Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Μπορώ να δω τον κατάλογο; (Boró na do ton katálogo?) |
| Eric: First is a verb meaning 'I can' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μπορώ [Slow] μπορώ (boró) |
| Eric: Next is a verb form meaning 'to see' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] να δω [Slow] να δω (na do) |
| Eric: Next is the masculine definite article meaning 'the' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] τον [Slow] τον (ton) |
| Eric: Last is the masculine noun meaning 'menu' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] κατάλογο [Slow] κατάλογο (katálogo) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Μπορώ να δω τον κατάλογο; [Normal] Μπορώ να δω τον κατάλογο; |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend to me?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Τι μου προτείνετε; (Ti mu protínete?) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Τι [Slow] Τι (ti) |
| Eric: Next is the personal pronoun meaning 'me' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μου [Slow] μου (mu) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you recommend' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] προτείνετε [Slow] προτείνετε (protínete) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do you recommend to me?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Τι μου προτείνετε; [Normal] Τι μου προτείνετε; |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Έναν καφέ για εμένα. (Énan kafé ya eména.) |
| Eric: First is the masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] έναν [Slow] έναν (énan) |
| Eric: Next is the masculine noun meaning 'coffee' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] καφέ [Slow] καφέ (kafé) |
| Eric: Next is the preposition meaning 'for' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] για [Slow] για (ya) |
| Eric: Last is a personal pronoun meaning 'me' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] εμένα [Slow] εμένα (eména) |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Έναν καφέ για εμένα. [Normal] Έναν καφέ για εμένα. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Θα ήθελα έναν καφέ. (Tha íthela énan kafé.) |
| Eric: First is a verb form meaning 'I would like' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] θα ήθελα [Slow] θα ήθελα (tha íthela) |
| Eric: Next is the masculine indefinite pronoun meaning 'a' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] έναν [Slow] έναν (énan) |
| Eric: Last is the masculine noun meaning 'coffee' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] καφέ [Slow] καφέ (kafé) |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Θα ήθελα έναν καφέ. [Normal] Θα ήθελα έναν καφέ. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: The word κατάλογος (katálogos) is commonly used at cafés, while the word μενού (menu) is mainly used at restaurants. |
| You can also say Δεν έχουμε αποφασίσει ακόμα. Μπορείτε να έρθετε σε λίγο; (Den éhume apofasísi akóma. Boríte na érthete se lígo?), which means "We haven't decided yet. Could you come back in a while?" |
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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