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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘why?’ in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Why were you late?' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Γιατί άργησες; (Yatí áryises?) |
| Eric: First is the interrogative particle meaning 'why' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Γιατί [Slow] Γιατί (yatí) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you were late' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] άργησες [Slow] άργησες (áryises) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Why were you late?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Γιατί άργησες; [Normal] Γιατί άργησες; |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I missed the train.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Έχασα το τρένο. (Éhasa to tréno.) |
| Eric: First is the verb meaning 'I missed' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] έχασα [Slow] έχασα (éhasa) |
| Eric: Next is the neuter article meaning 'the' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] το [Slow] το (to) |
| Eric: Last is the neuter noun meaning 'train' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] τρένο [Slow] τρένο (tréno) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I missed the train.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Έχασα το τραίνο. [Normal] Έχασα το τραίνο. |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a friend. Here's the way to ask, 'Why are you leaving so early?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Γιατί φεύγεις τόσο νωρίς; (Yatí févyis tóso norís?) |
| Eric: First is the interrogative particle meaning 'why' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] γιατί [Slow] γιατί (yatí) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'you are leaving' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] φεύγεις [Slow] φεύγεις (févyis) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'so' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] τόσο [Slow] τόσο (tóso) |
| Eric: Last is the adverb meaning 'early' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] νωρίς [Slow] νωρίς (norís) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question, 'Why are you leaving so early?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Γιατί φεύγεις τόσο νωρίς; [Normal] Γιατί φεύγεις τόσο νωρίς; |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'In order not to miss the train.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Για να μη χάσω το τρένο. (Ya na mi háso to tréno.) |
| Eric: First is a preposition meaning 'in order' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] για [Slow] για (ya) |
| Eric: Next is the conjunction meaning 'to' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] να [Slow] να (na) |
| Eric: Next is a particle meaning 'not' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μη [Slow] μη (mi) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'I miss' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] χάσω [Slow] χάσω (háso) |
| Eric: Next is the neuter definite article meaning 'the' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] το [Slow] το (to) |
| Eric: Last is the neuter noun meaning 'train' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] τρένο [Slow] τρένο (tréno) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'In order not to miss the train.'' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Για να μη χάσω το τρένο. [Normal] Για να μη χάσω το τρένο. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: A commonly used expression in Greece is Γιατί όχι; (Yatí óhi?) which means “Why not?” You can use it to accept a proposition if you agree but aren’t really keen to do it, or you don’t mind either way. |
| For example, if a friend asks you suddenly Τι λες να πηγαίναμε σινεμά απόψε; (Ti les na piyéname sinemá apópse?), which means "How about going to the movies tonight?" You can answer Γιατί όχι;. |
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! |
Comments
HideListeners! Why are you studying Greek?
Γεια σου Stephen,
Now you know how to impress the ladies even more! 😉
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Γεια σου Στεφανία,
Χαχα, η πρώτη φορά, ε; The surprise that must've been!
Ευχαριστώ για the correction! That mistake wouldn't impress anyone, (much less τις κυρίες!)
Γεια χαρά!
Γεια σου Στίβεν!
Σπουδάζουμε μια καριέρα στο πανεπιστήμιο. Τις γλώσσες δεν τις σπουδάζουμε, τις μαθαίνουμε ή τις μελετάμε. Άρα λέμε: «Μαθαίνω/μελετάω ελληνικά".
Πρέπει να πω πως είναι η πρώτη φορά που ακούω κάποιον να λέει ότι θέλει να μάθει μια γλώσσα για να εντυπωσιάσει τις κυρίες! Χαχα! Είσαι φοβερός (awesome)! Όποιος και να είναι ο λόγος, καλό σε εσένα θα κάνεις πάντως!
Στεφανία
Team GreekPod101.com
Γεια σου!
Σπουδάζω ελληνικά γιατί μου αρέσει πολύ να μαθαίνω νέες γλώσσες. Σπουδάζω ιταλικά for the same reason, (και είναι impressive to οι κυρίες!😉)
Γεια χαρά!
Γεια σου Τζέισον,
χαχα! Σου έδωσα ιδέα ε;! At the moment I'm in Italy working, of course, but also doing a language course because I wanted to learn Italian. It's my second immersive experience (the first one in Austria learning German for 4 months). I can't stress enough how important it is to do this for a few weeks when learning a language. It's like being injected with an overdose of language. You learn a lot and fast! I hope you can get to experience such an immersion program on your visit to Greece! Saving money is a good idea👍!
Cheers!
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Γεια σου!
That's a great idea Στεφανία! I didn't think about that until now, but that would be wise. Definitely some type of intensive course, too...
Time to start saving χρήματα! (I've already started) 👍
Γεια χαρά!
Γεια σου Τζέισον!
Αυτό θα ήταν φανταστικό! 3 μήνες στην Ελλάδα. Σκέφτεσαι να παρακολουθήσεις μαθήματα ελληνικών σε κάποια σχολή;
Στεφανία
Team GreekPod101.com
Γεια σου!
Γιατί όχι; 😄
Μου αρέσει big challenges και Ελληικά is definitely a big one! It also sounds very pleasing to my ear - and how crazy would it be if I could actually understand and speak it! 😮
I am also learning how to play μπουζουκια and I think that is how my whole interest in learning Greek got started.
I think I will find a way to go to Ελλάδα next year - for at least three months straight (tourist passport limit).
Ευχαριστώ και τα λέμε!
Hi Terry,
What a great way to take care of yourself while keeping your mental health sharp!
Enjoy studying,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
For holidays and to avoid senile dementia by keeping my mind active😄