| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "Let's eat something light." |
| Ας (pause with a tap of the finger) κάτι ελαφρύ. (As (pause with a tap of the finger) káti elafrý.) |
| Ας (pause with a tap of the finger) κάτι ελαφρύ. (As (pause with a tap of the finger) káti elafrý.) |
| φάμε (fáme) |
| φάμε (fáme) |
| Ας φάμε κάτι ελαφρύ. (As fáme káti elafrý.) |
| Ας φάμε κάτι ελαφρύ. (As fáme káti elafrý.) |
| "Let's eat something light." |
| We use φάμε (fáme) in this sentence because it is the first person plural aorist subjunctive form of the verb τρώω (tróo) "to eat," which is used after Ας (As) to suggest doing something together, like "let's eat." |
| Πιούμε (pioúme) is not correct here because it is the first person plural form of the verb πίνω (píno) "to drink." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Ας (As) |
| Ας πιούμε (As pioúme) |
| Ας πιούμε έναν (As pioúme énan) |
| Ας πιούμε έναν καφέ (As pioúme énan kafé) |
| Ας πιούμε έναν καφέ στην (As pioúme énan kafé stin) |
| Ας πιούμε έναν καφέ στην αυλή. (As pioúme énan kafé stin avlí.) |
| "Let's drink a coffee in the yard." |
| Ας πιούμε έναν καφέ στην αυλή. (As pioúme énan kafé stin avlí.) |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| "Let's prepare breakfast." |
| Ας (δοκιμάσουμε or ετοιμάσουμε) το πρωινό. (As (dokimásoume or etimásoume) to proinó.) |
| Ας (δοκιμάσουμε or ετοιμάσουμε) το πρωινό. (As (dokimásoume or etimásoume) to proinó.) |
| ετοιμάσουμε (etimásoume) |
| ετοιμάσουμε (etimásoume) |
| Ας ετοιμάσουμε το πρωινό. (As etimásoume to proinó.) |
| "Let's prepare breakfast." |
| ετοιμάσουμε (etimásoume) is used here because it is the first person plural aorist subjunctive form of the verb ετοιμάζω (etimázo), meaning "to prepare." |
| δοκιμάσουμε (dokimásoume) is not correct because it comes from δοκιμάζω (dokimázo), which means "to try" or "to taste." |
| Let's translate some sentences into Greek. |
| Translate "Let's relax a bit on the couch." into Greek. |
| The sentence begins with Ας (As), this word means "let's" and is used to politely suggest or invite someone to do something together. |
| Next comes χαλαρώσουμε (chalarósoume), which is the first person plural form of the verb χαλαρώνω (chalaróno), meaning "to relax." |
| Followed by λίγο (lígo), meaning "a bit" or "a little." |
| Next is στον καναπέ (ston kanapé), which means "on the couch." |
| Ας χαλαρώσουμε λίγο στον καναπέ. (As chalarósoume lígo ston kanapé.) |
| Ας χαλαρώσουμε λίγο στον καναπέ. (As chalarósoume lígo ston kanapé.) |
| "Let's relax a bit on the couch." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which conjugated verb is used in the sentences? |
| Ας κολυμπήσουμε πριν το δείπνο. (As kolympísoume prin to dípno.) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ας κολυμπήσουμε πριν το δείπνο. (As kolympísoume prin to dípno.) |
| Did you hear, κολυμπήσουμε (kolympísoume)? |
| It means "let's swim." |
| How about...? |
| Ας δούμε τα νέα στην τηλεόραση. (As doúme ta néa stin tileórasi.) |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ας δούμε τα νέα στην τηλεόραση. (As doúme ta néa stin tileórasi.) |
| Did you hear, δούμε (doúme)? |
| It means "let's watch." |
| Next… |
| Ας παρακολουθήσουμε μια συναυλία. (As parakolouthísoume mia synavlía.) |
| One more time. |
| Ας παρακολουθήσουμε μια συναυλία. (As parakolouthísoume mia synavlía.) |
| Did you hear, παρακολουθήσουμε (parakolouthísoume)? |
| It means "let's watch" or "let's attend." |
| Next... |
| Ας πάμε μια βόλτα στο πάρκο. (As páme mia vólta sto párko.) |
| One more time. |
| Ας πάμε μια βόλτα στο πάρκο. (As páme mia vólta sto párko.) |
| Did you hear, πάμε (páme)? |
| It means "let's go." |
| And... |
| Ας καθαρίσουμε την κουζίνα. (As katharísoume tin kouzína.) |
| One more time. |
| Ας καθαρίσουμε την κουζίνα. (As katharísoume tin kouzína.) |
| Did you hear, καθαρίσουμε (katharísoume)? |
| It means "let's clean." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to make suggestions and invitations in Greek. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on GreekPod101.com |
| Αντίο. (Adío.) |
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