Learn how to ask someone where you get off the bus
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| In the previous lesson, we learned how to ask the bus driver if the bus covers your destination. |
| Once on the bus, you'll hear announcements informing the passengers about where the bus will stop next. In Greece, it will be normal that most of the announcements you hear are in both Greek and English. In the case that there is no English announcement, you may not catch the location they announce. The phrase "What is the next stop?" may be indispensable. Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| The first word is Ποια (Pia), which is a feminine pronoun in Greek meaning "which." It is followed by είναι (íne), which we learned in previous lessons means "is," and then η επόμενη (i epómeni) means "the next." Finally, you have the word στάση (stási), which as you might have figured means "(bus/train) stop" and it's a feminine noun, that's why we use ποια (pia). |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time. |
| [SLOW] Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| Another way of inquiring could be to ask if your desired destination is the next stop. For this phrase, we'll use Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους (Platía Aristotélus), the most famous square in Θεσσαλονίκη (Thesaloníki) as the destination. |
| In Greek, the phrase is Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) - "Is Platia Aristotelous the next stop?" |
| Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| Let's break down these words and hear the entire phrase one more time. |
| [SLOW] Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so Καλή τύχη (kalí týchi), which means "good luck!" in Greek. |
| "What is the next stop?" - Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| Ποια είναι η επόμενη στάση; (Pia íne i epómeni stási?) |
| "Is Platia Aristotelous the next stop?" - Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| Είναι η Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους η επόμενη στάση; (Íne I Platia Aristotélus i epómeni stási?) |
| All right, that's going to do it for today! |
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