Learn how to shop for clothes
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Iro: Γεια σας, εγώ είμαι η Ηρώ. |
| Judith: Judith here, about to begin Lesson 1, Season 11 – Buying a new dress. Hello and welcome back to GreekPod101.com, the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Greek. I’m drowned in the studio by? |
| Iro: Hello, everyone. Iro here. |
| Judith: In this lesson, you will learn how to shop for clothes in Greek. |
| Iro: This conversation takes place first at the area of Lexus Hotel, and then moves to a store. |
| Judith: The conversation is between Rhea and, Alexis and later between Rhea and the sales person. |
| Iro: Rhea uses informal Greek with her brother, Alexis, but formal language with the sales person. |
| Judith: Let’s listen to the conversation. Ok. What can we say about fashion in Greece, how do people dress? |
| DIALOGUE |
| Ρ: Πω πω! Το φόρεμά μου! |
| Α: Τι έχει; |
| Ρ: Κοίτα! Έχει ένα λεκέ εδώ. |
| Α: Ωχ... Δεν έχεις άλλο; |
| Ρ: Όχι μαζί μου. Κρίμα. Θα πάω στα μαγαζιά τώρα, τι να κάνω; |
| A: Πήγαινε στο “Βεστιάριο”, είναι το πιο καλό μαγαζί της πόλης. |
| Ρ: Και πού το ξέρεις εσύ; |
| Α: Όλα τα ξέρω εγώ! |
| … (Στο μαγαζί ρούχων) |
| Ρ: Μπορώ να δοκιμάσω αυτό το κόκκινο φόρεμα; |
| Πωλήτρια: Βεβαίως. |
| Ρ: Μήπως υπάρχει σε πιο μεγάλο νούμερο; |
| Π: Δυστυχώς, όχι. Υπάρχει αυτό εδώ, αλλά είναι πιο ακριβό και είναι καφέ. |
| Ρ: Θα τα δοκιμάσω και τα δύο. |
| … |
| Π: Πολύ ωραία είναι και τα δύο. Θέλουν όμως πιο ψηλά παπούτσια. |
| Ρ: Ναι, βέβαια. Ποιο από τα δύο να πάρω; |
| Π: Αυτό εδώ, το κόκκινο. Είναι πιο στενό από το άλλο και πιο φτηνό. Μάλλον είναι και το πιο ωραίο που έχουμε. |
| Ρ: Εντάξει, θα το πάρω. |
| Π: Με γεια σας. Αν θέλετε να δείτε κι άλλα, πηγαίνετε στον πρώτο όροφο. |
| Ρ: Όχι, είμαι εντάξει, ευχαριστώ. |
| Judith: Now one time slowly. |
| Ρ: Πω πω! Το φόρεμά μου! |
| Α: Τι έχει; |
| Ρ: Κοίτα! Έχει ένα λεκέ εδώ. |
| R: Look! It has a stain here. |
| Α: Ωχ... Δεν έχεις άλλο; |
| Ρ: Όχι μαζί μου. Κρίμα. Θα πάω στα μαγαζιά τώρα, τι να κάνω; |
| A: Πήγαινε στο “Βεστιάριο”, είναι το πιο καλό μαγαζί της πόλης. |
| Ρ: Και πού το ξέρεις εσύ; |
| Α: Όλα τα ξέρω εγώ! |
| … (Στο μαγαζί ρούχων) |
| Ρ: Μπορώ να δοκιμάσω αυτό το κόκκινο φόρεμα; |
| Πωλήτρια: Βεβαίως. |
| Ρ: Μήπως υπάρχει σε πιο μεγάλο νούμερο; |
| Π: Δυστυχώς, όχι. Υπάρχει αυτό εδώ, αλλά είναι πιο ακριβό και είναι καφέ. |
| Ρ: Θα τα δοκιμάσω και τα δύο. |
| … |
| Π: Πολύ ωραία είναι και τα δύο. Θέλουν όμως πιο ψηλά παπούτσια. |
| Ρ: Ναι, βέβαια. Ποιο από τα δύο να πάρω; |
| Π: Αυτό εδώ, το κόκκινο. Είναι πιο στενό από το άλλο και πιο φτηνό. Μάλλον είναι και το πιο ωραίο που έχουμε. |
| Ρ: Εντάξει, θα το πάρω. |
| Π: Με γεια σας. Αν θέλετε να δείτε κι άλλα, πηγαίνετε στον πρώτο όροφο. |
| Ρ: Όχι, είμαι εντάξει, ευχαριστώ. |
| Judith: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Ρ: Πω πω! Το φόρεμά μου! |
| R: Oh my! My dress! |
| Α: Τι έχει; |
| A: What's wrong? [What does it have?] |
| Ρ: Κοίτα! Έχει ένα λεκέ εδώ. |
| Α: Ωχ... Δεν έχεις άλλο; |
| A: Oh… You don't have another? |
| Ρ: Όχι μαζί μου. Κρίμα. Θα πάω στα μαγαζιά τώρα, τι να κάνω; |
| R: Not with me. Pity. I'll go shopping [to the shops] now, what can I do? |
| A: Πήγαινε στο “Βεστιάριο”, είναι το πιο καλό μαγαζί της πόλης. |
| A: Go to "The Wardrobe," it's the best shop in the city. |
| Ρ: Και πού το ξέρεις εσύ; |
| R: And how [where] do you know that? |
| Α: Όλα τα ξέρω εγώ! |
| A: I know everything! |
| … (Στο μαγαζί ρούχων) |
| … (In the clothing store) |
| Ρ: Μπορώ να δοκιμάσω αυτό το κόκκινο φόρεμα; |
| R: May I try on this red dress? |
| Πωλήτρια: Βεβαίως. |
| Ρ: Μήπως υπάρχει σε πιο μεγάλο νούμερο; |
| R: Perhaps is there one in a bigger size [number]? |
| Π: Δυστυχώς, όχι. Υπάρχει αυτό εδώ, αλλά είναι πιο ακριβό και είναι καφέ. |
| S: Unfortunately, no. There's this one here, but it's more expensive and is brown. |
| Ρ: Θα τα δοκιμάσω και τα δύο. |
| R: I'll try on both. |
| … |
| … |
| Π: Πολύ ωραία είναι και τα δύο. Θέλουν όμως πιο ψηλά παπούτσια. |
| S: Both are very nice. They require [want] taller shoes, though. |
| Ρ: Ναι, βέβαια. Ποιο από τα δύο να πάρω; |
| R: Yes, of course. Which of the two should I take? |
| Π: Αυτό εδώ, το κόκκινο. Είναι πιο στενό από το άλλο και πιο φτηνό. Μάλλον είναι και το πιο ωραίο που έχουμε. |
| S: This one here, the red one. It's tighter than the other one and cheaper. I guess it's even the nicest one we have. |
| Ρ: Εντάξει, θα το πάρω. |
| R: Okay, I'll take it. |
| Π: Με γεια σας. Αν θέλετε να δείτε κι άλλα, πηγαίνετε στον πρώτο όροφο. |
| S: Certainly. [With your health.] If you want to see any others, go to the first floor. |
| Ρ: Όχι, είμαι εντάξει, ευχαριστώ. |
| R: No, I'm okay, thank you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Iro: Modern Greeks, especially women, spend a lot of money on clothes. Like everywhere, there are people with good and bad tastes. |
| Judith: Like other Europeans, Greeks generally pay more attention to clothes than Americans do. |
| Iro: On special occasions, men wear suits and ties, and women usually wear dresses. |
| Judith: From May until the end of September the weather is very hot so people wear light clothing and avoid dark colors during the daytime. |
| Iro: Most women tend to wear a lot of make-up to the point of looking unnatural. |
| Judith: In public service there is no dress code, but most people avoid dressing inappropriately. Most people not very creative and tend to wear what’s considered mainstream. |
| Iro: At the religious wedding, the bride must wear a light colored wedding dress, white or beige, and the groom wears a suit. At the civil wedding, however, the couple can wear whatever they like, even jeans. |
| Judith: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word is? |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Iro: Λεκές |
| Judith: Stain. |
| Iro: Λεκές |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Ρούχα |
| Judith: Clothes. |
| Iro: Ρούχα |
| Judith: This word is always plural. Next? |
| Iro: Δοκιμάζω |
| Judith: “To test” or “try on”, “try out”. |
| Iro: Δοκιμάζω |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Κόκκινος |
| Judith: Red. |
| Iro: Κόκκινος |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Δυστυχώς |
| Judith: “Unfortunately”, “I’m afraid that…”. |
| Iro: Δυστυχώς |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Καφέ |
| Judith: Brown. |
| Iro: Καφέ |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Ψηλός |
| Judith: “Tall” or “high”. |
| Iro: Ψηλός |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Παπούτσι |
| Judith: Shoe. |
| Iro: Παπούτσι |
| Judith: This word is neuter. Next… |
| Iro: Στενός |
| Judith: “Tight” or “narrow”. |
| Iro: Στενός |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: ‘Οροφος |
| Judith: Floor. |
| Iro: Όροφος |
| Judith: Let’s have a closer look for the usage for some words and phrases from this lesson. |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Iro: The first phrase we’ll look at is μαζί μου. |
| Judith: This means “with me” as in “I didn’t bring that with me.” μαζί literally means “together”, “together with”. |
| Iro: Και τα δύο is how you say “both of them”. If you’re comparing two things instead, use το ένα – το άλλο “the one” and “the other”, but και τα δύο is “both of them”. |
| Judith: Καφέ means “brown”. Literally, the color of καφές. |
| Iro: “Coffee”. |
| Judith: Careful. The adjective never changes. It’s always καφέ. |
| Iro: Με γεια σας literally means “with your health”. This is a probably strange thing and you haven’t heard it before, but it’s supposed to mean something like “be healthy to enjoy it” and it’s something that sales people just say to you when you buy stuff in Greece. It doesn’t have an equivalent in America but it’s friendly. |
Lesson focus |
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| Judith: The focus of this lesson is comparatives and superlatives. To compare two things in Greek and say that one is bigger, better or more beautiful, you need the word πιο – “more”. Then, everything is simple. “More beautiful”? |
| Iro: Πιο ωραίο |
| Judith: “Bigger” or literally “more big”? |
| Iro: Πιο μεγάλο |
| Judith: “Better” or literally “more good”? |
| Iro: Πιο καλό |
| Judith: The adjective still has to match the noun, of course. |
| Iro: So, when talking about a man, you have to say Αυτός ο άντρας είναι πιο μεγάλος από εκείνον. |
| Judith: This man is bigger than that one. |
| Iro: And, when talking about a woman, you have to say Αυτή η γυναίκα είναι πιο μεγάλη από εκείνη. |
| Judith: The same works for the superlatives, that is forms like “more beautiful”, “biggest”, “best” and so forth. For this, just add the definite article. “The most beautiful”? |
| Iro: Το πιο ωραίο |
| Judith: “The biggest” or literally “the most big”? |
| Iro: Το πιο μεγάλο |
| Judith: “The best” or literally “the most good”? |
| Iro: Το πιο καλό |
Outro |
| Judith: That just about does it for today. |
| Iro: Attention iPhone, iPod and iPad users. |
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| Judith: We hope you enjoyed this lesson. See you next week. |
| Iro: Γεια σας, τα λέμε την επόμενη φορά. |
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