Learn how to ask for an English guide
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| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to a crucial phrase for travelers who are interested in learning more about the tourist attractions you're going to visit. Learning about the history and the cultural significance of places you visit can be just as rewarding as seeing them. Today, we'll cover "Do you have an English information guide?" |
| In Greek, "Do you have an English information guide?" is Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?) |
| Let's break it down by syllable: E-he-te pli-ro-fo-ri-es sta an-gli-ka? |
| Now let's hear it once again, Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?) |
| The first word, Έχετε (Éhete), means "Do you have" in the formal level of speech. Let's hear it one more time: Έχετε (Éhete). This is followed by πληροφορίες (pliroforíes), which in English means "information." Let's break it down by syllable: pli-ro-fo-ri-es. |
| Let's take a look at the next words. We have στα αγγλικά (sta angliká), which in English is "in English." Let's break it down by syllable: sta an-gli-ka. And now let's hear it one more time: στα αγγλικά (sta angliká). So, to recap here, we have Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?). Literally, this means "Do you have information in English?" |
| So, of course, if you want to practice Greek and buy a Greek guide, you can simply accomplish this by asking: Έχετε πληροφορίες; (Éhete pliroforíes?), which literally means "Do you have information?" |
| But, to ask for a different language, we can just replace the word for "English" with any other word for a language, and it works just fine. |
| Let's try "French." In Greek, "Do you have information in French?" is Έχετε πληροφορίες στα γαλλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta galiká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα γαλλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta galiká?) |
| The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for. In this case, it's γαλλικά (galiká). Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: ga-li-ka, γαλλικά (galiká). |
| Let's try now with a Japanese guide! It's not so unlikely that info guides can even be in Japanese because Greece is visited every year, and in every time of the year, by a huge number of Japanese tourists. So "Do you have information in Japanese?" is Έχετε πληροφορίες στα ιαπωνικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta iaponiká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα ιαπωνικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta iaponiká?) |
| "Japanese" in Greek is ιαπωνικά (iaponiká). Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: i-a-po-ni-ka. So, all together, we have Έχετε πληροφορίες στα ιαπωνικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta iaponiká?) |
| Piece of cake! |
| 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. |
| "Do you have an English information guide?" - Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα αγγλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta angliká?) |
| "Do you have information in French?" - Έχετε πληροφορίες στα γαλλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta galiká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα γαλλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta galiká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα γαλλικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta galiká?) |
| "Do you have information in Japanese?" - Έχετε πληροφορίες στα ιαπωνικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta iaponiká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα ιαπωνικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta iaponiká?) |
| Έχετε πληροφορίες στα ιαπωνικά; (Éhete pliroforíes sta iaponiká?) |
| 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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