Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's an informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Πότε φεύγεις; (Póte févyis?) |
| Eric: First is the adverb meaning 'when' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πότε [Slow] πότε (póte) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you leave' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] φεύγεις [Slow] φεύγεις (févyis) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Πότε φεύγεις; [Normal] Πότε φεύγεις; |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's a formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Πότε φεύγετε; (Póte févyete?) |
| Eric: First is the adverb meaning 'when' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πότε [Slow] πότε (póte) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you leave' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] φεύγετε [Slow] φεύγετε (févyete) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Πότε φεύγετε; [Normal] Πότε φεύγετε; |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am leaving in two hours.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Φεύγω σε δύο ώρες. (Févgo se dío óres.) |
| Eric: First is the verb meaning 'I am leaving' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] φεύγω [Slow] φεύγω (févgo) |
| Eric: Next is the preposition meaning 'in' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] σε [Slow] σε (se) |
| Eric: Next is the number 'two' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] δύο [Slow] δύο (dío) |
| Eric: Last is the feminine noun meaning 'hours' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] ώρες [Slow] ώρες (óres) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am leaving in two hours.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Φεύγω σε δύο ώρες. [Normal] Φεύγω σε δύο ώρες. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I am leaving next week.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Φεύγω την επόμενη εβδομάδα. (Févgo tin epómeni evdomáda.) |
| Eric: First is the verb meaning 'l am leaving' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] φεύγω [Slow] φεύγω (févgo) |
| Eric: Next is a feminine definite article. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] την [Slow] την (tin) |
| Eric: Next is the feminine adjective meaning 'next' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] επόμενη [Slow] επόμενη (epómeni) |
| Eric: Last is the feminine noun meaning 'week' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] εβδομάδα [Slow] εβδομάδα (evdomáda) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I am leaving next week.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Φεύγω την επόμενη εβδομάδα. [Normal] Φεύγω την επόμενη εβδομάδα. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: I’m sure you will find many uses for Πότε; in your everyday conversations with Greeks. There is one pronunciation detail that I should stress, though – be careful that the accent goes to the first syllable, πότε. If you put the accent on the second syllable ποτέ, it will result in another word meaning “never” in Greek, Ποτέ! So "Never say never" will be Ποτέ μη λες ποτέ (Poté mi les poté). Please remember this! |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Chrissi: Γεια χαρά! |
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