JSIS E 111: Elementary Modern Greek Sample of modern Greek alphabet, M. Adiputra, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modern_Greek_alphabet_sample.svg JSIS E 111: Elementary Modern Greek Lesson 4a: More common objects, possessing
Γειά σας
Ask me how I am
Τι κάνεις;
How would I say: very well, thank you.
Πολύ καλά, ευχαριστώ.
Ask me again what I am doing now.
Τι κάνεις τώρα;
I respond: I am listening to music.
Ακούω μουσική.
But you notice that my TV is on and you ask: Are you watching TV?
Βλέπεις τηλεόραση;
To your surprise, I say: Yes, I am watching TV and listening to music.
Ναι, βλέπω τηλεόραση και ακούω μουσική.
In Greek, βλέπω means I watch or I am watching.
Likewise, ακούω means I listen or…
Yes, you guessed correctly: I am listening
This is true for all verbs.
Remember that this rule applies to all verbs.
Ask me now what I am reading.
Τι διαβάζεις;
How would I say I am reading the book?
Διαβάζω το βιβλίο.
Did you remember the word book?
“My” in Greek is μου.
μου
Say my.
μου
Unlike English, the word μου goes after the noun.
My book
Το βιβλίο μου.
Say, my book.
Το βιβλίο μου.
Now say my car.
Το αυτοκίνητό μου.
Ask me: do you want my car?
Θέλεις το αυτοκίνητό μου;
Ask me again: where is my key?
Που είναι το κλειδί μου;
your
σου
σου
Your key.
Το κλειδί σου.
Now say: your key is there.
Το κλειδί σου είναι εκεί.
Ask: where is my car?
Που είναι το αυτoκίνητό μου;
Your car is not here.
Το αυτοκίνητό σου δεν είναι εδώ.
his
του
His house
Το σπίτι του.
Ask: where is his house?
Που είναι το σπίτι του.
Say: I want his car.
Θέλω το αυτοκίνητό του.
Say: it is not his car.
Δεν είναι το αυτοκίνητό του.
It is my car.
Είναι το αυτοκίνητό μου.
Her car.
Το αυτοκίνητό της.
Now say: her book and her bag.
Το βιβλίο της και η τσάντα της.
Did you remember that τσάντα is a feminine word?
Say again: her bag.
Η τσάντα της
End of Lesson 4a