Learn the question What do you do? 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 do you do?"" In Greek this is |
| Chrissi:Τι δουλειά 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:δουλειά |
| Jason:meaning work. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) δουλειά |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:δουλειά |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι δουλειά |
| {pause} |
| Jason:And after that |
| Chrissi:κάνετε |
| Jason:meaning do. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) κάνετε |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:κάνετε |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Chrissi:τι δουλειά κάνετε |
| {pause} |
| Jason:(You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What do you do?? |
| Chrissi:Είμαι δασκάλα |
| Jason:""I'm a teacher.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Chrissi:(Slow) Είμαι δασκάλα |
| {pause} |
| Jason:Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Chrissi:είμαι |
| Jason:meaning am. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) είμαι |
| Jason:Now repeat |
| Chrissi:είμαι |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:And next |
| Chrissi:δασκάλα |
| Jason:meaning teacher. |
| Chrissi:(Slow, by syllable) δασκάλα |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Chrissi:δασκάλα |
| {Pause} |
| Jason:Listen to the speaker say, I'm a teacher., and then repeat. |
| Chrissi:Είμαι δασκάλα |
| {pause} |
| Jason:To use a different phrase, replace teacher with translator. |
| Chrissi:μεταφράστρια |
| Jason:translator |
| Chrissi:(slow) μεταφράστρια (regular) μεταφράστρια |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with translator |
| Chrissi:Είμαι μεταφράστρια |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace teacher. Say I'm a translator. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είμαι μεταφράστρια |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace translator with journalist. |
| Chrissi:δημοσιογράφος |
| Jason:journalist |
| Chrissi:(slow) δημοσιογράφος (regular) δημοσιογράφος |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with journalist |
| Chrissi:Είμαι δημοσιογράφος |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for translator. Say I'm a journalist. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είμαι δημοσιογράφος |
| Jason:To expand on the pattern, replace journalist with professor. |
| Chrissi:καθηγήτρια |
| Jason:professor |
| Chrissi:(slow) καθηγήτρια (regular) καθηγήτρια |
| Jason:Listen to the phrase again, this time with professor |
| Chrissi:Είμαι καθηγήτρια |
| Jason:It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for journalist. Say I'm a professor. |
| {pause} |
| Chrissi:Είμαι καθηγήτρια |
| QUIZ |
| Jason:Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Greece and someone asks what you do. You are a teacher. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι δουλειά κάνετε; (five seconds) Είμαι δασκάλα |
| Jason:Imagine you are a translator Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι δουλειά κάνετε; (five seconds) Είμαι μεταφράστρια |
| Jason:Imagine you are a journalist. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Chrissi:Τι δουλειά κάνετε; (five seconds) Είμαι δημοσιογράφος |
| Jason:Imagine you're professor. Respond to the question. |
| Chrissi:Τι δουλειά κάνετε; (five seconds) Είμαι καθηγήτρια |
| Jason:Now you want to ask that person what they do. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Chrissi:Τι δουλειά κάνετε; |
| {pause} |
Outro |
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| Jason:This is the end of Lesson 4 |
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