Learn how to talk about your likes and dislikes
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| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to a phrase you'll use countless times on your journey! For everyone out there who likes Greek food, this word will ensure you keep getting more of it! |
| In Greek, "I like it" is Μου αρέσει. (Mu arési). |
| Μου αρέσει. (Mu arési) |
| Let's break it down by syllable: mu a-re-si. |
| Now let's hear it once again, Μου αρέσει. (Mu arési) |
| The first word, μου (mu), means "me:" μου (mu). Next, we have αρέσει (arési), which in English literally means "it is beckoning:" a-re-si. To recap here, we have Μου αρέσει, (Mu arési.) Literally, this means "It is beckoning me.," but translates as "I like." |
| If you want to say that you really like something, then you can use this phrase. In Greek, "I like it a lot" is Μου αρέσει πολύ. (Mu arési polí.) |
| Μου αρέσει πολύ. (Mu arési polí.) |
| Let's break it down by syllable: mu a-re-si po-li. |
| Now let's hear it once again, Μου αρέσει πολύ. (Mu arési polí.) |
| This phrase is essentially the same. There is just one additional word added. That word is πολύ (polí). This word is an adverb and literally means "a lot." Let's break it down by syllable: po-li. The literal meaning of the entire phrase would be "It is beckoning me a lot." We translate it as "I like it a lot." |
| In Greek, to express that we really like something, we also use the preposition πάρα (pára). Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: pa-ra. |
| πάρα (pára) |
| We say Μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ (Mu arési pára polí), which in English we translate as "I like it very much." Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Mu a-re-si pa-ra po-li. |
| Μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ (Mu arési pára polí) |
| In the event that you don't like something, "I don't like it" is Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Den mu a-re-si. |
| Now let's hear it once again, Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| The first word, δεν (den), means "not." Next, we have the phrase we just covered meaning "I like it:" μου αρέσει (mu arési). To build the negative form, you just need to add δεν (den) at the beginning of the phrase, and you will have Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so Καλή τύχη (kalí týchi), which means "good luck!" in Greek. |
| "I like it" - Μου αρέσει. (Mu arési) |
| Μου αρέσει. (Mu arési) |
| Μου αρέσει. (Mu arési) |
| "I like it a lot." - Μου αρέσει πολύ. (Mu arési polí.) |
| Μου αρέσει πολύ. (Mu arési polí.) |
| Μου αρέσει πολύ. (Mu arési polí.) |
| "I like it very much." - Μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ (Mu arési pára polí) |
| Μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ (Mu arési pára polí) |
| Μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ (Mu arési pára polí) |
| "I don't like it" - Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| Δεν μου αρέσει. (Den mu arési.) |
| All right, that's going to do it for today! |
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