Learn how to use the sentence pattern "When...?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Hi everyone, I'm Michael. |
| Chrissi: And I'm Chrissi. |
| Michael: And welcome to Must-Know Greek Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 18. Asking About Time. |
| Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for asking about time. |
| PATTERN |
| Michael: For example, |
| Michael: "When will you arrive in Greece?" |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) |
| Chrissi: [slow] Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) |
| Michael: The pattern for asking about time has three elements. First, the interrogative adverb meaning "when". |
| Chrissi: Πότε (Póte). |
| Michael: Second, the verb "to arrive" in the 2nd person singular of the simple future tense meaning "you will arrive." But because we're using it in a question, it means "will you arrive". |
| Chrissi: θα φτάσεις (tha ftásis). |
| Michael: Third, the feminine prepositional phrase in the accusative meaning "in Greece". |
| Chrissi: στην Ελλάδα (stin Eláda). |
| Michael: Altogether, we have... "When will you arrive in Greece?" |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) [slow] Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) [normal] Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) |
| Michael: Asking about time in Greek has the same structure as in English. |
| Chrissi: We start with the interrogative adverb πότε (póte) meaning "when." |
| Michael: Next is a verb in the form that demonstrates to whom or what you are referring, such as your subject. Next is a complement that contains more details about what you are asking. For example, it can contain the subject, an object, or a prepositional phrase, among other things. Sometimes the adverb "when", plus the verb alone may be enough to ask a question without needing a complement. For example, you can say "When will you arrive?" instead of "When will you arrive in Greece?" if it’s already clear that you mean "in Greece." For example... |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα φτάσεις; (Póte tha ftásis?) |
| Michael: So remember, to ask about time, start with the interrogative adverb… |
| Chrissi: πότε (póte)... |
| Michael: meaning "when," continue with a verb, and finish with an optional complement that will contain more details about what you are asking about, such as the subject, an object, a prepositional phrase, etc. |
| Michael: Here is another example meaning, "When was the Athens Olympic Stadium built?" First, we have the interrogative adverb meaning "when". |
| Chrissi: Πότε (Póte). |
| Michael: Second, we have the verb "to build" in the 3rd person singular of the aorist tense meaning "was built". |
| Chrissi: χτίστηκε (htístike). |
| Michael: Third, we have the neuter noun phrase in the nominative as the subject meaning "Athens Olympic Stadium". |
| Chrissi: το ΟΑΚΑ (to OÁKA). |
| Michael: Altogether we have... |
| Chrissi: Πότε χτίστηκε το ΟΑΚΑ; (Póte htístike to OÁKA?) [slow] Πότε χτίστηκε το ΟΑΚΑ; (Póte htístike to OÁKA?) [normal] Πότε χτίστηκε το ΟΑΚΑ; (Póte htístike to OÁKA?) |
| Michael: "When was the Athens Olympic Stadium built?" |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε χτίστηκε το ΟΑΚΑ; (Póte htístike to OÁKA?) |
| Michael: How do you say — "When will you graduate from university?"? To give you a hint, "will you graduate" is... |
| Chrissi: θα αποφοιτήσεις (tha apofitísis). [slow] θα αποφοιτήσεις (tha apofitísis). [normal] θα αποφοιτήσεις (tha apofitísis). |
| Michael: "When will you graduate from university?" |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα αποφοιτήσεις από το πανεπιστήμιο; (Póte tha apofitísis apó to panepistímio?) [slow] Πότε θα αποφοιτήσεις από το πανεπιστήμιο; (Póte tha apofitísis apó to panepistímio?) [normal] Πότε θα αποφοιτήσεις από το πανεπιστήμιο; (Póte tha apofitísis apó to panepistímio?) |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα αποφοιτήσεις από το πανεπιστήμιο; (Póte tha apofitísis apó to panepistímio?) |
| REVIEW |
| Michael: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will tell you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in Greek. Here we go. |
| Michael: "When will you arrive in Greece?" |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) |
| Michael: "When was the Athens Olympic Stadium built?" |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε χτίστηκε το ΟΑΚΑ; (Póte htístike to OÁKA?) |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε χτίστηκε το ΟΑΚΑ; (Póte htístike to OÁKA?) |
| Michael: "When will you graduate from university?" |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα αποφοιτήσεις από το πανεπιστήμιο; (Póte tha apofitísis apó to panepistímio?) |
| [pause] |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα αποφοιτήσεις από το πανεπιστήμιο; (Póte tha apofitísis apó to panepistímio?) |
Outro |
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| Michael: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for asking about time, as in... |
| Chrissi: Πότε θα φτάσεις στην Ελλάδα; (Póte tha ftásis stin Eláda?) |
| Michael: meaning "When will you arrive in Greece?" |
| Michael: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on GreekPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Chrissi: Γεια χαρά! |
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