Zena Studies

Colour = Χρώμα / chróma 

Colours = Χρώματα / chrómata

Black = Μαύρο / mávro

White = Άσπρο or Λευκό / áspro or lefkó

Red = Κόκκινο / kókino

Blue = Μπλέ / Blé

Green = Πράσινο / prásino

Yellow = Κίτρινο / kítrino

Orange = Πορτοκαλί / portokalí

Attention! The word orange (fruit) is πορτοκάλι / portokáli.

Purple = Μώβ / móv

Pink = Ρόζ / róz

Grey = Γκρί / grí

Brown = Καφέ / kafé

Silver = Ασημένιο or ασήμι / asimémio or asimí

Gold = Χρυσεφένιο or χρυσό / hrisaménio or hrisó

Avocado ( yellow-green colour ) = Κιτρινοπράσινο / kitrinoprásino

Mahogany ( dark wood colour ) = Μαόνι / maóni

Aqua ( pale turquoise-green colour ) = Άκουα / ákoua

Apricot ( orangey-pink colour) = Βερικοκί / verikokí

Vermillion ( bright red ) = Βερμιγιόν / vermiyón

Azure ( light blue ) = Γαλάζιο / galázio

Violet = Βιολετί or Μενεξεδί / violetí or meneksedí

Beige = Εκρού / ecrú

Camel ( light tan colour ) = Καμηλό / kamiló

Sienna ( reddish brown ) = Καστανό / kastanó

Colour = Χρώμα / chróma 

Colours = Χρώματα / chrómata

Black = Μαύρο / mávro

White = Άσπρο or Λευκό / áspro or lefkó

Red = Κόκκινο / kókino

Blue = Μπλέ / Blé

Green = Πράσινο / prásino

Yellow = Κίτρινο / kítrino

Orange = Πορτοκαλί / portokalí

Attention! The word orange (fruit) is πορτοκάλι / portokáli.

Purple = Μώβ / móv

Pink = Ρόζ / róz

Grey = Γκρί / grí

Brown = Καφέ / kafé

Silver = Ασημένιο or ασήμι / asimémio or asimí

Gold = Χρυσεφένιο or χρυσό / hrisaménio or hrisó

Avocado ( yellow-green colour ) = Κιτρινοπράσινο / kitrinoprásino

Mahogany ( dark wood colour ) = Μαόνι / maóni

Aqua ( pale turquoise-green colour ) = Άκουα / ákoua

Apricot ( orangey-pink colour) = Βερικοκί / verikokí

Vermillion ( bright red ) = Βερμιγιόν / vermiyón

Azure ( light blue ) = Γαλάζιο / galázio

Violet = Βιολετί or Μενεξεδί / violetí or meneksedí

Beige = Εκρού / ecrú

Camel ( light tan colour ) = Καμηλό / kamiló

Sienna ( reddish brown ) = Καστανό / kastanó

admirable = αξιοθαύμαστος / aksiotháumastos

amazing = εκπληκτικός / ekpliktikós

amusing = διασκεδαστικός/diaskedastikós

appreciative = ευγνώμονας / evgnómonas

astonishing = εντυπωσιακός / entiposiakós

brave = γενναίος / genéos

brilliant = λαμπερός / lamperós

calm = ήρεμος / íremos

charming = αξιαγάπητος / aksiagápitos

cheerful = ευδιάθετος / evdiáthetos

clever = έξυπνος / éksipnos

dedicated = αφοσιωμένος / afosioménos

determined = αποφασιστικός / apofasistikós

devoted = πιστός / pistós

dynamic = δυναμικός / dynamikós

eager = ενθουσιώδης / enthousiódis

energetic = δραστήριος / drastírios

excellent = εξαιρετικός / ekseretikós

exceptional = εξαίρετος / ekséretos

extraordinary = αξιοσημείωτος / aksiosimíotos

exuberant = κεφάτος / kefátos

fabulous = θαυμάσιος / thavmásios

fantastic = φανταστικός / fantastikós

friendly = φιλικός / filikós

fun = διασκεδαστικός / diaskedastikós

gracious = ευγενικός / evgenikós

gutsy = τολμηρός / tolmirós

healthy = υγιής / igiís

honest = ειλικρινής / ilikrinís

incredible = απίστευτος / apísteutos

joyous = πανευτυχής / paneftihís

keen = επιμελής / epimelís

likable = συμπαθητικός / sympathitikós

lucky = τυχερός / tiherós

passionate = παθιασμένος / pathiasménos

peaceful = γαλήνιος / galínios

pleasurable = απολαυστικός / apolafstikós

positive = θετικός / thetikós

sincere = αγνός / agnós

splendid = μεγαλοπρεπής / megaloprepís

superior =  ανώτερος / anóteros

Number = Αριθµός / arithmós

Numbers = Αριθµοί / arithmí 

One = Ένα / éna 

Two = Δύο / dío

Three = Τρία / tría 

Four = Τέσσερα / téssera 

Five = Πέντε / pénte 

Six = Έξι / éksi 

Seven = Επτά or εφτά / it can either be written and pronounced eptá or eftá

Eight = Οκτώ or οχτώ / it can either be written and pronounced októ or ohtó 

Nine = Εννιά or εννέα / it can either be written and pronounced enniá or ennéa

Ten = Δέκα / déka 

Eleven = Έντεκα / énteka 

Twelve = Δώδεκα / dódeka 

Thirteen = Δεκατρία / dekatría 

Fourteen = Δεκατέσσερα / dekatéssera 

Fifteen = Δεκαπέντε / dekapénte 

Sixteen = Δεκαέξι / dekaèksi 

Seventeen = Δεκαεπτά or δεκαεφτά / it can either be written and pronounced dekaeptá or dekaeftá 

Eighteen = Δεκαοκτώ or δεκαοχτώ / it can either be written and pronounced dekaoktó or dekaohtó 

Nineteen = Δεκαεννέα or δεκαεννιά / it can either be written and pronounced dekaennéa or dekaenniá 

Twenty = Είκοσι / íkosi

21 , 22 ,23 = Είκοσι+ένα, δυο, τρία… = Είκοσι ένα, είκοσι δύο, είκοσι τρία… 

Thirty = Τριάντα / triánta 

31 , 32.. = Τριάντα ένα, τριάντα δυο…

Forty = Σαράντα / saránta 

Fifty = Πενήντα / penínta 

Sixty = Εξήντα / eksínta 

Seventy = Εβδοµήντα / evdomínta 

Eighty = Ογδόντα / ogdónta 

Ninety = Ενενήντα / enenínta 

Planets as Mandarin vocab: 

Mercury - 水星 (shuǐ xīng) lit. water star Venus - 金星 (jīn xīng) lit. gold star Mars - 火星 (huǒ xīng) lit. fire star Jupiter - 木星(mù xīng) lit. wood star Saturn - 土星 (tǔ xīng) lit. earth star Earth - 地球 (dì qiú) lit. ground sphere Uranus - 天王星 (tiān wáng xīng) lit. sky king star Neptune - 海王星 (hǎi wáng xīng) lit. sea king star

Listen to everything they’re taught, not just hearing

Take notes

Listen to opinions they don’t like

Be open to having their minds changed

Don’t listen to music with words when studying

Practise

Commit

Keep a regimen of self-discipline even in the face of a lack of motivation

Take breaks

Sleep regularly and more than expected

Work very hard during the day

Exercise

Plan in advance

Get small tasks done when there isn’t time to do bigger ones

Engage

Take failures as a learning curve

Think positively

Do their best work at the start of the year so they get more slack later

Talk to those who teach them

Debate

Do a little every day instead of all at once

Ask for help

Help others

Drink water

Work hard but work smart

Know what study setup is their most productive

Hold themselves accountable

Figure out which work is a priority

Don’t waste time re-reading as a form of studying

Find out things they don’t understand

Test themselves frequently

Work backwards through things to understand why something works

Learn more than they need

Have more interests and hobbies than just academics

Find out the most important concepts in a course

Learn the most important 20% of the course to get 80% of the grade

Don’t complain

Tailor their courses to focus on what interests them the most

Play hard after working hard

Read in advance

Know how to say no but don’t say no unless they have to

Take every opportunity they can

Eat well

Defend their personal beliefs

Don’t use other people’s successes/failures as an excuse for anything they do

Don’t let studying become the main part of their life

Understand that everything is temporary

Set goals, short- and long-term

Put their phones away/on silent when studying

Colors in Greek

Blue = Μπλε (ble)

Pink = ροζ (roz)

Brown = καφέ (kafe)

Black = μαύρο (mavro)

Grey =  γκρι (gri)

Red = κόκκινο (kokkino)

Yellow = κίτρινο (kitrino)

White = άσπρο (aspro)

Green = πράσινο (prasino)

When learning Danish it’s very important that you are aware of this small difference.

Danish: Far og mor | fare og mord

Pronunciation: [ˈfɑː ʌ ˈmoɐ̯] | [ˈfɑːɑ ʌ ˈmoɐ̯ˀ]