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| There is so much to do and see in Greece, and there are times when access to some must-see places requires an admission ticket. So today, we're going to work on getting you through the gate as we'll look at buying tickets. |
| In Greece, "ticket" is εισιτήριο (isitírio). Let's break it down by syllable: i-si-ti-ri-o. |
| Now let's hear it one more time: εισιτήριο (isitírio). |
| In Greek, "one ticket please" is Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) |
| Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) |
| Let's break it down by syllable: E-na i-si-ti-ri-o pa-ra-ka-lo. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) |
| The first word, ένα (éna), means "one." Let's hear it one more time: ένα (éna). Next, we have εισιτήριο (isitírio), which in Greek is "ticket:" i-si-ti-ri-o. Εισιτήριο (Isitírio). |
| To recap here, we have ένα εισιτήριο (éna isitírio). Literally, this means "a ticket." Let's look at the next word, which you know very well, παρακαλώ (parakaló), and it means "please." |
| So, all together, we have Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) Literally, this means "a ticket please." |
| We'll work on getting tickets for the rest of the party now. |
| Let's recap numbers from one to ten: |
| "one" - ένα (éna) |
| "two"- δύο (dío) |
| "three"- τρία (tría) |
| "four" - τέσσερα (tésera) |
| "five" - πέντε (pénde) |
| "six" - έξι (éxi) |
| "seven" - εφτά (eftá) |
| "eight" - οχτώ (ohtó) |
| "nine" - εννιά (eniá) |
| "ten" - δέκα (déka) |
| "Three tickets please" in Greek is Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Tría isitíria parakaló.) |
| Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Tría isitíria parakaló.) |
| Let's break it down by syllable: tri-a i-si-ti-ri-a pa-ra-ka-lo. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ (Tría isitíria parakaló). |
| The first word, τρία (tría), means "three." Let's hear it one more time: τρία (tría). Next, we have εισιτήρια (isitíria), which is plural for "ticket." To recap here, we have τρία εισιτήρια (tría isitíria). Literally, this means "three tickets." Let's look at the next word, which you've just seen, παρακαλώ (parakaló), and it means "please." |
| So, all together, we have Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Tría isitíria parakaló.) Literally, this means "Three tickets, please." |
| "Five tickets, please" in Greek is Πέντε εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Pénde isitíria parakaló.) |
| Pe-nde i-si-ti-ri-a pa-ra-ka-lo. |
| Πέντε εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Pénde isitíria parakaló.) |
| Very often, you may be asked to show your ticket not only at the entrance, so keep these admissions with you until you leave the place you are visiting. They will ask you Το εισιτήριό σας παρακαλώ. (To isitírió sas parakaló.) This means "Your ticket please." |
| The first word is το (to), "the," the definite article for neuter nouns. Let's hear it one more time: το (to). Then, you have εισιτήριο (isitírio), "ticket." Next, you have σας (sas), "your:" sas, sas. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: to i-si-ti-ri-o sas pa-ra-ka-lo. |
| Το εισιτήριό σας παρακαλώ (To isitírió sas parakaló.) |
| So, all together, we have Το εισιτήριό σας παρακαλώ (To isitírió sas parakaló.), which literally means "Your ticket, please." |
| 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. |
| "one ticket please" - Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) |
| Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) |
| Ένα εισιτήριο παρακαλώ. (Éna isitírio parakaló.) |
| "Three tickets please" - Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Tría isitíria parakaló.) |
| Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Tría isitíria parakaló.) |
| Τρία εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Tría isitíria parakaló.) |
| "Five tickets, please" - Πέντε εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Pénde isitíria parakaló.) |
| Πέντε εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Pénde isitíria parakaló.) |
| Πέντε εισιτήρια παρακαλώ. (Pénde isitíria parakaló.) |
| "Your ticket please." - Το εισιτήριό σας παρακαλώ. (To isitírió sas parakaló.) |
| Το εισιτήριό σας παρακαλώ. (To isitírió sas parakaló.) |
| Το εισιτήριό σας παρακαλώ. (To isitírió sas parakaló.) |
| All right, that's going to do it for today! |
| Remember to stop by GreekPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Αντίο! (Antío!) |
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