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| INTRODUCTION |
| Iro: Γεία σας, εγώ είμαι η Ηρώ. |
| Judith: Judith here. Upper Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 7 - A delicious Greek snack. Hello and welcome back to GreekPod101.com, the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Greek. I'm joined in the studio by… |
| Iro: Hello everyone. Ηρώ here. |
| Judith: In this lesson you will learn how to talk about your diet in Greek. |
| Iro: This conversation takes place in a Greek ferry. |
| Judith: The conversation is between Rhea, Alexis and Andrea. |
| Iro: The speakers are acquainted with each other now, so they will be speaking informal Greek. |
| Judith: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Ρ: Λοιπόν Αντρέα, τι θα κάνεις στο Ηράκλειο; |
| Α: Θα δουλέψω. Θα δουλεύω από Δευτέρα ως Παρασκευή. Τα Σάββατα, θα μαθαίνω ελληνικά. |
| Ρ: Γιατί; Τα ελληνικά σου είναι πολύ καλά. |
| Α: Ευχαριστώ πολύ, αλλά δεν είναι αλήθεια. Θα κάνω μαθήματα κάθε Σάββατο, και θα μελετώ κάθε μέρα. Έτσι, σε πέντε μήνες θα μιλάω πολύ καλά, θα καταλαβαίνω τα τραγούδια και θα διαβάζω εφημερίδες... Πάω να πάρω κάτι από το μπαρ. Εσύ θα φας κάτι; |
| Ρ: Ναι, θα φάω ένα γλυκό γιατί από τη Δευτέρα αρχίζω δίαιτα. Θα τρώω μόνο φρούτα και λαχανικά κάθε μέρα! Α, να ο Αλέξης. |
| Αλ: Α, εδώ είσαστε. Τι θα πάρετε; |
| Ρ: Εγώ θα πάρω μία μηλόπιτα. |
| Α: Εγώ θα φάω μία σπανακόπιτα. |
| Αλ: Εγώ δεν πεινάω. |
| Ρ: Θα πεινάσεις αργότερα. |
| Αλ: Καλά, θα φάμε στο Ηράκλειο. Θα πιω έναν καφέ. |
| Ρ: Πάλι καφέ; Γιατί δεν πίνεις μία ζεστή σοκολάτα; |
| Αλ: Καλά, καλά... Θα πιω τώρα έναν καφέ και από αύριο θα πίνω μόνο νερό. |
| Judith: Now one time slowly. |
| Ρ: Λοιπόν Αντρέα, τι θα κάνεις στο Ηράκλειο; |
| Α: Θα δουλέψω. Θα δουλεύω από Δευτέρα ως Παρασκευή. Τα Σάββατα, θα μαθαίνω ελληνικά. |
| Ρ: Γιατί; Τα ελληνικά σου είναι πολύ καλά. |
| Α: Ευχαριστώ πολύ, αλλά δεν είναι αλήθεια. Θα κάνω μαθήματα κάθε Σάββατο, και θα μελετώ κάθε μέρα. Έτσι, σε πέντε μήνες θα μιλάω πολύ καλά, θα καταλαβαίνω τα τραγούδια και θα διαβάζω εφημερίδες... Πάω να πάρω κάτι από το μπαρ. Εσύ θα φας κάτι; |
| Ρ: Ναι, θα φάω ένα γλυκό γιατί από τη Δευτέρα αρχίζω δίαιτα. Θα τρώω μόνο φρούτα και λαχανικά κάθε μέρα! Α, να ο Αλέξης. |
| Αλ: Α, εδώ είσαστε. Τι θα πάρετε; |
| Ρ: Εγώ θα πάρω μία μηλόπιτα. |
| Α: Εγώ θα φάω μία σπανακόπιτα. |
| Αλ: Εγώ δεν πεινάω. |
| Ρ: Θα πεινάσεις αργότερα. |
| Αλ: Καλά, θα φάμε στο Ηράκλειο. Θα πιω έναν καφέ. |
| Ρ: Πάλι καφέ; Γιατί δεν πίνεις μία ζεστή σοκολάτα; |
| Αλ: Καλά, καλά... Θα πιω τώρα έναν καφέ και από αύριο θα πίνω μόνο νερό. |
| Judith: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Ρ: Λοιπόν Αντρέα, τι θα κάνεις στο Ηράκλειο; |
| R: So, Andrea, what will you do in Iraklion? |
| Α: Θα δουλέψω. Θα δουλεύω από Δευτέρα ως Παρασκευή. Τα Σάββατα, θα μαθαίνω ελληνικά. |
| A: I will work. I will be working from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays, I will learn Greek. |
| Ρ: Γιατί; Τα ελληνικά σου είναι πολύ καλά. |
| R: Why? Your Greek is very good. |
| Α: Ευχαριστώ πολύ, αλλά δεν είναι αλήθεια. Θα κάνω μαθήματα κάθε Σάββατο, και θα μελετώ κάθε μέρα. Έτσι, σε πέντε μήνες θα μιλάω πολύ καλά, θα καταλαβαίνω τα τραγούδια και θα διαβάζω εφημερίδες... Πάω να πάρω κάτι από το μπαρ. Εσύ θα φας κάτι; |
| A: Thank you very much, but it's not true [truth]. I will do lessons every Saturday, and I will study every day. This way, in five months I will speak very well, I will understand the songs, and I will read newspapers… I'm going to get something from the bar. Will you eat something? |
| Ρ: Ναι, θα φάω ένα γλυκό γιατί από τη Δευτέρα αρχίζω δίαιτα. Θα τρώω μόνο φρούτα και λαχανικά κάθε μέρα! Α, να ο Αλέξης. |
| R: Yes, I'll eat a sweet because on [from] Monday I'm starting a diet. I will eat only fruit and vegetables every day! Ah, there's Alexis. |
| Αλ: Α, εδώ είσαστε. Τι θα πάρετε; |
| Al: Ah, here you are. What will you have [take]? |
| Ρ: Εγώ θα πάρω μία μηλόπιτα. |
| R: I'll have [take] an apple pie. |
| Α: Εγώ θα φάω μία σπανακόπιτα. |
| A: I'll eat a spanakopita. |
| Αλ: Εγώ δεν πεινάω. |
| Al: I'm not hungry. |
| Ρ: Θα πεινάσεις αργότερα. |
| R: You'll be hungry later. |
| Αλ: Καλά, θα φάμε στο Ηράκλειο. Θα πιω έναν καφέ. |
| Al: Well, we'll eat in Iraklion. I'll drink a coffee. |
| Ρ: Πάλι καφέ; Γιατί δεν πίνεις μία ζεστή σοκολάτα; |
| R: Coffee again? Why don't you drink a hot chocolate? |
| Αλ: Καλά, καλά... Θα πιω τώρα έναν καφέ και από αύριο θα πίνω μόνο νερό. |
| Al: Fine, fine… I'll drink a coffee now, and after [from] tomorrow I'll drink only water. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Judith: Okay, time to talk about this pie business, spinach pie and the like. It’s all called pita in Greek and it’s very popular food. It’s an appetizer and not a main dish. There are many vegetarian pies without meat, as well as sweet pies and salty pies. |
| Iro: The most famous pie is probably cheese pie, τυρόπιτα, usually made with white cheese such as feta. There’s also spinach pie, σπανακόπιτα, zucchini, pumpkin pie, κολοκυθόπιτα, potato pie, tomato pie, τοματόπιτα, meat pie, κρεατόπιτα, chicken pie, κοτόπιτα, and also sweet pies like apple pie, μηλόπιτα, and walnut pie, καρυδόπιτα. |
| Judith: Many people like to have pita for breakfast or brunch. If you visit different parts of Greece, you’re likely to taste many variations of the same pies. For example, spinach pies, σπανακόπιτα, is not cooked the same way in northern Greece as in the Peloponnese. |
| Iro: Homemade pie can be a very healthy food but also a junk food if it’s prepared with bad quality oil and processed flour. If you’re not used to it, it can sometimes be too heavy. |
| Judith: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Judith: The first word we shall see is… |
| Iro: Δευτέρα |
| Judith: Monday. |
| Iro: Δευτέρα |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Αλήθεια |
| Judith: Truth. |
| Iro: Αλήθεια |
| Judith: This word is feminine. Next. |
| Iro: Μελετάω |
| Judith: To study. |
| Iro: Μελετάω |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Μήνας |
| Judith: Month. |
| Iro: Μήνας |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Διαβάζω |
| Judith: To read. |
| Iro: Διαβάζω |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Εφημερίδα |
| Judith: Newspaper. |
| Iro: Εφημερίδα |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Αρχίζω |
| Judith: “To start” or “begin”. |
| Iro: Αρχίζω |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Δίαιτα |
| Judith: Diet. |
| Iro: Δίαιτα |
| Judith: This word is feminine. Next. |
| Iro: Λαχανικό |
| Judith: Vegetable. |
| Iro: Λαχανικό |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Πίτα |
| Judith: Pie. |
| Iro: Πίτα |
| Judith: Again, feminine. Next. |
| Iro: Μήλο |
| Judith: Apple. |
| Iro: Μήλο |
| Judith: Next. |
| Iro: Σπανάκι |
| Judith: Spinach. |
| Iro: Σπανάκι |
| Judith: This word is neuter. Let’s have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Iro: The first word we'll look at is αλήθεια. |
| Judith: Truth. |
| Iro: Is a useful Greek word. It is used much more often than in English. For example, you can use it in the sense of “Really? Are you kidding?” when someone tells a surprising or unlikely story. Αλήθεια; |
| Judith: Πάρω is the irregular Aorist stem of παίρνω, “to take”. |
| Iro: Other than that, today’s dialogue featured no new irregular stems. We did see a lot of φάω, the Aorist stem of τρώω. |
| Judith: “To eat”. Anything ending in πίτα is a pie. |
| Iro: Μηλόπιτα is “apple pie”. Μήλο means “apple”. Σπανακόπιτα is a “spinach pie”, based on the word σπανάκι. |
| Judith: The link would be really obvious if the stress syllable hadn’t moved. |
| Iro: Σπανάκι - σπανακόπιτα |
Lesson focus |
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| Judith: The focus of this lesson is the simple future versus the continuous future. The simple future tense, the one with the Aorist stem, is used when the future action will not last very long and is a onetime occurrence. By contrast, if the future action takes a long time or is a regular occurrence, you should use the continuous future tense, which uses the regular verb stem. |
| Iro: What constitutes a long time is a tricky issue here. It’s mostly a matter of focus, that is when you perceive something to be taking a long time. |
| Judith: Can you give us an example? |
| Iro: For example, you might tell someone θα γράψω το γράμμα και θα έρθω. |
| Judith: I will write the letter and then I will come. |
| Iro: Using the simple future tense because we expect to be quick. However, when this action takes much longer, you might see something like θα γράφω για ώρες. |
| Judith: I will be riding for hours. |
| Iro: Using the continuous future tense. |
| Judith: When you’re talking about two future events that overlap, the longer one should use the continuous future tense and the shorter one should use the simple future tense. |
| Iro: For example, μη με διακόψεις όταν έρθεις γιατί θα γράφω. |
| Judith: “Don’t disturb me when you come because I will be riding.” So “will be riding” or similar forms are a true indicator for using the continuous future tense. But the continuous future tense is also often used when English just says “we’ll ride”. |
| Iro: Another example, this one taken from the dialogue, is the case of θα δουλεύω versus θα δουλέψω. |
| Judith: Andrea is saying that she is going to Greece on a working holiday, so that’s the case of… |
| Iro: Θα δουλέψω |
| Judith: Using the simple future tense. It’s not a long-term plan in that you can already foresee the end. Then, in the very next sentence, she says… |
| Iro: Θα δουλεύω από Δευτέρα έως Παρασκευή |
| Judith: “I will work” or “I will be working from Monday to Friday”, using the continuous future tense because she is talking about a regular occurrence, something that will happen every week. |
| Iro: Watch out for these forms and think carefully about why you’re saying an Aorist stem or not. Your understanding of this grammar point will improve drastically. |
Outro |
| Judith: That just about does it for today. |
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Comments
HideHi Maria,
Sure, here are some examples:
Κάθε Δευτέρα μελετάω Ελληνικά για δύο ώρες. = Every Monday I study Greek for two hours.
Ο Γιώργος μελετάει ένα βιβλίο μαγειρικής.= George is studying a cook book.
Μου αρέσει να μαθαίνω ξένες γλώσσες. = I like learning foreign languages.
Η Άννα πηγαίνει στο σχολείο για να μάθει να διαβάζει. = Anna goes to school, so she can learn to read.
Let me know if that's more clear now.
Best regards,
Katerina
Team GreekPod101.com
Thank you, Katerina!
I've already checked their counterparts in English but in my L1 there is almost no difference b/n them.
So, could you, please, provide some examples of how these verbs are used.
Thank you!
Maria
Hi Maria,
Here is the translation of the verbs:
μελετάω - study
μαθαίνω - learn
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Κατερίνα,
Team GreekPod101.com
What's the difference b/n Μελετάω and Μαθαίνω?
Thank you!
Hi Manny,
I just need to make sure I understand your question. So you're asking me whether the Greek future continuous is equivalent to the English future continuous which is "I will be + verb in -ing form", right? In that case, yes. They are equivalent 😄
All the best,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Hi,
Given the following highlight from the lesson notes:
Θα δουλέψω. Θα δουλεύω από Δευτέρα ως Παρασκευή.
"I will work. I will be working from Monday to Friday."
Is it fair to say that the continuous future tense with the regular verb stem will usually mirror or follow the "I will be *" form in English?
Γεια σου Steven,
Ελπίζω η παρακάτω λίστα να σε βοηθήσει!
http://www.fryktories.gr/teachingmaterial/200-rimata-tis-neas-ellinikis
Γεια χαρά,
Στεφανία
Team GreekPod101.com
Πού μπορώ να βρω μια λίστα με τα πιο κοινά ρήματα με τον αορτικό;
Σας ευχαριστώ!
Hi Gyorgyi,
Thank you for contacting us.
There is no difference between μελετώ/μελετάω. All verbs of the 2nd conjugation group (ending in an accented -ώ) that belong to the 1st class (conjugated as -ώ, -άς, -ά...) have these two alternative spellings for the first person of the present tense. The -άω version is always more casual though, while the -ώ is the standard.
The aorist stem is μελετησ-, you are correct.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Kind regards,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
What is the difference between μελετώ and μελετάω? The aorist stem is μελετήσω, isn't it? Why are there two different versions in the text and the vocab section then?
Hi Elias,
This is like the MTV of Greece:
http://mad.tv/
Also, check the "Greek Mainstream" radio stations in this website:
http://www.e-radio.gr/
Enjoy listening to Greek music!
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Hi there,
I love it when Greek people say Καλά, καλά.... ????? I think you say it when the other person say something dumb ???
Usually every country has a popular music website and app that the best and latest songs can be found there. We would be very grateful if you share it with us if there is one in Greece. We love Greek music and it also would help to improve our Greek.
Thank you. ?❤️️
Γεια σου Ελίζαμπεθ!
Χαίρομαι που είσαι επιτέλους στην Κύπρο!
Καλή μελέτη!
Στεφανία
Team GreekPod101.com
Καλημέρα από Κύπρος, Στεφανία.
Στο τέλος, είμαι εδώ.
Θα μελετάω λίγa ελληνικά κάθε μέρα.
Ελίζαμπεθ
Hi Joan,
Thank you for contacting us.
I'm sorry you are having some trouble showing the Greek text. Could you please provide more details where exactly the English text shows instead of the Greek text? Does that happen on the Lesson Materials (circle No.2)? I checked the Lesson Materials, but the Greek text appears normally. The PDF seems fine as well, so I couldn't recreate the issue on my computer system.
Please try the following steps:
Log out of the site, delete the cache and cookies of your browser, log back in, and try checking the text again. Usually this process fixes a lot of technical problems, but if you are still having trouble, please let me know.
Kind regards,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Why am I getting the text in English even when I click on Greek? It is useless to have the text in English when you want to learn to read the Greek. In lesson 7 and some of the others but not all, I cannot get the Greek letter texts. Even the vocabulary lists appear in English. I am learning GREEK and need the text to practice. Other than this, the course is great.
Please can this problem be fixed. I have emailed three times asking for help. Thank you
Joan
Παρακαλώ!
Stefania,
Team GreekPod101.com
Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ, Στεφανία!
Γεια σου Gabriele,
thank you for your comment! Do you like Greek cuisine? Σου αρέσει η ελληνική κουζίνα;
_______________________________
Γεια σου Κάτη,
-μελετάω = to study my homework, to study a book or to perform a study or an experiment in order to gain knowledge (ex. in psychology, to study the behavior of people under specific circumstances). Sometimes it is also used as "to examine", specially when a person is holding an object while examining it out of curiosity.
-σπουδάζω = to study in a university
About your verbs, I am glad to see you conjugate:smile:
You did very well! Here are the corrected verbs:
SIMPLE FUT - CONTINUOUS FUT
θα κάνεις - θα κάνεις = correct! (Both tenses are the same)
θα δουλέψω – θα δουλέυω = correct! Mind the typo on "δουλεύω". The accent goes on the υ
θα μαθαίσω - θα μαθαίνω = the first should be "θα μάθω", the second is correct!
θα κάνω – θα κάνω = correct!
θα μελετήσω - θα μελετώ = correct!
θα μιλήσω - θα μιλάω = correct!
θα καταλάβω - θα καταλαυαίνω = correct! Mind the typo on "θα καταλαβαίνω"
θα διαβάσω – θα διαβάζω = correct!
θα πάρω – θα παίρνω = correct!
θα φάς – θα τρώς = correct!
θα φάω – θα τρώω = correct!
θα πάρετε – θα παίρνετε = correct!
θα πεινάσεις – θα πεινάς = correct!
θα φάμε – θα τρώμε = correct!
θα πιω – θα πίνω = correct!
I am impressed! You did very well even on the irregular "to eat", "to drink", "to take". Good job! If you ever have any problems with conjugation or if you are not sure about something, check out this index. It's really useful:
http://moderngreekverbs.com/contents.html
Of course you can always ask me if something does not make sense :smile:
Keep it up!
Stefania,
Team GreekPod101.com
Γεια σου!
I am trying to figure out this simple future - continuous future thing. I made a list of all the future verbs in this lesson and tried to come up with equivalent verbs of the other future form (or tense or...)
Can you check if they are correct or not?
SIMPLE FUT - CONTINUOUS FUT
θα κάνεις - θα κάνεις
θα δουλέψω – θα δουλέυω
θα μαθαίσω - θα μαθαίνω
θα κάνω – θα κάνω
θα μελετήσω - θα μελετώ
θα μιλήσω - θα μιλάω
θα καταλάβω - θα καταλαυαίνω
θα διαβάσω – θα διαβάζω
θα πάρω – θα παίρνω
θα φάς – θα τρώς
θα φάω – θα τρώω
θα πάρετε – θα παίρνετε
θα πεινάσεις – θα πεινάς
θα φάμε – θα τρώμε
θα πιω – θα πίνω
Ευχαριστώ πάλι!
- Κάτη