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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Greek Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Greek.
Body
Eric: Here's the way to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Greek.
Chrissi: [Normal] Μπορώ να δω τον κατάλογο; (Boró na do ton katálogo?)
Eric: First is a verb meaning 'I can'
Chrissi: [Normal] μπορώ [Slow] μπορώ (boró)
Eric: Next is a verb form meaning 'to see'
Chrissi: [Normal] να δω [Slow] να δω (na do)
Eric: Next is the masculine definite article meaning 'the'
Chrissi: [Normal] τον [Slow] τον (ton)
Eric: Last is the masculine noun meaning 'menu'
Chrissi: [Normal] κατάλογο [Slow] κατάλογο (katálogo)
Eric: Listen again to the question meaning 'Can I see the menu?'
Chrissi: [Slow] Μπορώ να δω τον κατάλογο; [Normal] Μπορώ να δω τον κατάλογο;
Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend to me?'
Chrissi: [Normal] Τι μου προτείνετε; (Ti mu protínete?)
Eric: First is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
Chrissi: [Normal] Τι [Slow] Τι (ti)
Eric: Next is the personal pronoun meaning 'me'
Chrissi: [Normal] μου [Slow] μου (mu)
Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'you recommend'
Chrissi: [Normal] προτείνετε [Slow] προτείνετε (protínete)
Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do you recommend to me?'
Chrissi: [Slow] Τι μου προτείνετε; [Normal] Τι μου προτείνετε;
Eric: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee for me.'
Chrissi: [Normal] Έναν καφέ για εμένα. (Énan kafé ya eména.)
Eric: First is the masculine indefinite article meaning 'a'
Chrissi: [Normal] έναν [Slow] έναν (énan)
Eric: Next is the masculine noun meaning 'coffee'
Chrissi: [Normal] καφέ [Slow] καφέ (kafé)
Eric: Next is the preposition meaning 'for'
Chrissi: [Normal] για [Slow] για (ya)
Eric: Last is a personal pronoun meaning 'me'
Chrissi: [Normal] εμένα [Slow] εμένα (eména)
Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'A coffee for me.'
Chrissi: [Slow] Έναν καφέ για εμένα. [Normal] Έναν καφέ για εμένα.
Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee.'
Chrissi: [Normal] Θα ήθελα έναν καφέ. (Tha íthela énan kafé.)
Eric: First is a verb form meaning 'I would like'
Chrissi: [Normal] θα ήθελα [Slow] θα ήθελα (tha íthela)
Eric: Next is the masculine indefinite pronoun meaning 'a'
Chrissi: [Normal] έναν [Slow] έναν (énan)
Eric: Last is the masculine noun meaning 'coffee'
Chrissi: [Normal] καφέ [Slow] καφέ (kafé)
Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I would like a coffee.'
Chrissi: [Slow] Θα ήθελα έναν καφέ. [Normal] Θα ήθελα έναν καφέ.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Chrissi: The word κατάλογος (katálogos) is commonly used at cafés, while the word μενού (menu) is mainly used at restaurants.
You can also say Δεν έχουμε αποφασίσει ακόμα. Μπορείτε να έρθετε σε λίγο; (Den éhume apofasísi akóma. Boríte na érthete se lígo?), which means "We haven't decided yet. Could you come back in a while?"

Outro

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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