7th Lesson

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7th Lesson

• By Christos N. Hadjichristidis

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Todays Attractions

• Revision of numbers 0-59
• Revise ordering in a cafeteria/tavern
• Asking what facilities are available and how to
  find them
• Understanding basic directions and/or asking for
  help to understand
• Telling the time in Greek
• Finding about the opening and closing times of
  various facilities
• Asking the price of something
• Watch a relevant movie in Greek

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Ordering in a cafeteria

• ?? ?a p??ete/p??e?? pa?a?a?? (ti tha
  parete/paris parakalo)
• What will you have (take)?
• ?? ?a ???ate pa?a?a?? (ti tha thelate parakalo)
• What would you like?
• ??ete e??p??et??e?? (ehete exipiretithi)
• Have you been served/helped?
• Or if it happens to deal with a not very
  talkative waiter
• ?a?a?a?? Yes?
• Or even ???ste Yes?

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Some of the most commonly used Greek verbs
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• Ta ??e?a ??a.......
• Ta ??e?a ??a(?) ?af?
• I would like a coffee

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• Ta ??e?a µ?a sa??ta
• I would like a salad
• Ta ??e?a ??a pa??t?
• I would like an ice-cream

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The forms of the indefinite article
The forms of the indefinite article are identical
to those of the numeral one, except of the
feminine (µ?a) which are pronounced as one
syllable, while those of the numeral can be
pronounced as two-syllable word (µ?a)
The final n is not obligatory and may be used
before words beginning with a vowel or any of the
consonants ?, p, t, µp, ?t, ??, ts, t? and ? or
? that is before instantaneous or double
consonants
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How on Earth we can guess the gender of a given
Greek noun?

• Some tips
• All masculine nouns (nominative/singular) ends in
  ?
• Almost all feminine nouns end in either a or ?
• Most neuter nouns end in ?, ?, or µa
• Of course, there are exceptions, and there are
  those words ending in ??, which can be any
  gender.

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Essential vocabulary for the Cafeteria Activity
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The Greek coffee

• The Greek coffee is traditionally served in small
  cups with the sugar already added before the
  coffee is served. So you are mainly left with the
  following choices

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Ouzo

• As you may know, ouzo is a bit strong and thus it
  usually comes with a plate of assorted appetizers
  (p??????a)
• You can have a cup of coffee or a glass of ouzo
  (or two) in a ?afe?e?? (coffee-shop) ,
  ?a?a??p?aste?? (confectionery) , ???e??
• You will find a ?afe?e?? in every neighborhood
  in larger cities and always in the centre
  (???t??) or
• square (p?ate?a) of smaller towns or on the sea
  front (pa?a??a) in fishing villages

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Ordering Activity

• One person starts by saying Ill have and
  adding an item of his choice as if s/he were
  ordering something in a café, e.g.
• Ta p??? ??a? ?af?
• The person on his/her left continues by repeating
  the original order and adding an item of his/her
  own choice, e.g.
• Ta p??? ??a? ?af? ?a? µ?a p??t??a??da
• The activity continues clockwise around the
  group, each learner adding another item to the
  order for as long as the learners are able to
  sustain the orders.

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Accepting or Refusing a Drink

• A Ta p??ete/p??e?? ??a ????
• Will you have an ouzo?
• B ?a? e??a??st?
• Yes thanks
• B ??? e??a??st?, ?a p??? µ?a µp??a
• No thanks, Ill have a beer
• A ?µ?s??!
• Straight away!
• after half an hour .
• A ???ste! (t? ????/? µp??a) sa?
• Here you go! your (ouzo/beer)
• ?? St?? ??e?? sa?/s??
• Cheers! To your health! (formal/informal)

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Asking what facilities are available

• S?????µ?, ?p???e? t??pe?a/fa?µa?e?? ed? ???t?
  (Signomi, iparhi trapeza/farmakio edo konta?)
• Excuse me, is there a bank/chemists near here?
• and the possible answers
• ?a? ?p???e?, e??a? ed?/e?e? (Ne iparhi ine
  eTHo/eki)
• Yes theres, its here/there
• ??? de? ?p???e? (t??pe?a/fa?µa?e??) ed? ???t?
  (Ohi Then iparhi trapeza/farmakio eTHo konta)
• No, there isnt a (bank/chemists) nearby
• S??????ste µe, de? ???? (sinhoriste me Then
  xero)
• Pardon me, I dont know

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Essential vocabulary for the Directions Activity
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Essential vocabulary for the Directions Activity
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Directions Activity

• the aim of the 1st activity is to establish which
  of the places on the list feature on the map.
• After checking which places you have on your map,
  circulate asking each other the question
• S????µ?, ?p???e? (t??pe?a) ed? (Sorry, is there
  a bank here?)
• using all the other places from your list and
  answering according to your map
• ?a? ?p???e? / S????µ?, de? ????
• (Yes, there is / I am sorry, I do not know)

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Where is?

• ??? e??a?

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Directions Activity

• the objectives of the 2nd activity are to
  practice of
• Where is?
• the singular definite article
• reading and pronunciation
• A S????µ?, p?? e??a? (? t??pe?a)
• (Sorry, where is the bank?)
• B ???a? st?v ?d? (???t??)
• (Its on ???t?? street)

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It is near to, far from, opposite to, next to

• ???a? ???t?
• Its near to

st?? f????? st? sta?µ?
st?? e????s?a st? p?ate?a
st? pe??pte?? st? µ??se??
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It is near to, far from, opposite to, next to
t?? f????? t? sta?µ?

• ???a? µa???? ap?
• Its far from

t?? e????s?a t? p?ate?a
t? pe??pte?? t? µ??se??
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It is near to, far from, opposite to, next to
t?? f????? t? sta?µ?

• ???a? ap??a?t? ap?
• Its opposite from

t?? e????s?a t? p?ate?a
t? pe??pte?? t? µ??se??
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It is near to, far from, opposite to, next to

• ???a? d?p?a
• Its next to

st?? f????? st? sta?µ?
st?? e????s?a st? p?ate?a
st? pe??pte?? st? µ??se??
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Relative Directions Activity

• Working in pairs take turns to ask each other
  where the places on the map are, using the list,
  and answer along the following lines, according
  to the information you have on your map
• A S?????µ? p?? e??a? ()
• B S?????µ? de? ????
• () e??a? d?p?a/???t? st?(?)/st?(?)/st? ()
• () e??a? ap??a?t? ap? t?(?)/t?(?)/t? ()
• A Sa? e??a??st? p???
• Please note that each of the four corner places
  on the map should be described as being near to
  the other three places in that part of the map

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Understanding more directions
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Directions
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Telling the time in Greek

• Telling the time is not difficult. You just have
  to remember that in Greek we put first the hour
  and then the minutes
• ten (minutes) past five
• ???te ?a? d??a (?ept?)
• When telling the time, the numbers 1,3,4 change
  to 1-gt µ?a, 3 -gt t?e??, 4 -gt t?sse???

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Essential telling the time Vocabulary
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Asking for the time
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Revision of Greek numbers 1-12
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Telling the time Activity

• A ?? ??a a????e? (? f??????)
• Ti ora anigi (o furnos)?
• What time does it open?
• Or ?? ??a ??e??e? (? t??pe?a)
• Ti ora klini (i trapeza)?
• What time does it close?
• B (? f??????) a????e? st?? ept? ?a? µ?s? t? p???
• (O furnos) anigi stis epta ke misi to proi
• It opens at 730am
• Or (? t??pe?a) ??e??e? st?? d?? ?a? µ?s? t?
  µes?µ???
• (i trapeza) klini stis THio ke misi to mesimeri
• It closes at 230pm

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How much ?

• ??s? ???e? a?t? (poso kani afto?)
• How much is it?
• ???e? 6 e??? (kani exi evro)
• Its 6 euros
• ??s? ??????e a?t? (poso kanune afta?)
• How much are they?
• ??????e 8 e??? ?a? 50 ?ept? (kanune ochto evro ke
  peninda lepta)
• They are 8 euros and 50.

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Some forms of the definite article
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Essential vocabulary for the Price Activity
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Essential vocabulary for the Price Activity
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Shopping Activity