of them are NOT talking with the "Erasmaic pronunciation" . Never. Nowhere. So.....we can clearly say that Erasmus was totally wrong. But there are people learning Greek pronunciation based on this wrong pronunciation.....without any reason.

Latin cognate is mollis (soft, weak), others are connected with the indoeuropean root *melh- which means "to grind, to crush, to make soft". Malleus in latin (hammer) and mjollnir are other cognates.

@nezperce2767

2 жыл бұрын

Αυτοι οι ινδοευρωπαιοι εχουν αφησει καποιο στοιχειο υπαρχει καπου καποιο μνημειο, καποιος αρχαιολογικος χωρος και χρονος οπου εζησαν να το επισκευθουμε? Ο κυριος ( ονομα?) ιστορικος αρχαιολογος που εψαξε και που βρηκε γεωγραφικα ωστε στηριξε την θεωρια?

@nubianus

2 жыл бұрын

@@nezperce2767 i don't think so bro. only Kurgan culture from Ukraine and caucasus

@nezperce2767

2 жыл бұрын

If there is no evidence, how come the theory is not questioned. There are evidence proving theories or wtitten matterial of ancient times and still those theories are in doubt just for disaproval reason

@nubianus

2 жыл бұрын

@@nezperce2767 but the theory and evidence are very solid.

@nezperce2767

2 жыл бұрын

What evidence. Similarities? To what ? There are similar words in turkish arab persian armenian latin french and albanian. That does not implies that turks gave their lang away. They ve done so just to the alnanian lang. They ve copied everybody else. Solid evidence is monuments relics written items of the time on something

That's such a nice video!!!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Τhank you! Marilena

Reporter: What might one do so that he might deserve the title "malakas" Greek Girl: Nothing, just exist 😂

When it’s said in Anger to another, be it an acquaintance, a friend, or an absolute stranger, it pretty conclusively means, Jagoff.

who is here because of Assassins Creed?

Τέσσερις όμορφες κοπέλες σε ένα άριστο βίντεο. 70 k και συνεχίσουμε.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Ευχαριστουμε πολύ 🙏🙏

Your best video!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Προσοχή! If you get to familiar using this word it gets so addictive that you will never stick it off tour tongue 👅 I can't say I like the fact that this is one of the many, if not the one most Greek-defining word out there. Greek is a very beautiful language for it definitely can be more than just such swear words.

ΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑ ''Να τους πω καμία κουβέντα; Να τους δώσω κανα σκαμπίλι;'' ΔΕ ΜΠΟΡΩ!!! Φοβεροί όλοι οι χαρακτήρες, και τόσο ενδιαφέρουσα η διαφορά ανάμεσα στο πως αντιμετωπίζουν οι παλιότερες και οι νεότερες γενιές τη λέξη.

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Κ εμάς μας άρεσε πολύ αυτό! Μαριλένα

@rizwabest1758

Жыл бұрын

Kala les

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! being half Greek this brings me pride to watch your vids and this was specially fun xD

BRAVO RE MALAKAAA BRAVOOO !! very nice job

Πολύ καλή δουλειά!!

It is the most versatile word in greek vocabulary.

I like the older Greek at about 7:17 or so. He's embarrassed to use it etc.

Im greek and it's the first time I show this channel and I thought.... Mmmmm a good video

4:39 she looks like Jessica Biel! ❤️

This definitely reminded me of the term _güey_ , which is *very* widely used here in Mexico nowadays. I'm not sure where its origins lie exactly, someone told me once it originally meant "castrated man", but I haven't been able to verify it. Anyway, even though its meaning may be different from that of _μαλάκας_ , it's quite similar in that it may still be employed pejoratively (though, admittedly, not that much) among strangers, for instance, but among friends, partners, etc, it's no longer perceived as offensive, nor vulgar. I've never really liked using it, though, because I do find it vulgar and overused, but then there are even worse things, like the now also ubiquitous _no mames_ , which I hate with a passion...

@irondasgr

2 жыл бұрын

Es possible que la palabra "gringo" se usa en el mismo contexto? (aunque los casos en los que se importa son muy especificos e individuos)

@ControlledCha0s

2 жыл бұрын

@@irondasgr I would say the answer to that is yes and no. _Gringo/a_ doesn't have the same meanings as _güey_ , since it's pretty much always used to refer to US citizens, but now that you mention it, it _is_ somewhat similar to that term in that it can be employed both pejoratively and friendly. Also, and again similarly to _guëy_ , I would say it's lost some of its negative connotations among many Mexicans, used nowadays more as a friendly, if informal, way of talking about, and directly addressing, someone from the States, than as an insult or a slur.

@irondasgr

2 жыл бұрын

@@ControlledCha0s Hhahaha I don't know why but I would love to be called "gringo" around through shopping in Mexico, since to my ears all locals use it to confirm a certain level of difference between them and the foreigner yet with a sense of humour and desire to engage a maximum proximity. I'd love to return to Mexico sometime but the return ticket only costs 1200$.... :(((

@TheOne-fe8wk

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think guey is a good example because as far as I’m aware you cannot use it as an insult where as malaka can be used as an insult

@ControlledCha0s

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOne-fe8wk Well, it's true that it may not be such a good example, because like _gringo_ , _güey_ has lost most of its pejorative character over the years, but there are at least a few instances where it may be used negatively, like in the constructions _ser güey_ or _estar bien güey_ , admittedly weak insults, compared to the sort of things you see and hear nowadays over here when people _really_ want to trash talk somebody, but still, in such contexts _güey_ is no compliment, either.

Interesting video (again). I really miss Ελπινίκη, Χρυσαλένα and Εφθυμης and their videos 😞 Will there be any more from that team?

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

We hope so, soon!

The choice of the background video on 2:13 had me rolling !! 😂

"What can one do to earn the title malakas?" "Nothing, only exist." As far as I know I have no greek in me at all but this makes me wonder if I'm related to that chick somewhere way back in time because we think alike lmfao.

I admit I would use it! First of all because I do the same when I speak my own language (Italian) and secondly because when I learn/speak a foreign language I tend to pretend with myself it is my language so I copy expressions used by natives as much as I can. Guessing the right use and position of words into a sentence is not easy, tho. (obviously with "malakas" I would fail miserably as usual :D)

@irondasgr

2 жыл бұрын

Quale sarebbe la parola corrispondente in italiano? Forse la espressione "Mica scemo"? O la parola cornuto? Beh, il cornuto ha un significato troppo differente...

Μπράβο παιδιά, πολύ ωραίο επεισόδιο!

@EasyGreekVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Eυχαριστούμε πολύ 🙏🙏 Μαριλένα

Etymologically it means "soft". It is used since antiquity along with a similar ancient Greek swearword with a closeby meaning, namely the word "pepon" (πέπων), which also meant "soft".

@teoteog3984

6 ай бұрын

έτσι

That's Funny! In Philippines “ Malakas” means is “ Strong or stronger like Athletic. LoL 😆