to paint (a wall) / dye
💡 Memory tip: Sounds like “VA-fo.” Picture a paint roller going “VAF!” across a wall — βάφω = I paint walls, dye (pictures are ζωγραφίζω).
“Βάφω τον τοίχο μπλε.”
I'm painting the wall blue.
I paint
“Βάφω το σπίτι κάθε δύο χρόνια.”
I paint the house every two years.
you paint
“Βάφεις μόνος σου τους τοίχους;”
Do you paint the walls yourself?
he/she paints
“Βάφει τα νύχια της κόκκινα.”
She paints her nails red.
we paint
“Βάφουμε τα αυγά κόκκινα το Πάσχα.”
We dye the eggs red at Easter.
you (all) paint
“Βάφετε τα παράθυρα;”
Do you (all) paint the windows?
they paint
“Βάφουν τα σπίτια άσπρα στα νησιά.”
They paint the houses white on the islands.
I painted
“Έβαψα την πόρτα μπλε.”
I painted the door blue.
you painted
“Έβαψες τα μαλλιά σου;”
Did you dye your hair?
he/she painted
“Έβαψε την κουζίνα κίτρινη.”
She painted the kitchen yellow.
we painted
“Βάψαμε τον φράχτη το καλοκαίρι.”
We painted the fence in the summer.
you (all) painted
“Βάψατε το δωμάτιο του μωρού;”
Did you (all) paint the baby's room?
they painted
“Έβαψαν τα κάγκελα πράσινα.”
They painted the railings green.
I will paint
“Θα βάψω το μπαλκόνι τον Μάιο.”
I will paint the balcony in May.
you will paint
“Θα βάψεις το σαλόνι;”
Will you paint the living room?
he/she will paint
“Θα βάψει τα παντζούρια.”
She will paint the shutters.
we will paint
“Θα βάψουμε τα αυγά τη Μεγάλη Πέμπτη.”
We will dye the eggs on Holy Thursday.
you (all) will paint
“Θα βάψετε μόνοι σας;”
Will you (all) paint it yourselves?
they will paint
“Θα βάψουν τους τοίχους άσπρους.”
They will paint the walls white.