Learn the question Whose is 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 ""Whose is this? "" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού είναι αυτό; |
| Jason:The first word in the question is |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού |
| Jason:""meaning whose"" in English. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) Ποιανού |
| Jason:Listen again and repeat. |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού |
| {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:Ποιανού 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:Ποιανού είναι αυτό |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this? ? |
| Chrissi:Είναι δικό μου |
| Jason:""It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Είναι δικό μου |
| {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 after that |
| Chrissi:δικό μου |
| Jason:meaning mine. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) δικό μου |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:δικό μου |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, It's mine., and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Είναι δικό μου |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace mine with yours. |
| Chrissi:δικό σου |
| Jason:yours |
| Chrissi:(slow) δικό σου (regular) δικό σου |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with yours |
| Chrissi:Είναι δικό σου |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's yours. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είναι δικό σου |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace yours with my friend's. |
| Chrissi:του φίλου μου |
| Jason:my friend's |
| Chrissi:(slow) του φίλου μου (regular) του φίλου μου |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with my friend's |
| Chrissi:Είναι του φίλου μου |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for yours. Say It's my friend's. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είναι του φίλου μου |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace my friend's with my father's. |
| Chrissi:του πατέρα μου |
| Jason:my father's |
| Chrissi:(slow) του πατέρα μου (regular) του πατέρα μου |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with my father's |
| Chrissi:Είναι του πατέρα μου |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for my friend's. Say It's my father's. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είναι του πατέρα μου |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine.. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Είναι δικό μου |
| Jason:Now, you want to say it's It's yours. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Είναι δικό σου |
| Jason:Now, you want to say it's It's my friend's.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Είναι του φίλου μου |
| Jason:Now, you want to say It's my father's.. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού είναι αυτό; (five seconds) Είναι του πατέρα μου |
| Jason:Now imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Ποιανού είναι αυτό; |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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