| INTRODUCTION |
| Iro: Γεια σας, εγώ είμαι η Ηρώ. |
| Judith: Judith here. Upper Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 1 - Greek wedding in Crete. Hello and welcome back to a new series at GreekPod101.com. |
| Iro: This is an Upper Beginner Series… |
| Judith: Intended for students who already know the basics of Greek. It’s perfect if you’ve completed Absolute Beginner season 1. |
| Iro: In terms of vocabulary and grammar, we’re picking up right where we left off. What are we learning today? |
| Judith: In this lesson, you will learn how to plan your agenda in Greek. |
| Iro: This conversation takes place at a Greek home. |
| Judith: The conversation is between Rhea and Alexis. |
| Iro: The speakers are siblings, therefore they will be speaking informal Greek. |
| Judith: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| N: Η Ρέα και ο Αλέξης είναι αδέρφια και μένουν μαζί. Σήμερα έχουν μια πρόσκληση για ένα γάμο. |
| Α: Ρέα, κοίτα! Ο Στέφανος και η Φωτεινή παντρεύονται! |
| Ρ (διαβάζει): Σας προσκαλούμε στο γάμο μας που θα γίνει την Κυριακή πέντε Φεβρουαρίου και ώρα 8 μ.μ. στον Ιερό Ναό Αγίας Αικατερίνης Ηρακλείου Κρήτης. Στέφανος-Φωτεινή |
| P: Μάλιστα. Και θέλεις να πάμε; |
| Α: Φυσικά! Ο Στέφανος και η Φωτεινή είναι φίλοι μας. |
| Ρ: Είναι στις 5 Φεβρουαρίου στην Κρήτη. Δεν είναι λίγο μακριά; |
| Α: Καθόλου! Θα πάμε με το αεροπλάνο. |
| Ρ: Να δούμε αν υπάρχουν εισιτήρια. |
| Α: Από τώρα; Μα είναι δεκατρείς Ιανουαρίου ακόμα. |
| Ρ: Α, δεν μπορούμε να πάμε. Το Σάββατο στις τέσσερις Φεβρουαρίου είναι τα γενέθλια της ξαδέλφης μας της Άννας και... |
| Α: Έλα τώρα! Μια φορά παντρεύονται οι φίλοι μας. Λοιπόν, εγώ θα πάω οπωσδήποτε. Θα φύγω από την Παρασκευή και το Σάββατο θα πάω στο μουσείο της Κνωσού. |
| Ρ: Καλά. Θα πάμε μαζί . Δεν έχω πολλή δουλειά εκείνες τις μέρες. Πάμε αύριο στο ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο για εισιτήρια; |
| Α: Εντάξει, αλλά μπορώ μετά τις δώδεκα. |
| Judith: Now one time slowly. |
| N: Η Ρέα και ο Αλέξης είναι αδέρφια και μένουν μαζί. Σήμερα έχουν μια πρόσκληση για ένα γάμο. |
| Α: Ρέα, κοίτα! Ο Στέφανος και η Φωτεινή παντρεύονται! |
| Ρ (διαβάζει): Σας προσκαλούμε στο γάμο μας που θα γίνει την Κυριακή πέντε Φεβρουαρίου και ώρα 8 μ.μ. στον Ιερό Ναό Αγίας Αικατερίνης Ηρακλείου Κρήτης. Στέφανος-Φωτεινή |
| P: Μάλιστα. Και θέλεις να πάμε; |
| Α: Φυσικά! Ο Στέφανος και η Φωτεινή είναι φίλοι μας. |
| Ρ: Είναι στις 5 Φεβρουαρίου στην Κρήτη. Δεν είναι λίγο μακριά; |
| Α: Καθόλου! Θα πάμε με το αεροπλάνο. |
| Ρ: Να δούμε αν υπάρχουν εισιτήρια. |
| Α: Από τώρα; Μα είναι δεκατρείς Ιανουαρίου ακόμα. |
| Ρ: Α, δεν μπορούμε να πάμε. Το Σάββατο στις τέσσερις Φεβρουαρίου είναι τα γενέθλια της ξαδέλφης μας της Άννας και... |
| Α: Έλα τώρα! Μια φορά παντρεύονται οι φίλοι μας. Λοιπόν, εγώ θα πάω οπωσδήποτε. Θα φύγω από την Παρασκευή και το Σάββατο θα πάω στο μουσείο της Κνωσού. |
| Ρ: Καλά. Θα πάμε μαζί . Δεν έχω πολλή δουλειά εκείνες τις μέρες. Πάμε αύριο στο ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο για εισιτήρια; |
| Α: Εντάξει, αλλά μπορώ μετά τις δώδεκα. |
| Judith: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| N: Η Ρέα και ο Αλέξης είναι αδέρφια και μένουν μαζί. Σήμερα έχουν μια πρόσκληση για ένα γάμο. |
| N: Rea and Alexis are siblings, and they live together. Today, they have an invitation for a wedding. |
| Α: Ρέα, κοίτα! Ο Στέφανος και η Φωτεινή παντρεύονται! |
| A: Rea, look! Stefanos and Foteini are getting married! |
| Ρ (διαβάζει): Σας προσκαλούμε στο γάμο μας που θα γίνει την Κυριακή πέντε Φεβρουαρίου και ώρα 8 μ.μ. στον Ιερό Ναό Αγίας Αικατερίνης Ηρακλείου Κρήτης. Στέφανος-Φωτεινή |
| R (reads): We invite you to our wedding, which will take place [become] on Sunday, the fifth [five] of February [and] at the hour of eight a.m. at the Church of Saint Catherine, Iraklion, Crete. Stefanos-Foteini |
| P: Μάλιστα. Και θέλεις να πάμε; |
| R: Yes. And do you want to go? |
| Α: Φυσικά! Ο Στέφανος και η Φωτεινή είναι φίλοι μας. |
| A: Naturally! Stefanos and Foteini are friends of ours. |
| Ρ: Είναι στις 5 Φεβρουαρίου στην Κρήτη. Δεν είναι λίγο μακριά; |
| R: It's on the fifth of February in Crete. Isn't it a little far? |
| Α: Καθόλου! Θα πάμε με το αεροπλάνο. |
| A: Not at all! We'll go by airplane. |
| Ρ: Να δούμε αν υπάρχουν εισιτήρια. |
| R: Let's see if there are tickets. |
| Α: Από τώρα; Μα είναι δεκατρείς Ιανουαρίου ακόμα. |
| A: [From] Now? But it's only [still] January thirteenth. |
| Ρ: Α, δεν μπορούμε να πάμε. Το Σάββατο στις τέσσερις Φεβρουαρίου είναι τα γενέθλια της ξαδέλφης μας της Άννας και... |
| R: Ah, we can't go. Saturday, February fourth is the birthday of our cousin Anna and… |
| Α: Έλα τώρα! Μια φορά παντρεύονται οι φίλοι μας. Λοιπόν, εγώ θα πάω οπωσδήποτε. Θα φύγω από την Παρασκευή και το Σάββατο θα πάω στο μουσείο της Κνωσού. |
| A: Come on now! Our friends [only] get married once. Well, I'll go anyway. I'll leave on Friday and on Saturday I'll go to the museum of Knossos. |
| Ρ: Καλά. Θα πάμε μαζί . Δεν έχω πολλή δουλειά εκείνες τις μέρες. Πάμε αύριο στο ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο για εισιτήρια; |
| R: Fine. We'll go together. I don't have much work those days. Shall we go to the travel agency tomorrow for tickets? |
| Α: Εντάξει, αλλά μπορώ μετά τις δώδεκα. |
| A: Okay, but [I can] after twelve. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Judith: Okay. Now, let’s look at some important dates in Greece. There are several types of important dates. For example, Iro, what is the Greece national holidays. |
| Iro: On October 24, 1940, Greece entered the World War 2. And we also celebrate March 25th to commemorate the Greece revolution, our independence from the Turks. |
| Judith: What happens on those days? |
| Iro: The public and most of the private sector don’t work on these days. Banks, schools, shops etcetera are closed and there are parades. |
| Judith: How about religious holidays? |
| Judith: Well, we celebrate Christmas, New Year and Easter like everyone else. But keep in mind that the orthodox Easter is at a different time than we’re used to. We also celebrate Epiphany on January 6th, the assumption of Mary on August 15th, and Clean Monday, the first day of the great land, 41 days before Orthodox Easter. |
| Iro: Are there any other holidays I should be aware of? |
| Judith: Yes there is Labour Day on May first. |
| Judith: That’s the same as in Germany. But in the US the date is different. |
| Iro: There is also a holiday on November 17th, the anniversary of the massive student protest against the dictatorship in 1973. |
| Judith: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Judith: The first word we shall see is… |
| Iro: Πρόσκληση |
| Judith: Invitation. |
| Iro: Πρόσκληση |
| Judith: This word is feminine. Next… |
| Iro: Γάμος |
| Judith: “Marriage” or “wedding”. |
| Iro: Γάμος |
| Judith: Masculine. Next… |
| Iro: Παντρεύομαι |
| Judith: To get married. |
| Iro: Παντρεύομαι |
| Judith: Next... |
| Iro: Προσκαλώ |
| Judith: To invite. |
| Iro: Προσκαλώ |
| Judith: Next… |
| Iro: Γίνομαι |
| Judith: To become. |
| Iro: Γίνομαι |
| Judith: Next… |
| Iro: Φυσικά |
| Judith: Naturally, of course. |
| Iro: Φυσικά |
| Judith: Next… |
| Iro: Εισιτήριο |
| Judith: Ticket. |
| Iro: Εισιτήριο |
| Judith: This word is neuter. Next… |
| Iro: Γενέθλια |
| Judith: Birthday. |
| Iro: Γενέθλια |
| Judith: This word is neuter. Next… |
| Iro: Ξαδέλφη |
| Judith: A female cousin. |
| Iro: Ξαδέλφη |
| Judith: Feminine, of course. Next… |
| Iro: Οπωσδήποτε |
| Judith: Anyway, however. |
| Iro: Οπωσδήποτε |
| Judith: Next… |
| Iro: Παρασκευή |
| Judith: Friday. |
| Iro: Παρασκευή |
| Judith: Next… |
| Iro: Ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο |
| Judith: Travel agency. |
| Iro: Ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο |
| Judith: This word is neuter. Now, let’s have a closer look of the usage for some of the words and phrase for this lesson. |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Iro: The first word we’ll look at is Παντρεύομαι |
| Judith: This is the Greek word for “to marry”. |
| Iro: From the -ομαι ending, you’ll notice that it’s the medio-passive verb. We should literally translate it as “to be married”. Να δούμε |
| Judith: “We shall see”. Δούμε is related to βλέπω but it’s a completely irregular form. |
| Iro: Note how to say “our cousin Hannah” in Greek, it’s Η ξαδέρφη μας η Άννα. |
| Judith: Literally “the cousin ours, the Hannah.” |
| Iro: You’ll get to this way of phrasing things. |
Lesson focus
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| Judith: The focus of this lesson is dates in Greek. |
| Iro: To say a date in Greek is as easy as saying the cardinal number. |
| Judith: That would be two, three, four, not second, third or fourth. |
| Iro: Say this number and then the genitive form of the month. |
| Judith: Greek month names are very similar to English ones. |
| Iro: Ιανουάριος |
| Judith: January. |
| Iro: Φεβρουάριος |
| Judith: February. |
| Iro: Μάρτιος |
| Judith: March. |
| Iro: Απρίλιος |
| Judith: April. |
| Iro: Μάιος |
| Judith: May. |
| Iro: Ιούνιος |
| Judith: June. |
| Iro: Ιούλιος |
| Judith: July. |
| Iro: Αύγουστος |
| Judith: August. |
| Iro: Σεπτέμβριος |
| Judith: September. |
| Iro: Οκτώβριος |
| Judith: October. |
| Iro: Νοέμβριος |
| Judith: November. |
| Iro: Δεκέμβριος |
| Judith: December. |
| Iro: You need the genitive form of the month, so you will always replace the -ιος ending with -ιου. |
| Judith: And not that the word stress move us to the “I” |
| Iro: For example, δέκα Ιουνίου, |
| Judith: Tenth of June. |
| Iro: On the 10th of June is στις δέκα Ιουνίου |
| Judith: The only exception is the first of the month, for which the order number is used. |
| Iro: On the 1st of May is την πρώτη Μαΐου. |
Outro
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| Judith: Γεία σας, τα λέμε την επόμενη φορά. |
42 Comments
HideHey everyone! Can you tell us how do you imagine a Greek wedding in Crete?!
Hi Michael,
Thank you for contacting us and your questions are not dumb, so no need to apologize for that!
I think apart from the vocabulary and its spelling, the most important thing is to feel confident enough with the grammar presented. This will be key to advancing in Greek. You can use the lesson quizzes to check on your vocabulary skills but grammar is something that comes with time and sometimes, as you advance, you might need to come back and study something again because you encountered it at a later lesson and maybe it wasn't too clear.
So I'd suggest vocabulary and grammar confidence as an indication of when to move forward.
Let me know if you still have any more questions.
All the best,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Hey, I was wondering how much I should learn per lesson? Should I focus on memorizing the vocabulary? Spelling? Sorry for the dumb questions.
Hi William,
Right. I see the issue now. Thank you for letting me know. I'll forward this to the content team for review. This is going to be tricky to fix because the error is in the audio as well. I apologize for this.
As for your other comments, I'm glad you are enjoying listening to this series! I like Iro's voice and pronunciation as well :).
I'm sure one day you'll be crushing Greek pronunciation as well😎!
All the best,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Hi Stefania;
Thanks for the speedy and helpful reply. Without trying to be too picky, perhaps the English translation should therefore be changed to say p.m. instead of a.m.!👍 BTW, I think both Judith and Iro do a great job narrating these courses. I particularly like Judith's tone and I just hope that one day I will be able to pronounce the os endings as beautifully as Iro!
Hello William,
Good question.
The correct pronunciation is μετά μεσημβρίαν because the preposition μετά requires the accusative case after it. Unfortunately, many Greeks make the common mistake to mispronounce it as μεσημβρίας in the genitive case when they read it, obviously confusing it with προ μεσημβρίας where προ is a preposition that requires the genitive case.
Since the mistake is in the audio, that would be very hard to change I'm afraid this will have to stay as it is for the time being.
μ.μ. means pm so the wedding takes place in the evening at 8 pm.
These abbreviations are common in written speech for brevity, but people in oral speech never use them (unless in a very formal speech) and use expressions such as το πρωί, το απόγευμα, το βράδυ instead.
I hope this has been helpful :)
All the best,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Supplementary comment: does μ.μ. abbreviation in the dialogue not mean afternoon? I though π.μ. προ μεσημβρίας was morning? I don't think we have covered these abbreviations so far in the beginner courses.
How to pronounce μ.μ.... I understand it stands for μετά μεσημβρίαν but in the dialogue it sounds as though Rea puts an "s" on the end.
Γεια σου Mike Pearce,
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Λέβεντε (Levente)
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Hi Jane,
Thank you for contacting us and telling us a bit about your story.
Forgetting so much something that you were good at is normal I'm afraid. It has happened to me and German. I had reached a C1 level but now I feel like a beginner again when I speak it. Also, I grew up bilingual (Spanish-Greek) but because I only used Spanish intensively for a few years during my childhood (5-8 years old), by the time I was 22, I had trouble speaking it without getting stuck every few words. Usually, it's the speaking skills that wear out the fastest. Reading skills are always much better.
Luckily, all the information does come back but it takes constant exposure often or practice. When I started dancing tango in my early 20's I had a lot of tutors who were Argentininians so learning from them in Spanish and socializing with them jumpstarted my Spanish and soon after I was fluent again.
I think you should study a lesson and move on once you feel you have an 80% understanding of it. There's no need to perfect it. On top of that, I think that watching Greek subtitled videos would help you, reading Greek texts a lot, and if you have the chance to get involved in local Greek communities, that would help too (maybe after Covid).
I know how you feel, it's annoying and disappointing but I think not all is lost. You just need to help your brain reactivate those connections it had already created.
Wishing you all the best,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
This is the first lesson I have done on Greek pod. I enjoyed it. Firstly I was 20 years ago educated to A Level standard in Greek and passed many exams. We lived there from 2000-2011 but now I find with only one holiday a year I am very much a beginner again ! Will it come back and would you advise to study each lesson until perfect on that one, or to mix and match as I go along and get used to other words again. Very annoying that I feel so behind now after learning so well in my earlier years!