Learn Greek › A2 › συμβουλή
συμβουλή
advice /simvuˈli/
nounA2#901 most common
Also: counsel, a piece of advice, recommendation/tip
Example sentences
Σε ευχαριστώ για τη συμβουλή.
Thank you for the advice.
Μου έδωσες μια πολύ καλή συμβουλή.
You gave me a very good piece of advice.
Η συμβουλή της μητέρας μου ήταν τελικά πολύ χρήσιμη.
My mother's advice turned out to be very useful.
Αν είχα ακολουθήσει τη συμβουλή σου, δεν θα είχα κάνει αυτό το λάθος.
If I had followed your advice, I wouldn't have made this mistake.
Παρά τις πολλές συμβουλές των ειδικών, αποφάσισε να ακολουθήσει το ένστικτό του.
Despite the many pieces of advice from the experts, he decided to follow his instinct.
Θα ήθελα να σου δώσω μια συμβουλή, αν μου επιτρέπεις: μην εμπιστεύεσαι τυφλά τις συμβουλές των άλλων.
I'd like to give you one piece of advice, if you'll permit me: don't blindly trust other people's advice.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η συμβουλή | οι συμβουλές |
| Genitive | της συμβουλής | των συμβουλών |
| Accusative | τη(ν) συμβουλή | τις συμβουλές |
| Vocative | συμβουλή | συμβουλές |
Word family
συμβουλεύωto advise, to counsel
σύμβουλοςadvisor, consultant
συμβουλευτικόςadvisory, consulting
συμβούλιοcouncil, boardEtymology
A transparent Ancient Greek compound of σύν 'together, with' (assimilated to συμ- before the labial β) and βουλή 'will, counsel, plan', a derivative of βούλομαι 'to want, to deliberate'. The literal idea is of people taking counsel together, which yields the modern sense 'advice'. The PIE root cited below belongs to the βουλή element; σύν has no securely established Indo-European cognates.
Learn Greek the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 1,406 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 1,406 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free