Learning Greek, A Study Guide
Lessons 006 — 010
Lesson 006
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singular | plural | |
1st | μου | μας |
2nd | σου | σας |
3rd | του (masculine) της (feminine) του (neuter) |
τους |
Possessive form of personal pronouns
They are also described as the genitive forms of the pronouns,
so:
το
βιβίο μου
= this book of-me
τα
βιβία μας
= these books of-us
These follow the gender of the owner and not of the owned thing, so της means of her.
singular | plural | |
1st | είμαι | είμαστε |
2nd | είσαι | είσαστει or είσει |
3rd | είναι | είναι |
Verb "to be" for we are and you are forms. The I am and he / she / it is forms were introduced earlier.
Travel-useful word:
τωρα — now
Lesson 007
General form | |
–ω | –ουμε |
–εις | –ετε |
–ει | –ουν |
singular | plural | |
1st | έχω | έχουμε |
2nd | έχεις | έχετε |
3rd | έχει | έχουν |
Verb I have
This is the first of many verbs displaying this regular conjugation pattern.
How many? — πόσα
0 | μηδέν |
1 | ένα |
2 | δίο |
3 | τρία |
4 | τέσσερα |
5 | πέντε |
6 | έξι |
7 | επτά |
8 | οκτώ |
9 | εννέα |
10 | δέκα |
Numbers 1 through 10
Titles
κύριος
— Mr.
κυρία
— Ms.
δεσποινίς
— Miss
Body parts
χέρι
— hand, arm
πόδι
— foot, leg
δάχτυλο
— finger, toe
κεφάλι
— head
πρόσωπο
— face
μάτι
— eye
Έχω
δέκα
δάχτυλα
στα
χέρια
μου,
και
δέκα
δάχτυλα
στα
πόδια
μου.
Calling or addressing someone with the vocative case.
We might say This is Andreas —
Αυτό
είναι
Αντρέας,
but if we want to address or call him, we drop the
-ς (and form the vocative case).
Αντρέα!
Similarly, we could speak of a man this way:
Αυτό
είναι
ο
κύριος
Παυλίδης.
But we would ask him a question this way:
Έχετε
ένα
μολύβι,
κύριε
Παυλίδη;
Imperative forms. With no real explanation, imperative forms are introduced.
I count. —
Μετρώ.
Count! —
Μέτρησε!
I come. —
Έρχομαι.
Come! —
Έλα! (singular and informal)
Ελάτε! (plural or formal)
Lesson 008
Basic adjectives and adverbs
large —
μεγάλος,
μεγάλη,
μεγάλο
(masc, fem, neu)
small —
μικρός,
μικρή,
μικρό
(masc, fem, neu)
beautiful —
ωραίος,
ωραία,
ωραίο
(masc, fem, neu)
very —
πολύ
It has or έχει
also means there is or there are.
Petros has a watch —
Ο
Πέτρος
έχει
ένα
ρολόι.
There is a watch on the table —
Έχει
ένα
ρολόι
στο
τραπέζι.
Travel-useful words, some from Lesson 009
water —
νερό
a glass of water —
ένα
ποτήρι
νερό
milk —
γάλα
tea —
τσάι
coffee —
καφές
sugar —
ζάχαρη
wine —
κρασί
a glass of wine —
ένα
ποτήρι
κρασί
a bottle of wine —
ένα
μπουκάλι
κρασί
Lesson 009
I want
singular | plural | |
1st | θέλω | θέλουμε |
2nd | θέλεις | θέλετε |
3rd | θέλει | θέλουν |
Adjectives precede nouns:
ένα
μπουκάλι
κόκκινο
κρασί
Plus, some fairly useless discussion of cognac and cigarettes.
Colors — χρώματα
black | μαύρος, –η –ο |
brown | καφέ (indeclinable) |
grey | γκρίζος, –α, –ο |
white | άσπρος, –η, –ο |
red | κόκκινος, –η –ο |
yellow | κίτρινος, –η, –ο |
green | πράσινος, –η, –ο |
blue | μπλε (indeclinable) |
light blue | γαλανός, –η, –ο |
Lesson 010
Adjective declension, number
This pencil is red —
Το
μολύβι
είναι
κόκκινο.
These pencils are red —
Τα
μολύβια
είναι
κόκκινα
All — όλος, –η, –ο masc/fem/neu, όλα plural
What color are these pencils? —
Τι
χρώμα
είναι
τα
μολύβια;
Red. They are all red. —
Κόκκινα.
Όλα
κόκκινα
είναι.
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