How to Talk About Your Occupation - Practice

Practice talking about your occupation

Also Appears In: Can Do Greek for Absolute Beginners Can Introduce Yourself

Lesson Transcript

Let's practice.

Imagine you're Mark Lee and you’re an engineer.

Respond to Panagiotis’ question.

Ready?

Είστε δάσκαλος; (Íste dáskalos?)

Όχι, δεν είμαι δάσκαλος. Είμαι μηχανικός. (Óhi, den íme dáskalos. Íme mihanikós.)

Listen again and repeat.

Όχι, δεν είμαι δάσκαλος. Είμαι μηχανικός. (Óhi, den íme dáskalos. Íme mihanikós.)

Let's try another.

Imagine you're Chrissi Papadopoulou, and you’re a teacher.

Ready?

Είστε φοιτήτρια; (Íste fitítria?)

Chrissi Papadopoulou: Όχι, δεν είμαι φοιτήτρια. Είμαι δασκάλα. (Óhi, den íme fitítria. Íme daskála.)

Listen again and repeat.

Chrissi Papadopoulou: Όχι, δεν είμαι φοιτήτρια. Είμαι δασκάλα. (Óhi, den íme fitítria. Íme daskála.)

Let's try one more.

Now, imagine you're Emma Efthimiou and you’re a student.

Use the shortened variation pattern.

Ready?

Είστε δασκάλα; (Íste daskála?)

Όχι, είμαι φοιτήτρια. (Óhi, íme fitítria.)

Listen again and repeat.

Όχι, είμαι φοιτήτρια. (Óhi, íme fitítria.)

This is the end of this lesson.

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Now you know how to talk about your occupation in Greek.

That's all there is to it.

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