Learn the question What's this? in Greek and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason:In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Greek learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Jason:In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""What's this?"" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Τι είναι αυτό; |
| Jason:The first word in the question is |
| Chrissi:τι |
| Jason:""meaning what"" in English. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) τι |
| Jason:Listen again and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Chrissi:είναι |
| Jason:meaning is. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) είναι |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:είναι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι είναι |
| {pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:αυτό |
| Jason:meaning this. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) αυτό |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:αυτό |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι είναι αυτό |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Now master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this?? |
| Chrissi:Eίναι μία φωτογραφική μηχανή |
| Jason:""It's a camera.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Eίναι μία φωτογραφική μηχανή |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Chrissi:Eίναι |
| Jason:meaning is. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) Eίναι |
| Jason:Now repeat |
| Chrissi:Eίναι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:μία |
| Jason:meaning something like a. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) μία |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:μία |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:φωτογραφική |
| Jason:meaning photographic. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) φωτογραφική |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:φωτογραφική |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Next is |
| Chrissi:μηχανή |
| Jason:meaning machine. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) μηχανή |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:μηχανή |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Eίναι μία φωτογραφική μηχανή |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace camera with chair. |
| Chrissi:καρέκλα |
| Jason:chair |
| Chrissi:(slow) καρέκλα (regular) καρέκλα |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with chair |
| Chrissi:Eίναι μία καρέκλα |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace camera. Say It's a chair. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Eίναι μία καρέκλα |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace chair with car. |
| Chrissi:αυτοκίνητο |
| Jason:car |
| Chrissi:(slow) αυτοκίνητο (regular) αυτοκίνητο |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with car |
| Chrissi:Eίναι ένα αυτοκίνητο |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for chair. Say It's a car. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Eίναι ένα αυτοκίνητο |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace car with table. |
| Chrissi:τραπέζι |
| Jason:table |
| Chrissi:(slow) τραπέζι (regular) τραπέζι |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with table |
| Chrissi:Eίναι ένα τραπέζι |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for car. Say It's a table. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Eίναι ένα τραπέζι |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece and someone asks you what something is. It is (a) camera. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Eίναι μία φωτογραφική μηχανή |
| Jason:Now imagine that it's (a) chair Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Eίναι μία καρέκλα |
| Jason:Imagine that it's (a) car. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Τι είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Eίναι ένα αυτοκίνητο |
| Jason:Imagine that it's table. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Eίναι ένα τραπέζι |
| Jason:Now you want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Τι είναι αυτό; |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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