Αντωνυμίες & Ρήματα (Pronouns & Verbs)
In English, ‘go to the Acropolis’ is not a complete sentence. It is impossible to tell who is doing the verb ‘go’, so a personal pronoun is necessary: ‘I go…
verbs
Verbs: Α ρήματα
Verbs like ‘live’, ‘have’, ‘work’, or ‘know’ indicate some kind of action or state of being. Just as in English, the ending of verbs in Greek change depending on who…
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…
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…
Παρακαλώ (Please)
Remember how to thank someone in Greek? Thank you & You’re welcome Ευχαριστώ is the verb meaning ‘I thank’, and it’s used like we would say ‘thank you’ in English.…
The negative δεν
“To be, or not to be…” If you want to negate a sentence in Greek, that is, to say ‘I am not ___’ or ‘it isn’t ___’, then you’ll need…
The auxiliary είμαι
The auxiliary verb ‘to be‘ (in Greek, είμαι) is quite irregular in many languages. In English, we say I am, you are, (s)he/it is, we are, etc. Fortunately, the Greek…
Greetings: Γεια σου, τι κάνεις;
‘Hello’ and ‘goodbye’ are some of the first words most of us learn in a new language. But we don’t often take the time to really analyse them. Let’s take…