Learn about vegetables that are popular in Greece
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. |
| Stefania: And I’m Stefania! |
| Gabriella: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Greek Vocabulary, Lesson 7! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five Vegetables that are common in Greece. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at GreekPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gabriella: Stefania, what’s our first word? |
| Stefania: μελιτζάνα |
| Gabriella: eggplant |
| Stefania: (slow) μελιτζάνα (regular) μελιτζάνα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: μελιτζάνα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Although eggplant originates in Asia, it is very popular in the Mediterranean diet. It is the main ingredient of mousaka and of other greek dishes such as melitzanosalata, eggplant dip, and papoutsakia, baked eggplant, etc. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Ο μουσακάς έχει μελιτζάνα μέσα. |
| Gabriella: Mousaka has eggplant inside. |
| Stefania: (slow) Ο μουσακάς έχει μελιτζάνα μέσα. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: λάχανο |
| Gabriella: cabbage |
| Stefania: (slow) λάχανο (regular) λάχανο |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: λάχανο |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: In Greece, green cabbage is more popular than the red kind, and it is used either raw in salads or cooked in a variety of ways. One popular dish using cabbage is cabbage rolls stuffed with rice, minced meat and herbs. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Χρησιμοποιούμε ρύζι και φύλλα από λάχανο για να φτιάξουμε λαχανοντολμάδες. |
| Gabriella: We use rice and cabbage leaves to make stuffed cabbage bites. |
| Stefania: (slow) Χρησιμοποιούμε ρύζι και φύλλα από λάχανο για να φτιάξουμε λαχανοντολμάδες. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: ντομάτα |
| Gabriella: tomato |
| Stefania: (slow) ντομάτα (regular) ντομάτα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: ντομάτα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Tomatoes in Greece are stuffed, stewed, fried, marinated, pickled, and prepared in almost every imaginable way. One very healthy snack you’ll find in Greece is dakos, which is homemade tomato paste spread on fresh rustic bread, dressed with olive oil and seasoned with oregano. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Η ντομάτα είναι το κύριο συστατικό της χωριάτικης σαλάτας. |
| Gabriella: Tomato is the main ingredient of the Greek salad. |
| Stefania: (slow) Η ντομάτα είναι το κύριο συστατικό της χωριάτικης σαλάτας. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: κολοκυθάκι |
| Gabriella: zucchini |
| Stefania: (slow) κολοκυθάκι (regular) κολοκυθάκι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: κολοκυθάκι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: In Greece, zucchinis are usually fried or boiled and served as an appetizer or as a main dish. They can also be stuffed with minced meat, rice and herbs. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Σήμερα θα φάμε κολοκυθάκι τηγανητό. |
| Gabriella: Today we will eat fried zucchini. |
| Stefania: (slow) Σήμερα θα φάμε κολοκυθάκι τηγανητό. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Stefania: ραδίκι |
| Gabriella: dandelion |
| Stefania: (slow) ραδίκι (regular) ραδίκι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: ραδίκι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Radiki, known as dandelion in English, is a bitter weed that grows in a star form. The smaller the leaves are, the more bitter the weed is. Dandelions are usually used in a common side dish of greens called horta, which literally means "weeds.” |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Τα ραδίκια τα μαζεύουν συνήθως στα βουνά. |
| Gabriella: The dandelions are usually picked up in the mountains. |
| Stefania: (slow) Τα ραδίκια τα μαζεύουν συνήθως στα βουνά. |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Stefania will give you the Greek – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Stefania: μελιτζάνα |
| [pause]Gabriella: eggplant |
| Stefania: λάχανο |
| [pause]Gabriella: cabbage |
| Stefania: ντομάτα |
| [pause]Gabriella: tomato |
| Stefania: κολοκυθάκι |
| [pause]Gabriella: zucchini |
| Stefania: ραδίκι |
| [pause]Gabriella: dandelion |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five vegetables in Greece! We have more vocab lists available at GreekPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Stefania: Γεια! |
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