Learn about animals that are common in Greece
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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 9! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five common animals and insects in Greece. 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: τζιτζίκι |
| Gabriella: cicada |
| Stefania: (slow) τζιτζίκι (regular) τζιτζίκι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: τζιτζίκι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: In Greece we find cicadas on trees and plants. Even though it is a quite large and loud insect, it can hardly be distinguished because of its colour, which is similar to the trees’. Cicadas are particularly loud in the hottest days of summer. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Τα καλοκαιρινά απογεύματα ο ήχος των τζιτζικιών με νανουρίζει. |
| Gabriella: On summer afternoons, the sound of the cicadas lulls me. |
| Stefania: (slow) Τα καλοκαιρινά απογεύματα ο ήχος των τζιτζικιών με νανουρίζει. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: πελεκάνος |
| Gabriella: pelican |
| Stefania: (slow) πελεκάνος (regular) πελεκάνος |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: πελεκάνος |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Pelicans are large water birds. The most famous pelican in Greece was Petros who has been the official mascot of the island of Mykonos since 1958. The original Petros died in 1985, but other pelicans took his name and still live on the island. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Οι τουρίστες της Μυκόνου θέλουν πάντοτε να φωτογραφηθούν με τον Πέτρο τον πελεκάνο. |
| Gabriella: The tourists of Mykonos always want to take a picture with Petros the pelican. |
| Stefania: (slow) Οι τουρίστες της Μυκόνου θέλουν πάντοτε να φωτογραφηθούν με τον Πέτρο τον πελεκάνο. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: γαϊδούρι |
| Gabriella: donkey |
| Stefania: (slow) γαϊδούρι (regular) γαϊδούρι |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: γαϊδούρι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Greek donkeys tend to be smaller in size than the donkeys we see in other parts of the world. In Greece they are mainly used to provide transportation for tourists. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Στη Σαντορίνη τα γαϊδούρια μεταφέρουν τουρίστες από το λιμάνι στην πόλη των Φηρών. |
| Gabriella: In Santorini, the donkeys transfer tourists from the port to the city of Fira. |
| Stefania: (slow) Στη Σαντορίνη τα γαϊδούρια μεταφέρουν τουρίστες από το λιμάνι στην πόλη των Φηρών. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Stefania: κουκουβάγια |
| Gabriella: owl |
| Stefania: (slow) κουκουβάγια (regular) κουκουβάγια |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: κουκουβάγια |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: In ancient Greece, owls were often seen as a symbol of good fortune. The idea of the wise old owl may have come from Greek mythology and the association of the Greek goddess of wisdom,Athena with her messenger, a little owl. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Η κουκουβάγια είναι το σύμβολο της θεάς Αθηνάς. |
| Gabriella: The owl is the symbol of the goddess Athena. |
| Stefania: (slow) Η κουκουβάγια είναι το σύμβολο της θεάς Αθηνάς. |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Stefania: χελώνα |
| Gabriella: tortoise |
| Stefania: (slow) χελώνα (regular) χελώνα |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Stefania: χελώνα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: The spur-thighed tortoise or Greek tortoise can vary in size and color. They are found in a variety of environments, from seashore dunes to rocky mountain steppes, but usually in very hot, dry and arid regions with high summer temperatures. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Stefania: (normal) Όταν ήμουν μικρή έβλεπα πολλές χελώνες στο πάρκο της γειτονιάς μου. |
| Gabriella: When I was little I used to see many tortoises in my neighborhood's park. |
| Stefania: (slow) Όταν ήμουν μικρή έβλεπα πολλές χελώνες στο πάρκο της γειτονιάς μου. |
| 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: τζιτζίκι |
| [pause]Gabriella: cicada |
| Stefania: πελεκάνος |
| [pause]Gabriella: pelican |
| Stefania: γαϊδούρι |
| [pause]Gabriella: donkey |
| Stefania: κουκουβάγια |
| [pause]Gabriella: owl |
| Stefania: χελώνα |
| [pause]Gabriella: tortoise |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five Animals 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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