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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. |
| Stefania: And I’m Stefania! |
| Gabriella: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Greek Vocabulary, Lesson 5! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five popular Greek Sweets and desserts. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at GreekPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gabriella: Stefania, what’s our first word? |
| Stefania: γλυκό του κουταλιού |
| Gabriella: spoon sweet |
| Stefania: (slow) γλυκό του κουταλιού (regular) γλυκό του κουταλιού |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: γλυκό του κουταλιού |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Spoon sweets are sweet preserves served in a spoon on a small piece of china or a crystal dish, as a gesture of hospitality in Greece. They can be made from almost any fruit, though there are also spoon sweets made without fruit. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Η κυρά Σούλα φτιάχνει το καλύτερο σπιτικό γλυκό του κουταλιού από κεράσι. |
| Gabriella: Mrs Soula makes the best homemade cherry spoon sweet. |
| Stefania: (slow) Η κυρά Σούλα φτιάχνει το καλύτερο σπιτικό γλυκό του κουταλιού από κεράσι. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: παστέλι |
| Gabriella: sesame seed candy |
| Stefania: (slow) παστέλι (regular) παστέλι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: παστέλι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: In Greece, sesame seed candy is called "pasteli," and it is a confection of sesame seeds or other nuts with sugar or honey, pressed into a flat bar. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Το παστέλι είναι ένα νόστιμο και υγιεινό σνακ για το σχολείο. |
| Gabriella: Pasteli is a tasty and healthy snack for school. |
| Stefania: (slow) Το παστέλι είναι ένα νόστιμο και υγιεινό σνακ για το σχολείο. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: μαντολάτο |
| Gabriella: nougat |
| Stefania: (slow) μαντολάτο (regular) μαντολάτο |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: μαντολάτο |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Mandolato is a variety of traditional confectioneries called nougat in English, which are made with sugar and/or honey, roasted nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and hazelnuts; whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) To όνομα «μαντολάτο» προέρχεται από την ιταλική λέξη «mandorla», που σημαίνει αμύγδαλο. |
| Gabriella: The name "mandolato" comes from the italian word "mandorla", which means almond. |
| Stefania: (slow) To όνομα «μαντολάτο» προέρχεται από την ιταλική λέξη «mandorla», που σημαίνει αμύγδαλο. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: κουραμπιέδες |
| Gabriella: Greek almond biscuits |
| Stefania: (slow) κουραμπιέδες (regular) κουραμπιέδες |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: κουραμπιέδες |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Kourambiedes are a shortbread-type of biscuit usually made with ground almonds. Metaxa brandy, vanilla, mastiha resin or rose water are also used for flavouring. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Τα Χριστούγεννα πάντα αγοράζω κουραμπιέδες για τους συνάδελφους στο γραφείο. |
| Gabriella: On Christmas I always buy Greek almond biscuits for the colleagues in the office. |
| Stefania: (slow) Τα Χριστούγεννα πάντα αγοράζω κουραμπιέδες για τους συνάδελφους στο γραφείο. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Stefania: μελομακάρονα |
| Gabriella: Greek honey biscuits |
| Stefania: (slow) μελομακάρονα (regular) μελομακάρονα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: μελομακάρονα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Melomakarona are egg-shaped soft sticky cookies. Along with "kourambiedes," they are traditionally prepared during the Christmas season. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Θέλει χρόνο για να φτιάξεις μελομακάρονα, για αυτό εγώ τα αγοράζω έτοιμα από τον φούρνο. |
| Gabriella: It takes time to make Greek honey biscuits, that's why I buy them ready from the bakery. |
| Stefania: (slow) Θέλει χρόνο για να φτιάξεις μελομακάρονα, για αυτό εγώ τα αγοράζω έτοιμα από τον φούρνο. |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Stefania will give you the Greek – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Stefania: γλυκό του κουταλιού |
| [pause]Gabriella: spoon sweet |
| Stefania: παστέλι |
| [pause]Gabriella: sesame seed candy |
| Stefania: μαντολάτο |
| [pause]Gabriella: nougat |
| Stefania: κουραμπιέδες |
| [pause]Gabriella: Greek almond biscuits |
| Stefania: μελομακάρονα |
| [pause]Gabriella: Greek honey biscuits |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five sweets and desserts in Greece! We have more vocab lists available at GreekPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Stefania: Γεια! |
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