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Let's take a closer look at the conversation.
Do you remember how Ben says,
"How do you say 'book' in Greek?"
Πώς λέμε book στα ελληνικά; (Pós léme book sta eliniká?)
First is πώς (pós), "how." Πώς. Πώς.
Next is λέμε (léme), "[we] say." Λέμε. Λέμε.
Note: λέμε (léme) is a shortened form of εμείς λέμε (emís léme), "we say." In Greek, εμείς, "we," is usually omitted, as it can be understood from context.
Λέμε is from the verb λέω (léo), the dictionary form of the verb "to say" in this context. Λέω.
After this is the English word, "book."
Last is the phrase, στα ελληνικά (sta eliniká), meaning "in Greek." Στα ελληνικά.
First is, στα, "in." Στα. Στα.
After this is, ελληνικά, "Greek," as in "the Greek language." Ελληνικά. Ελληνικά.
Note, when the context is clear, you may omit στα ελληνικά (sta eliniká).
All together, Πώς λέμε book στα ελληνικά; (Pós léme book sta eliniká?) translates as, "How do we say 'book' in Greek?" and in more natural English, "How do you say 'book' in Greek?"
Note the rising intonation of the sentence to mark that it's a question.
Πώς λέμε book στα ελληνικά; (Pós léme book sta eliniká?)
Let's take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how Lia tells Ben the Greek word for "book"?
Βιβλίο (vivlío), "book." Βιβλίο.
Βιβλίο. (Vivlío.)
The pattern is
Πώς λέμε (Pós léme) ENGLISH WORD στα ελληνικά; (sta eliniká?)
"How do you say ENGLISH WORD in Greek?"
Πώς λέμε ENGLISH WORD στα ελληνικά;
To use this pattern, simply replace the ENGLISH WORD placeholder with the word you want to know.
Imagine you want to know the Greek word for "pen."
Say
"How do you say 'pen' in Greek?"
Ready?
Πώς λέμε pen στα ελληνικά; (Pós léme pen sta eliniká?)
"How do you say 'pen' in Greek?"
Πώς λέμε pen στα ελληνικά; (Pós léme pen sta eliniká?)

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