Learn the question What are you doing? 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 ""What are you doing?"" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Τι κάνετε; |
| 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:κάνετε |
| Jason:meaning you are doing. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) κάνετε |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:κάνετε |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι κάνετε |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Now master the following pattern and responses to the question What are you doing?? |
| Chrissi:Απλώς σκέφτομαι |
| Jason:""I'm just thinking.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Απλώς σκέφτομαι |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Chrissi:απλώς |
| Jason:meaning simply. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) απλώς |
| Jason:Now repeat |
| Chrissi:απλώς |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:σκέφτομαι |
| Jason:meaning I am thinking. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) σκέφτομαι |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:σκέφτομαι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, I'm just thinking., and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Απλώς σκέφτομαι |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace thinking with watching TV. |
| Chrissi:βλέπω τηλεόραση |
| Jason:watching TV |
| Chrissi:(slow) βλέπω τηλεόραση (regular) βλέπω τηλεόραση |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with watching TV |
| Chrissi:Απλώς βλέπω τηλεόραση |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace thinking. Say I'm just watching TV. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Απλώς βλέπω τηλεόραση |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace watching TV with listening to music. |
| Chrissi:ακούω μουσική |
| Jason:listening to music |
| Chrissi:(slow) ακούω μουσική (regular) ακούω μουσική |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with listening to music |
| Chrissi:Απλώς ακούω μουσική |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for watching TV. Say I'm just listening to music. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Απλώς ακούω μουσική |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace listening to music with sitting. |
| Chrissi:κάθομαι |
| Jason:sitting |
| Chrissi:(slow) κάθομαι (regular) κάθομαι |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with sitting |
| Chrissi:Απλώς κάθομαι |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for listening to music. Say I'm just sitting. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Απλώς κάθομαι |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece and someone asks you what you're doing. You are thinking. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι κάνετε; (five seconds) Απλώς σκέφτομαι |
| Jason:Now imagine you are watching TV Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι κάνετε; (five seconds) Απλώς βλέπω τηλεόραση |
| Jason:Imagine you are listening to music. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Τι κάνετε; (five seconds) Απλώς ακούω μουσική |
| Jason:Imagine you're sitting. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι κάνετε; (five seconds) Απλώς κάθομαι |
| Jason:Now you want to ask someone what they are is doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Τι κάνετε; |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 18 |
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