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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 2! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five common Greek Foods. 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: φέτα |
| Gabriella: feta cheese |
| Stefania: (slow) φέτα (regular) φέτα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: φέτα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: |
| Feta is the most popular type of cheese in Greece. It is a crumbly, aged cheese made from sheep milk or from a mixture of sheep and goats’ milk. Feta is used as a table cheese, served with some olive oil and sprinkled with aromatic herbs, such as oregano. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Στη σπανακόπιτα βάζουμε και λίγη φέτα για να νοστιμίσει. |
| Gabriella: In the spinach pie we put a little bit of feta cheese to make it more tasty. |
| Stefania: (slow) Στη σπανακόπιτα βάζουμε και λίγη φέτα για να νοστιμίσει. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: χωριάτικη σαλάτα |
| Gabriella: Greek salad |
| Stefania: (slow) χωριάτικη σαλάτα (regular) χωριάτικη σαλάτα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: χωριάτικη σαλάτα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: |
| The name "horiatiki salata" means "rustic salad" in Greek, but worldwide it is known as a "Greek salad." It is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, green bell peppers, red onion, sliced or cubed feta cheese, and olives. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Η χωριάτικη σαλάτα σερβίρεται πάντα στις ελληνικές ταβέρνες. |
| Gabriella: Greek salad is always served in Greek taverns. |
| Stefania: (slow) Η χωριάτικη σαλάτα σερβίρεται πάντα στις ελληνικές ταβέρνες. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: τζατζίκι |
| Gabriella: tzatziki |
| Stefania: (slow) τζατζίκι (regular) τζατζίκι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: τζατζίκι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Tzatziki is a Greek appetizer usually served as an accompaniment or as a sauce for souvlaki. Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt from sheep or goat milk, mixed with shredded cucumber, garlic, salt, olive oil, lemon juice or white vinegar, and dill or mint or parsley. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Όταν ζητάς ένα σουβλάκι με «απ' όλα», σου βάζουν και τζατζίκι. |
| Gabriella: When you ask for a souvlaki with "everything in it", they also put some tzatziki. |
| Stefania: (slow) Όταν ζητάς ένα σουβλάκι με «απ' όλα», σου βάζουν και τζατζίκι. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: ταραμοσαλάτα |
| Gabriella: cod roe dip |
| Stefania: (slow) ταραμοσαλάτα (regular) ταραμοσαλάτα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: ταραμοσαλάτα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Taramosalata is traditionally made from "taramas," the salted and cured roe of cod fish or carp. The roe is mixed with either bread crumbs or mashed potato, lemon juice, vinegar and olive oil, and then eaten as a dip. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Η ταραμοσαλάτα σερβίρεται συχνά την Καθαρά Δευτέρα. |
| Gabriella: Taramosalata is served often on Clean Monday. |
| Stefania: (slow) Η ταραμοσαλάτα σερβίρεται συχνά την Καθαρά Δευτέρα. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Stefania: σουβλάκι |
| Gabriella: souvlaki |
| Stefania: (slow) σουβλάκι (regular) σουβλάκι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: σουβλάκι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Souvlaki is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of grilled pork meat or chicken. It may be served on a skewer with a slice of lemon and some bread, or inside an oily pita bread with onion, tomatoes, tzatziki sauce and sometimes french fries. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Απόψε θα παραγγείλω σουβλάκι και μπύρες για να απολαύσω τον ποδοσφαιρικό αγώνα. |
| Gabriella: Tonight I will order souvlaki and beer to enjoy the soccer game. |
| Stefania: (slow) Απόψε θα παραγγείλω σουβλάκι και μπύρες για να απολαύσω τον ποδοσφαιρικό αγώνα. |
| 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: φέτα |
| [pause]Gabriella: feta cheese |
| Stefania: χωριάτικη σαλάτα |
| [pause]Gabriella: Greek salad |
| Stefania: τζατζίκι |
| [pause]Gabriella: tzatziki |
| Stefania: ταραμοσαλάτα |
| [pause]Gabriella: cod roe dip |
| Stefania: σουβλάκι |
| [pause]Gabriella: souvlaki |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five Foods 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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