Learn the question What's the weather like? 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's the weather like today?"" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα; |
| Jason:The first word in the question is |
| Chrissi:πώς |
| Jason:""meaning how"" in English. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) πώς |
| Jason:Listen again and repeat. |
| Chrissi:πώς |
| {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:είναι |
| Jason:meaning is. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) είναι |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:είναι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:πώς είναι |
| {pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:ο |
| Jason:meaning the. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) ο |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:ο |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:πώς είναι ο |
| {pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:καιρός |
| Jason:meaning weather. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) καιρός |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:καιρός |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:πώς είναι ο καιρός |
| {pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:σήμερα |
| Jason:meaning today. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) σήμερα |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:σήμερα |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Now master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like today?? |
| Chrissi:Είναι ηλιόλουστος |
| Jason:""It's sunny.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Είναι ηλιόλουστος |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Chrissi:είναι |
| Jason:meaning something like it is. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) είναι |
| Jason:Now repeat |
| Chrissi:είναι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:ηλιόλουστος |
| Jason:meaning sunny. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) ηλιόλουστος |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:ηλιόλουστος |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, It's sunny., and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Είναι ηλιόλουστος |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace sunny with warm. |
| Chrissi:ζεστός |
| Jason:warm |
| Chrissi:(slow) ζεστός (regular) ζεστός |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with warm |
| Chrissi:Είναι ζεστός |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sunny. Say It's warm. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είναι ζεστός |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace warm with cloudy. |
| Chrissi:συννεφιασμένος |
| Jason:cloudy |
| Chrissi:(slow) συννεφιασμένος (regular) συννεφιασμένος |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with cloudy |
| Chrissi:Είναι συννεφιασμένος |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for warm. Say It's cloudy. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είναι συννεφιασμένος |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace cloudy with rainy. |
| Chrissi:βροχερός |
| Jason:rainy |
| Chrissi:(slow) βροχερός (regular) βροχερός |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with rainy |
| Chrissi:Είναι βροχερός |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for cloudy. Say It's rainy. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είναι βροχερός |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece and someone asks you What's the weather like today?. You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα; (five seconds) Είναι ηλιόλουστος |
| Jason:Now you want to say it's warm Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα; (five seconds) Είναι ζεστός |
| Jason:You want to say it's cloudy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα; (five seconds) Είναι συννεφιασμένος |
| Jason:You want to say it's rainy. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα; (five seconds) Είναι βροχερός |
| Jason:Now you want to ask someone what the weather is like. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Πώς είναι ο καιρός σήμερα; |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 20 |
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