Learn some Greek phone manners
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic phone vocabulary in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's a standard and casual way to say 'Hello. (answering)' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Ναι; (Ne?) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'yes' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] ναι [Slow] ναι (ne) |
| Eric: Listen again to the casual expression meaning 'Hello. (answering)' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Ναι; [Normal] Ναι; |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'This is Maria.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Η Μαρία είμαι. (I María íme.) |
| Eric: First is the feminine definite article. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] η [Slow] η (i) |
| Eric: Next is the person’s name, 'Maria' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Μαρία [Slow] Μαρία (María) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'I am' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] είμαι [Slow] είμαι (íme) |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'This is Maria.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Η Μαρία είμαι. [Normal] Η Μαρία είμαι. |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'May I talk to Kostas?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Θα μπορούσα να μιλήσω στον Κώστα; (Tha borúsa na milíso ston Kósta?) |
| Eric: First is a verb form meaning 'may I' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] θα μπορούσα [Slow] θα μπορούσα (tha borúsa) |
| Eric: Next is a verb form meaning 'to talk' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] να μιλήσω [Slow] να μιλήσω (na milíso) |
| Eric: Next is the prepositional, masculine, definite article meaning 'to' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] στον [Slow] στον (ston) |
| Eric: Last is the person’s name, 'Kostas' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Κώστα [Slow] Κώστα (Kósta) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning 'May I talk to Kostas?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Θα μπορούσα να μιλήσω στον Κώστα; [Normal] Θα μπορούσα να μιλήσω στον Κώστα; |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'll call again later.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Θα ξανακαλέσω αργότερα. (Tha xanakaléso argótera.) |
| Eric: First is the verb form meaning 'I will call again' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] θα ξανακαλέσω [Slow] θα ξανακαλέσω (tha xanakaléso) |
| Eric: Last is the adverb meaning 'later' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] αργότερα [Slow] αργότερα (argótera) |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I'll call again later.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Θα ξανακαλέσω αργότερα.[Normal] Θα ξανακαλέσω αργότερα. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: Ιf instead of Ναι; (Ne?), we answer with Παρακαλώ; (Parakaló?) the phrase becomes more polite and formal. |
| If the person is not there, you can say Καλέστε αργότερα (Kaléste argótera), meaning "Call later" or Δεν είναι εδώ (Den íne edó) meaning "He/she is not here." |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson and this series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next series! |
| Chrissi: Γεια χαρά! |
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