Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Greek. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's a very common way to ask 'How much is it?' in Greek. |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Πόσο κάνει; (Póso káni?) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'how much' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πόσο [Slow] πόσο (póso) |
| Eric: Last is the verb "to do," but here it means 'it is' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] κάνει [Slow] κάνει (káni) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How much is it?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Πόσο κάνει; [Normal] Πόσο κάνει; |
| Eric: Now, here's another common way to ask, 'How much does it cost?' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Πόσο κοστίζει; (Póso kostízi?) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'how much' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πόσο [Slow] πόσο (póso) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'it costs' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] κοστίζει [Slow] κοστίζει (kostízi) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does it cost?' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Πόσο κοστίζει; [Normal] Πόσο κοστίζει; |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Alright, I'll buy it.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Εντάξει, θα το αγοράσω. (Endáxi tha to agoráso.) |
| Eric: First is the expression meaning 'all right' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] εντάξει [Slow] εντάξει (endáxi) |
| Eric: Next is the particle meaning 'will' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] θα [Slow] θα (tha) |
| Eric: Next is the neuter personal pronoun meaning 'it' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] το [Slow] το (to) |
| Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'buy' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] αγοράσω [Slow] αγοράσω (agoráso) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Alright, I'll buy it.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Εντάξει, θα το αγοράσω. [Normal] Εντάξει, θα το αγοράσω. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's very expensive.' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] Όχι, ευχαριστώ. Είναι πολύ ακριβό. (Óhi, efharistó. Íne polí akrivó.) |
| Eric: First is the particle meaning 'no.’ |
| Chrissi: [Normal] όχι [Slow] όχι (óhi) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning ‘I thank’ |
| Chrissi: [Normal] ευχαριστώ [Slow] ευχαριστώ (efharistó) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'it is' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] είναι [Slow] είναι (íne) |
| Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'very' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] πολύ [Slow] πολύ (polí) |
| Eric: Last is the neuter adjective meaning 'expensive' |
| Chrissi: [Normal] ακριβό [Slow] ακριβό (akrivó) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, thanks. It's very expensive.' |
| Chrissi: [Slow] Όχι, ευχαριστώ. Είναι πολύ ακριβό. [Normal] Όχι, ευχαριστώ. Είναι πολύ ακριβό. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Chrissi: If you are in a store and you keep asking the price of things, it might be very tiring to keep repeating "Πόσο κάνει;" or "Πόσο κοστίζει;" In that case, after asking "How much is it?" for the first time, you can keep asking "Αυτό πόσο;" The word αυτό means "this" and it can be used to refer to things of any gender. The word πόσο means “how much.” Although it's not proper Greek because it's not a complete sentence, it's passable. Greeks say this all the time! |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Chrissi: Γεια χαρά! |
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