Learn the question What's wrong? 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 ""Are you alright?"" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Είστε καλά; |
| Jason:The first word in the question is |
| Chrissi:είστε |
| Jason:""meaning are you"" in English. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) είστε |
| Jason:Listen again and repeat. |
| Chrissi:είστε |
| {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:καλά |
| Jason:meaning well. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) καλά |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:καλά |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:είστε καλά; |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Are you alright?? |
| Chrissi:Είμαι κουρασμένη |
| Jason:""I'm tired. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Είμαι κουρασμένη |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Chrissi:είμαι |
| Jason:meaning I am. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) είμαι |
| Jason:Now repeat |
| Chrissi:είμαι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:κουρασμένη |
| Jason:meaning tired. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) κουρασμένη |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:κουρασμένη |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, I'm tired, and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Είμαι κουρασμένη |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace tired with sleepy. |
| Chrissi:νυσταγμένη |
| Jason:sleepy |
| Chrissi:(slow) νυσταγμένη (regular) νυσταγμένη |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with sleepy |
| Chrissi:Είμαι νυσταγμένη |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace tired. Say I'm sleepy |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είμαι νυσταγμένη |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace sleepy with stressed. |
| Chrissi:αγχωμένη |
| Jason:stressed |
| Chrissi:(slow) αγχωμένη (regular) αγχωμένη |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with stressed |
| Chrissi:Είμαι αγχωμένη |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for sleepy. Say I'm stressed |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είμαι αγχωμένη |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace stressed with sad. |
| Chrissi:λυπημένη |
| Jason:sad |
| Chrissi:(slow) λυπημένη (regular) λυπημένη |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with sad |
| Chrissi:Είμαι λυπημένη |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for stressed. Say I'm sad |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είμαι λυπημένη |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece and someone asks you what's wrong. You want to answer I'm tired. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Είστε καλά; (five seconds) Είμαι κουρασμένη |
| Jason:Now you want to say I'm sleepy Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Είστε καλά; (five seconds) Είμαι νυσταγμένη |
| Jason:You want to say I'm stressed. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Είστε καλά; (five seconds) Είμαι αγχωμένη |
| Jason:Imagine you're sad. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Είστε καλά; (five seconds) Είμαι λυπημένη |
| Jason:Now you want to ask someone what's wrong. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Είστε καλά; |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 19 |
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