"He walks like a turtle."

Translation: Αυτός περπατά σαν χελώνα.

[segviolation]

What is the difference between σαν and όπως?

[rbotros]

3 years and no answer? Help!

[Pistachio718]

In this case "Περπατάει σαν χελώνα" should also work, no?

[Daniel147471]

Not really, because you miss he/she/it in your sentence.

But if the person you are talking to knows who you are talking about then your sentence is good.

[Zeus.Of.Olympus]

Could we say 'Αυτός περπατά όπως μια χελώνα'??

[G.Georgopoulos]

Yes.

[Moshe948928]

Γιατί όχι 'σαν ένα χελώνα' ;

[Dimitra956826]

Because the word χελώνα in Greek is feminine in gender. ^.^ The feminine article is μία. ^.^

[Johnny4524]

When should we use σαν rather than όπως? Do they have different meanings?

[JuanAntoni154283]

What's the meaning of σαν?

[jaye16]

Try out this compilation of dictionaries.

https://www.lexilogos.com/english/greek_dictionary.htm

They are reliable for individual words...but forewarned translating sentences might result in serious errors.

[Rob43066]

Why is "σαν ένα χελώνα" not accepted?