Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Πόσων χρονών είσαι; (Póson hronón íse?) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'how many' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πόσων [Slow] πόσων (póson) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'years' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] χρονών [Slow] χρονών (hronón) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you are' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] είσαι [Slow] είσαι (íse) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Πόσων χρονών είσαι; [Normal] Πόσων χρονών είσαι; |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's a formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Πόσων ετών είστε; (Póson etón íste) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'how many' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πόσων [Slow] πόσων (póson) |
| Eric: Next is the noun meaning 'years' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] ετών [Slow] ετών (etón) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you are' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] είστε [Slow] είστε (iste) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Πόσων ετών είστε; [Normal] Πόσων ετών είστε; |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am 20 years old.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Είμαι 20 χρονών.(Íme íkosi hronón.) |
| Eric: First is the verb meaning 'I am' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] είμαι [Slow] είμαι (íme) |
| Eric: Next is the number 'twenty' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] είκοσι [Slow] είκοσι (íkosi) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'years' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] χρονών [Slow] χρονών (hronón) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response 'I am 20 years old.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Είμαι 20 χρονών. [Normal] Είμαι 20 χρονών. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I would prefer not to say.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Θα προτιμούσα να μην πω. (Tha protimúsa na min po.) |
| Eric: First is the verb form meaning 'I would prefer' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] θα προτιμούσα [Slow] θα προτιμούσα (tha protimúsa) |
| Eric: Next is the conjunction meaning 'to' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] να [Slow] να (na) |
| Eric: Last is the verb form meaning 'not say' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] μην πω [Slow] μην πω (min po) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I would prefer not to say.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Θα προτιμούσα να μην πω. [Normal] Θα προτιμούσα να μην πω. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: |
| Sometimes, apart from telling your age, you might need to specify the year you were born in. If you were born before the year 2000, you can mention only the two last digits of the year. For example, to say 'I was born in 1993.' you can say 'Γεννήθηκα το '93 (ενενήντα τρία.)' (Yeníthika to enenínda tría.) However, if you were born after the year 2000, it’s better if you mention the whole year. For example Γεννήθηκα το 2001 (δύο χιλιάδες ένα.)' (Yeníthika to dío hiliádes éna.) |
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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