How is the women and men equality in your country?

Hi Svetislav,

Yes, that's correct!

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers!

Katerina,

Team GreekPod101.com

So, in predicates, we use definite articles (where applicable) but never indefinite ones.

Hi Svetislav,

Thank you so much for your comment. We don't use the definite article in predicates when we give an attribute to something or someone. Predicates are connected with a subject through a linking verb, like the verb "to be."

For example, Αυτή είναι δασκάλα= She is a teacher.

On the other hand, we use the definite article in order to talk about a specific person.

For example: Αυτή είναι η δασκάλα του γιου μου. This is my son's teacher.

Please let me know if that's clear.

Katerina,

Team GreekPod101.com

Γεια,

We have a sentence "Ο Πέτρος είναι δάσκαλος.". It seems that δάσκαλος doesn't need an article here. Why is that?

Hi KaloKairi,

A small correction to your question: Ποιος είναι ο Νίκος;

And the answer is: Ο Νίκος είναι το αγόρι της Έλλης από το σχολείο.

You can also take a look at the English text if you have any unknown words.

Best regards,

Katerina

Team GreekPod101.com

Ποιο είναι ο Νίκο;

Hi Elisabeth,

Thank you for your kind comment :) It's great that you read the comment section! You can find lots of interest topics here and there that might be helpful sometimes.

All the best,

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

Wow! Thank you for the discussion below, very interesting!

Hi Elias,

και and κι are the same thing. We use κι when the word that follows starts with an /a/o/e/u/ vowel sound.

I'm glad that you appreciate Greece so much and that your experiences in my country are positive?. I do believe people in Greece are kind and more hospitable than some other Europeans.

I think Bibiana was focusing more on the rights of women and to be honest what she describes, specially about mothers-in-law being too bossy and involved and stay-at-home mothers is still a reality in many families. Especially in the rural areas and among older generations (and we do have a large number of old people in Greece. It's a demographic issue).

Things in the cities are more modern and advanced socially, of course, and younger guys finally have realised that they also need to help around the house and work as do their partners, but, for example, most men around my father's generation expect women to be fully dedicated to the house and the children while they are the ones that support the house financially. I think it's a matter of pride that their work alone is enough to support the house. Religion also affects this behaviour because every time a couple marries in the church, the priest says "the woman should revere her husband." Actually there's a Greek comedy movie with that title that pictures what I'm saying exactly:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Wife_Shall_Revere_Her_Husband

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgpLHb_HcHM

I hope you can get to watch it sometime if you find it online. You will see better what Bibiana and I are saying. But overall, it's a really nice and nostalgic movie?.

Unfortunately, this shift of a generation of stay-at-home mothers to a generation where women and mothers in general have more freedom and work is not due to a cultural shift from a man-centered society to a pro-equality one. It has mainly to do with the gradual worsening of the economy. Women were in a way "forced" to work and bring income due to ever rising costs of life (especially after the introduction of the euro). Due to these costs, it's also difficult for young people to leave their homes and become independent, form families etc. As a result we have a generation of 30+ year olds, many unemployed, that still live with their parents, birth rates are very low and the ones that managed to move out and form families still have strong bonds with their parents which leads to problems sometimes when the in-laws get involved too much. It's what we famously call in Greek "η ελληνίδα μάνα" and "η ελληνίδα πεθερά" because we are aware that these personas are not just "urban legends" it's a reality!

I really do hope you will keep enjoying your visits to my beautiful Greece!

Regards,

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

With respect to Bibiana's comment, Greece not only is behind the other European countries but also is more advanced when it comes to social life. Whenever i travel to Greece and meet Greek people i feel the spirit of life and respect and kindness something that you can never experience in other European countries if not in the world. I have been almost in all other European countries and none of them is like Greece so kind, respectful with open arms and tolerance. That is why i travel to Greece at least once in a year. ??

Hi there,

Is "kal" equal to "kl" ?

Thanks.

Hi Bibiana,

I agree, rural societies in Greece are still the way you described they are. As for smoking, tobacco was introduced in Greece at the end of the 16th century. We were under the Turkish yoke at that time and I assume it became a habit from the Turks as they smoked (and still do) nargile (shisha).

This bad habit is out of control unfortunately. No real restrictions. I wonder how difficult it is for a family with babies and kids to find an indoors restaurant or cafe in the winter that is not stuffed with smoke.

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

Well, I think women still dont have the same rights as men... Maybe oficially yes, and of course in big cities it must be different, but what I experienced in a small island with a close and traditional society, is that women´s role are still the same... so to say - be at home, cook and raise children. Greek society is still very traditional and somehow they are many years behind other European countries... Which has of course its pros and cons. But this part I dont like... and also if a girl marries a Greek man (lets say a foerign girl, but can be Greek too) she quite of becomes a slave... and the family will tell her what to do... especially her mother-in-law. And not only this, also if a couple or a family has a business - restaurant, or whatever, the woman works all day and the man usually doesnt do anything... I experienced that :D

And one more "traditional" thing... the conversation reminded me of smoking... Why all the Greeks smoke?! Its hard to find 2 people among 100 who dont smoke... Does it have any special reason?

Hi Wil,

Thank you for your comment and for asking us about this.

The reason why you see sample sentences with grammar you possibly have not learned yet is because of the structure of the content in our database. Basically, in the database every vocab entry is attached with a sample sentence which is general and doesn't belong to a specific level or series. If that vocab will be used in any of the lessons (of any series), it will always show that sample sentence.

I absolutely understand your point though. At the beginner levels just try to treat those sample sentences as sentences that give you an idea of how that vocab works in a sentence in terms of context and position, without worrying too much about the exact grammatical details. Later when your grammar knowledge will be stronger it will all start making sense.

Of course if you have any questions about grammar, we are always here to help, so don't hesitate to leave us comments with questions.

Kind regards,

Stefania

Team GreekPod101.com

Hello,

First of all I would like to say, that I am enjoying the lessons very much.

I do wonder why in the sample sentences the past tense is used. We have not learned about that yet, but in every lessons I come across them. Just wondering, thanks in advance for your answer.

Kind regards,

Wil