Questions & Answers about Μην αγγίζεις το τηγάνι, είναι πολύ ζεστό.
What does μην mean at the beginning of the sentence?
Μην is used to make a negative command or prohibition in Greek.
So Μην αγγίζεις means Don’t touch.
It is one of the most common ways to tell someone not to do something:
- Μην μιλάς. = Don’t talk.
- Μην τρέχεις. = Don’t run.
Why is it μην and not μη?
Both μη and μην exist, but μην is the normal form before a word beginning with a vowel or in many everyday command structures.
Since αγγίζεις starts with α-, Greek normally uses:
- μην αγγίζεις
So for a learner, the safest choice here is simply to remember the whole pattern:
- μην + verb for negative commands
Why is the verb αγγίζεις? It looks like you touch, not a command.