Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question "Do you speak English?" in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Μιλάς αγγλικά; (Milás angliká?) |
| Eric: First is the verb meaning 'you speak' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μιλάς [Slow] μιλάς (milás) |
| Eric: Last is the nominalized neuter adjective meaning 'English' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] αγγλικά [Slow] αγγλικά (angliká) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Μιλάς αγγλικά; [Normal] Μιλάς αγγλικά; |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Μιλάτε αγγλικά; (Miláte angliká?) |
| Eric: First is the verb meaning 'you speak' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μιλάτε [Slow] μιλάτε (miláte) |
| Eric: Last is the nominalized neuter adjective meaning ‘English' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] αγγλικά [Slow] αγγλικά (angliká) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Μιλάτε αγγλικά; [Normal] Μιλάτε αγγλικά; |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Ναι, μιλάω αγγλικά. (Ne, miláo angliká.) |
| Eric: First is the particle meaning 'yes' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] ναι [Slow] ναι (ne) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'I speak' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μιλάω [Slow] μιλάω (miláo) |
| Eric: Last is the nominalized neuter adjective meaning ‘English' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] αγγλικά [Slow] αγγλικά (angliká) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Ναι, μιλάω αγγλικά. [Normal] Ναι, μιλάω αγγλικά. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Όχι, δεν μιλάω αγγλικά. (Óhi, den miláo angliká.) |
| Eric: First is the particle meaning 'no' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] όχι [Slow] όχι (óhi) |
| Eric: Next is the particle meaning 'not' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] δεν [Slow] δεν (den) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'I speak' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μιλάω [Slow] μιλάω (miláo) |
| Eric: Last is the nominalized neuter adjective meaning ‘English' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] αγγλικά [Slow] αγγλικά (angliká) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Όχι, δεν μιλάω αγγλικά. [Normal] Όχι, δεν μιλάω αγγλικά. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: For those of you who are not only English speakers, you can obviously use this question with any language you need. Greek people study many languages, so maybe you will get lucky! Just substitute αγγλικά with… |
| γερμανικά (yermaniká) for German. |
| γαλλικά (galiká) for French. |
| ιαπωνικά (iaponiká) for Japanese. |
| ιταλικά (italiká) for Italian. |
| or ισπανικά (ispaniká) for Spanish. |
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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