Time: χρονός/καιρός/ώρα
Remember how to ask how much something costs? Or how many years old someone is? Both of these questions use versions of πόσος (how much/many) Πόσο κάνει; (How much is…
Τα επίθετα (Adjectives)
In English, an ‘epithet’ is a word used to characterize a person or thing, and that’s exactly what the word επίθετο means in Greek – an adjective, or a word…
Η οικογένιά μου (My family)
Remember the words for ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ – ο αδερφός and η αδερφή? Two more important family-related words to know are ο πατέρας and η μητέρα. These words for ‘father’…
Μου αρέσει (I like…)
Let’s talk about shopping – expressing what you like (and don’t like), as well as how to ask how much something costs. We often want to say what we like…
Πόσων χρονών είσαι; (How old are you?)
Remember how to count to 30? And how to use the verb είμαι? To ask how old someone is in Greek, the phrase Πόσων χρονών είσαι; is used (literally ‘Of…
Κτητικές Αντωνυμίες (Possessive pronouns)
V. Sergi’s viral The Bad Poetry Social Club video is a powerful demonstration of how the word μου is used to indicate (in this context, toxic and oppressive) possession: Listen…
Με & Μου (Me & My)
Με λένε (they call me) ___ As we’ve already seen, one way of introducing yourself is to say Με λένε ___. ‘They call me ___’ (literally, ‘me they call ___’)…
Θέλω (I want…)
Remember the meaning of Τι κάνεις; and Τι κάνετε;? Both of these questions mean ‘How are you doing?’. The only difference is in politeness (or the number of people being…
Προσωπικές Αντωνυμίες (Personal pronouns)
Remember how to ask ‘Who is it?’ in Greek? The most commonly-used phrase is Ποιος είναι; Ποιος is masculine, but can be used to refer to unknown people of any…
Από πού είσαι; (Where are you from?)
You know how you ask how someone is doing, and what their name is. To ask where they are from, or where they live, we need another question word: πού.…