Learn the question How tall are you? in Greek and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason:In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Greek learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Jason:In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""How tall are you?"" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Τι ύψος έχετε; |
| Jason:The first word in the question is |
| Chrissi:τι |
| Jason:""meaning what"" in English. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) τι |
| Jason:Listen again and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Chrissi:ύψος |
| Jason:meaning height. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) ύψος |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:ύψος |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι ύψος |
| {pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:έχετε |
| Jason:meaning you have. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) έχετε |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:έχετε |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι ύψος έχετε |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Now master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα εκατοστά |
| Jason:""I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα εκατοστά |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Chrissi:έχω |
| Jason:meaning I have. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) έχω |
| Jason:Now repeat |
| Chrissi:έχω |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:ύψος |
| Jason:meaning height. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) ύψος |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:ύψος |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:εκατόν ογδόντα |
| Jason:meaning 180. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) εκατόν ογδόντα |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:εκατόν ογδόντα |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:εκατοστά |
| Jason:meaning centimeters. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) εκατοστά |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:εκατοστά |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα εκατοστά |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 175. |
| Jason:εκατόν εβδομήντα πέντε |
| Chrissi:175 |
| Chrissi:(slow) εκατόν εβδομήντα πέντε (regular) εκατόν εβδομήντα πέντε |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with 175 |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν εβδομήντα πέντε εκατοστά |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 175 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν εβδομήντα πέντε εκατοστά |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace 175 with 169. |
| Jason:εκατόν εξήντα εννέα |
| Chrissi:169 |
| Chrissi:(slow) εκατόν εξήντα εννέα |
| (regular) εκατόν εξήντα εννέα |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with 169 |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν εξήντα εννέα |
| εκατοστά |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 175. Say I'm 169 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν εξήντα εννέα εκατοστά |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace 169 with 185. |
| Jason:εκατόν ογδόντα πέντε |
| Chrissi:185 |
| Chrissi:(slow) εκατόν ογδόντα πέντε (regular) εκατόν ογδόντα πέντε |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with 185 |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα πέντε εκατοστά |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 169. Say I'm 185 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα πέντε εκατοστά |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι ύψος έχετε; (five seconds) Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα εκατοστά |
| Jason:Imagine you are 175 Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι ύψος έχετε; (five seconds) Έχω ύψος εκατόν εβδομήντα πέντε εκατοστά |
| Jason:Now imagine you are 169. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Τι ύψος έχετε; (five seconds) Έχω ύψος εκατόν εξήντα εννέα εκατοστά |
| Jason:Imagine you're 185. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι ύψος έχετε; (five seconds) Έχω ύψος εκατόν ογδόντα πέντε εκατοστά |
| Jason:Now you want to ask that person how tall they are is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Τι ύψος έχετε; |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 14 |
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