Asking for the Price in Greek - Exercises

Lesson Transcript

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Πόσο (pause with a tap of the finger) αυτό το ρολόι; (Póso (pause with a tap of the finger) aftó to rolói?)

κοστίζει (kostízi)

Πόσο κοστίζει αυτό το ρολόι; (Póso kostízi aftó to rolói?)

"How much does this watch cost?"

We use κοστίζει here because the subject of the sentence is singular—το ρολόι "the watch." The verb κοστίζει is the third-person singular form of κοστίζω, meaning "to cost." It must match the number of the subject. Since there is only one item, we use the singular form.

Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

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Αυτό (Aftó)

Αυτό το (Aftó to)

Αυτό το τυρί (Aftó to tyrí)

Αυτό το τυρί κοστίζει (Aftó to tyrí kostízi)

Αυτό το τυρί κοστίζει 9 ευρώ (Aftó to tyrí kostízi ennéa evró)

Αυτό το τυρί κοστίζει 9 ευρώ το (Aftó to tyrí kostízi ennéa evró to)

Αυτό το τυρί κοστίζει 9 ευρώ το κιλό. (Aftó to tyrí kostízi ennéa evró to kiló.)

"This cheese costs 9 euros per kilo."

Αυτό το τυρί κοστίζει 9 ευρώ το κιλό. (Aftó to tyrí kostízi ennéa evró to kiló.)

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Πόσο (κοστίζει or κοστίζουν) εκείνα τα ποτήρια; (Póso (kostízi or kostízun) ekína ta potíria?)

κοστίζουν (kostízun)

Πόσο κοστίζουν εκείνα τα ποτήρια; (Póso kostízun ekína ta potíria?)

"How much do those glasses cost?"

We use κοστίζουν here because the subject—τα ποτήρια "the glasses"—is plural. The verb κοστίζουν is the third-person plural form of κοστίζω, used for more than one item. The verb must agree in number with the subject.

Let's translate some sentences into Greek.

Translate "This bag costs 110 euros." into Greek.

Αυτή (Aftí), the feminine singular demonstrative, meaning "this,"

followed by

η (i), the feminine singular definite article, meaning "the,"

τσάντα (tsánda), a feminine noun, meaning "bag,"

followed by

κοστίζει (kostízi), the third person singular of the verb κοστίζω "to cost," meaning "costs,"

110 ευρώ (ekató déka evró), meaning "110 euros."

Αυτή (Aftí) is used here because the noun τσάντα is feminine and singular, so the demonstrative must match in gender and number.

Αυτή η τσάντα κοστίζει 110 ευρώ. (Aftí i tsánda kostízi ekató déka evró.)

"This bag costs 110 euros."

Listen to me as I speak. Which demonstrative or definite article is used in the sentences?

Πόσο κοστίζει εκείνο το πορτοφόλι; (Póso kostízi ekíno to portofóli?)

Let's listen one more time.

Πόσο κοστίζει εκείνο το πορτοφόλι; (Póso kostízi ekíno to portofóli?)

Did you hear, το? Το (to) means "the" and is used here because πορτοφόλι is a neuter singular noun.

In Greek, the definite article must match the gender and number of the noun it refers to.

So, we say το πορτοφόλι – "the wallet" – using the neuter singular form of the article.

How about...?

Αυτό το κράνος κοστίζει 89 ευρώ. (Aftó to krános kostízi ogdónta ennéa evró.)

Let's listen one more time.

Αυτό το κράνος κοστίζει 89 ευρώ. (Aftó to krános kostízi ogdónta ennéa evró.)

Did you hear, αυτό and το?

Αυτό (aftó) means "this" and is used here because κράνος is neuter singular.

Το (to) means "the" and is the correct definite article for neuter singular nouns.

Next…

Πόσο κοστίζουν αυτά τα παπούτσια; (Póso kostízun aftá ta papoútsia?)

One more time.

Πόσο κοστίζουν αυτά τα παπούτσια; (Póso kostízun aftá ta papoútsia?)

Did you hear, αυτά and τα?

Αυτά (aftá) means "these" and is used because παπούτσια is a neuter plural.

Τα (ta) means "the" and is the definite article for neuter plural nouns.

Next...

Αυτή η φωτογραφία κοστίζει 60 ευρώ. (Aftí i fotografía kostízi exínta evró.)

One more time.

Αυτή η φωτογραφία κοστίζει 60 ευρώ. (Aftí i fotografía kostízi exínta evró.)

Did you hear, αυτή and η?

Αυτή (aftí) means "this" and matches the feminine singular noun φωτογραφία.

Η (i) means "the" and is the definite article for the feminine singular.

And...

Πόσο κοστίζουν εκείνα τα εισιτήρια; (Póso kostízun ekína ta eisitíria?)

One more time.

Πόσο κοστίζουν εκείνα τα εισιτήρια; (Póso kostízun ekína ta eisitíria?)

Did you hear, τα?

Τα (ta) means "the" and is the correct definite article for neuter plural nouns.

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