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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

Jason:This is the end of Lesson 22

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