How to combine two sentences together using the word που
Language Lab How to combine two sentences together using the word που[ indeclinable relative complementizer] Ο άντρας πάει στο σουπερμάρκετ. Ο άντρας είναι ο πατέρας μου.Τhe man is going to the supermarket. The man is my father. Ο άντρας που πάει στο σουπερμαρκετ είναι ο…
4 verbs that are passive in form but active in translation
4 very common verbs that are passive in form but active in translation: έρχομαι [Ι come] γίνομαι [ Ι become] σκέφτομαι [ Ι think]. These verbs do not have active voice. έρχομαι Ι come γίνομαι Ι become έρχεσαι you come γίνεσαι you become έρχεται he/…
Group A-verbs – Passive Voice
Voices- Verbs The Greek verb has two voices: the active and the passive. Active Voice. Verbs can end in “-ω” or “–ώ” (omega accented) A verb is in the active voice if its subject is active, that is to say if it does the action….
Nouns- 3 genders
Nouns are words for living beings[ Matt, Maureen, shark] things[hat], places[ England] and abstract concepts [ freedom] Masculine nouns Feminine nouns Neutral nouns Are you looking for Greek lessons in Manchester or online? Click here: Modern Greek Language courses to learn more about our Greek…
Talking about seasons
Activity: Ποια είναι η αγαπημένη σου εποχή; Which is your favourite season? Write your favourite season along with the article. H αγαπημένη μου εποχή είναι ……………………… Activity: Πότε προτιμάς να πας διακοπές; When do you prefer to go on holidays? Write when you prefer to…
The ‘να’ & the ‘ ότι’
Language Lab So far you have learned the infinitive in Greek [ να+ verb] when you want to link two verbs together. In English, the word να is the to, which also links two verbs together. e.g. I want to speak Greek. Θέλω να μιλάω…
Nouns +Definite article- Nominative & Accusative Case
Nominative case masculine feminine neuter o αδερφός η αδερφή το παιδί ο γυμναστής η δουλειά το δωμάτιο ο χαρακτήρας το μάθημα ο καφές When do we use the nominative case? The nominative indicates: the subject in a phrase. The subject is found when we ask…
Nouns – nominative & genitive case
In a highly inflected language as Greek, the role of the words in the sentence is not indicated by their position but by their cases. Cases are the different forms of Greek words as articles, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, participles can have. The form of the…
Reading comprehension/ Levels A1-A2
Topic: introductions & hobbies Reading comprehension Γεια σας. Ονομάζομαι Mary Jennings. Eίμαι από την Αγγλία. Αλλά η μητέρα μου είναι Ελληνίδα. Έτσι, είμαι μισή Αγγλίδα και μισή Ελληνίδα. Μένω και δουλεύω στην Αγγλία. Είμαι 25 χρονών. Έχω έναν αδερφό. Τον λένε John. Τώρα είμαι στην…
Greek verbs [Group A, Group B1, Group B2]
Verbs As we already know, verbs in Greek change their ending based on the gender and number of the person or thing the verb is referring to. This is called “conjugation” and the same effect happens in English (consider “I want” compared to “he wants“)…