Beyond yoUrself In Language Development

This week we reviewed what was covered last week and added a few more phrases to our growing Greek lexicon. They are:

Εντάξη = Ok/alright

Δεν καταλαβαίνω. = I don’t understand

Καταλαβά = I understood

Πώς λένε ______ στα Ελληνικά; = How do they say ______ in Greek?

Πώς λένε ______ στα Αγγλικά; = How do they say ______ in English?

Τι σημαίνει ______ στα Ελληνικά; = What does _____ mean in Greek?

Τι σημαίνει ______ στα Αγγλικά; = What does _______ mean in English?

Κάλη μέρα = Good morning

Κάλη σπέρα = Good afternoon/evening

Κάλη νίχτα = Good night

**Please see last week’s post regarding introductions.

Also…..visit www.greekamericanfamily.com for a little food/culture introduction. It is my parent’s Greek restaurant website. See you next week! 🙂

Today we covered diphthongs, few basic introductions/conversation starters, and the conjugation of <εγώ>.

Ευχαριστώ = Thank you / Ευχαριστω πολύ = Thank you very much

Παρακαλό= Please

INTRODUCTIONS:

Γέια σας! = Hello/Good-bye (plural; formal)

Γεια σου! = Hello/Good-bye (singular; informal)

Πώς σε λένε; = What are you called? (What is your name?)

Με λένε ______ . (insert your name) = I am called _______.

-OR-

Τι είναι το όνομά σου; = What is your name?

Ονομάζομαι ______. (insert your name) = I am named _______.

Τι κάνεις; = How are you?

Καλά = Good / Πολύ καλά= Very good

‘Ετσι κι έτσι = So, so

Χάλια = horrible; not good

CONJUGATION:

Εγώ = I, Me

Εσύ = You (singular)

Αυτός, αυτή, αυτό = He, she, it

Εμείς = We all

Εσείς = You (plural)

Αυτοί, αυτές, αυτά = They (masculine, feminine, neutral)

**These are used to provide emphasis to mark a verb; they can be, but are not typically used before a verb, because they verb itself contains the case. We will begin introducing verbs and verb conjugations next week. Let me know if you have any questions! Join us for next week’s class (Friday) in Morse B207 at 12pm.

Hey all! Sorry for any confusion or misunderstanding about having to cancel our Greek class last Friday. Just an update that we will be having Greek class this Friday 10/14 at 12pm in Morse B207. Hope to see you there! Also, here is a brief introduction to a contemporary Greek singer who is one of my personal favorites (and who is also VERY popular in Greece). Enjoy!

Song: Giannis Ploutarxos (click here)

Υεια σας! [Yia sas]

A BIG thank you to those who attended my Greek class today and especially for putting up with me as I struggle to recall all the information I learned in my Greek school days. I hope today’s class was beneficial for you and I look forward to our future language endeavors.

Just to recap today’s class:

-We went over the alphabet and letter pronunciations

-We learned how to ask “how are you?” Which is: “Τι κάνειs;” [Tee Ka-neeis]

To which you would respond, “Κάλα.” [Ka-la]

-Then we practiced reading and writing some basic words, like:

Lemon: Λεμόνι [le-mon-ee]

Life: Ζωή [zo-ee]

Student (female): Μαθήτρια [ma-thee-tri-a]

Student (male): Μαθητής [ma-thee-tis]

Teacher (female): Δάσκαλος [das-ka-los]

Teacher (male): Δασκάλα [das-ka-la]

I am: Είμαι [ee-me]

I am a student (male): Είμαι μαθητής. [Ee-me  ma-thee-tis]

I am a student (female): Είμαι μαθήτρια. [Ee-me  ma-thee-tri-a]

We will review letter & pronunciation briefly in our next class, but if you want so more practice or just wanted additional information, take a look at these two sites. Also, reminder: NO CLASS FRIDAY, 10/7. Our NEXT class will be 10/14. I hope you have a great weekend!

Greek Letters 

Greek Alphabet Pronunciation

~Angie