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Let's take a closer look at Mark's response.
Do you remember how Mark introduces himself?
"I'm Mark. Nice to meet you."
Είμαι ο Μαρκ. Χαίρω πολύ. (Íme o Mark. Héro polí.)
Let's start with the expression, χαίρω πολύ (héro polí). "Nice to meet you." Χαίρω πολύ. (Héro polí.)
First is χαίρω (héro), "I'm glad." Χαίρω (héro) . Χαίρω (héro).
Next is πολύ (polí), "very." Πολύ (polí) . Πολύ (polí).
Together, Χαίρω πολύ (héro polí), literally, "I'm glad very," but it translates as "Nice to meet you." Χαίρω πολύ. . Χαίρω πολύ.
Note: Χαίρω is an archaic form of χαίρομαι (hérome), also meaning "I'm glad."
Both Mark and Panagiotis use this expression in their introductions. This expression can be used in many contexts and is appropriate for both formal and informal situations.
Do you remember how Mark says,
"I'm Mark."
Είμαι ο Μαρκ. (Íme o Mark.)
First is είμαι (íme), "[I] am." Είμαι . Είμαι.
Note: είμαι (íme) is a shortened form of εγώ είμαι (egó íme), "I am." In Greek, εγώ, "I," is usually omitted, as it can be understood from context.
Είμαι is also the dictionary form of the verb "to be." Είμαι
Next is ο Μαρκ (o Mark). "Mark." Ο Μαρκ.
Let’s start with the name Μαρκ (Mark). "Mark." Μαρκ . Μαρκ.
In Greek, all nouns have grammatical gender and case, and are either singular or plural. Μαρκ is masculine and singular, and in the nominative case — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence.
Before this is ο (o). Think of it like "the" in English. Ο . Ο.
Ο is also masculine, singular, nominative to agree with Μαρκ.
Note: in this phrase, the article ο does not have a corresponding English translation.
Together, it's Είμαι ο Μαρκ. (Íme o Mark.) "I'm Mark."
Είμαι ο Μαρκ. (Íme o Mark.)
All together, Είμαι ο Μαρκ. Χαίρω πολύ. (Íme o Mark. Héro polí.)
"I'm Mark. Nice to meet you." Είμαι ο Μαρκ. Χαίρω πολύ. (Íme o Mark. Héro polí.)
The pattern is
Είμαι NAME. (Íme NAME.)
I'm NAME.
Είμαι NAME.
To use this pattern, simply replace the NAME placeholder with your given name or given name and surname.
Note: this pattern requires a name preceded by the corresponding definite article.
Imagine you're Karen. In Greek Κάρεν (Káren). Κάρεν (Káren).
Κάρεν (Káren) is feminine and singular.
For a female speaker, the corresponding definite article is η (i). Η . ​​Η.
Together, η Κάρεν (i Káren). Η Κάρεν . Η Κάρεν.
Say,
"I'm Karen."
Ready?
Είμαι η Κάρεν. (Íme i Káren.)
"I'm Karen."
Είμαι η Κάρεν. (Íme i Káren.)
Unlike English, in Greek proper nouns are often preceded by a definite article.
The definite article is like the English "the," as in "the tree."
For this lesson, let’s review the Greek definite articles for singular nouns in the nominative case.
The masculine definite article in the nominative case is ο (o), as in ο Μαρκ (o Mark).
The feminine definite article in the nominative case is η (i), as in η Κάρεν (i Káren).
The neuter definite article in the nominative case is το (to), as in το δέντρο (to déndro), "the tree."

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