Everything you need to speak Greek quickly and confidently Modern Greek For Dummies teaches you everything you need to start speaking Greek. This friendly guide provides clear explanations of grammar and authentic phrases and dialogues, so you can start communicating in Greek-speaking communities right away. Examples and exercises help you work your way through the alphabet and basic constructions, toward conversational fluency. Online audio files help you master your pronunciation. Along the way, you'll find fun and entertaining facts about Greek culture and history. Proceed at your own pace…mehr
Everything you need to speak Greek quickly and confidently Modern Greek For Dummies teaches you everything you need to start speaking Greek. This friendly guide provides clear explanations of grammar and authentic phrases and dialogues, so you can start communicating in Greek-speaking communities right away. Examples and exercises help you work your way through the alphabet and basic constructions, toward conversational fluency. Online audio files help you master your pronunciation. Along the way, you'll find fun and entertaining facts about Greek culture and history. Proceed at your own pace and learn to speak Greek with friends, family, and colleagues. * Get hands-on practice learning the Greek alphabet, grammar, and vocabulary * Learn everyday phrases that you can use as you travel and work in Greece and Cyprus * Bring the language to life as you explore the culture of modern Greece * Access audio files to help as you practice your inflection and intonation Modern Greek For Dummies is a great choice for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their existing Greek skills.
Eirini Argyrouli is a Greek language teacher and the founder of the Greek Learning Hub, an international, virtual Greek language school. She has many years of experience teaching students the Greek language.
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Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This book 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Getting Started with Greek 5 Chapter 1: Greek in a Nutshell 7 Introducing the Basics 7 The Greek alphabet 7 Basic and not-so-basic grammar 8 Useful expressions 8 Numbers, dates, and measurements 9 Greek at home 10 Putting Greek into Action 10 Going places 10 Shopping 11 Dining and entertainment 11 Health 11 Business 12 Taking Greek on the Go 12 Planning a trip 12 Transportation 13 Sightseeing 13 Enjoying traditions 13 Chapter 2: Checking Out the Greek Alphabet 15 Meeting the Full Greek Alphabet (Some Letters Will Look Familiar!) 16 I know you! Greek letters that look and sound like English letters 18 Greek letters that look like English letters but sound different 19 Sounding More Greek 19 Vowels 19 Double vowels 20 Consonants 21 Double consonants 22 Getting the Accent Right 23 Breaking the Combinations 24 Knowing the Punctuation Marks 25 Chapter 3: Tackling Basic Grammar 27 Familiarizing Yourself with a Few Basic Nouns 28 Understanding the Genders of Nouns 29 Noun endings 29 The articles 30 Breaking Down the Cases 31 Nominative case 32 Accusative case 34 Genitive case 37 Putting it all together: An overview of the cases 40 What's Mine and What's Yours: Possessive Pronouns 41 Chapter 4: Grammar Beyond the Basics 45 Introducing a Few Basic Greek Verbs 45 Who Does What? The Persons of Greek Verbs 47 The Verb " " (To Be) 49 Breaking Down Verb Types 49 Type A verbs 50 Type B1 and B2 verbs 51 Type AB verbs 52 Type 1 and 2 verbs 53 Nouns and Verbs in the Mix: Forming Sentences 54 Here Come the Adjectives 55 Checking out some basic adjectives 56 Conjugating adjectives 57 Combining nouns and adjectives 58 Talking About the Past 58 Type A and AB verbs 59 Type B1 and B2 verbs 61 Type 1 and 2 verbs 63 Some irregular verbs in the simple past tense 63 Talking About the Future 65 Type A and AB Verbs 65 Type B1 and B2 Verbs 67 Type 1 and 2 verbs 69 Some irregular verbs in the simple future tense 69 Using the Subjunctive 70 Chapter 5: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 75 Greeting People You Know 75 Meeting New People 76 Asking for each other's names 76 Getting acquainted 78 Talking about Countries, Nationalities, and Languages 79 Breaking down different places and languages 80 Asking people about their nationalities and languages 82 Speaking About Your Profession 84 Noting common professions 84 Asking and answering questions 85 Chatting About Your Family 86 Saying Goodbye 89 Chapter 6: Figuring Out Numbers, Dates, and Times 91 Counting Numbers 1 to 1,000 91 From 0 to 10 92 From 11 to 19 92 From 20 to 99 93 From 100 to 999 94 Age is just a number 95 Naming the Days of the Week 96 Listing Months and Years 97 Telling Time 97 The basics 98 Other helpful guidelines 98 Talking About Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 101 The present 101 The past 101 The future 102 Chapter 7: Speaking Greek at Home 105 Talking About Your Daily Routines 105 The morning 106 The afternoon 106 The evening 107 Naming the Rooms of a House 107 Chatting About Furniture and Fixtures 109 The bedroom 109 The living room 110 The kitchen 112 The bathroom 112 Cleaning Your House 113 Part 2: Greek in Action 117 Chapter 8: Moving Around 119 Asking for Directions 119 Wondering where something is 120 Understanding directions you hear 120 Knowing other helpful words 121 Talking About Means of Transportation 123 Common means of transportation 124 Special means of transportation 125 Asking People Where They're Going 127 Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy 131 Retail Therapy: Shopping for Clothes 131 Talking with the shop staff 132 Finding the right size 132 Looking for the right style 133 Searching for sales 135 Paying with ease 135 Shopping for Groceries 137 Discovering the supermarket sections 137 Buying fruits and vegetables 138 Meat and fish 139 Other foods 140 Nonfood items 141 Visiting a Greek supermarket 142 Chapter 10: Days and Nights Out 147 Eating Out 147 Knowing the best Greek recipes 148 Looking at types of restaurants 148 Making reservations 149 Ordering food 150 Trying useful phrases in a restaurant 151 Ordering Coffee 153 Enjoying Entertainment 156 Cinema 156 Clubbing 157 Bouzoukia 157 The Greek panigiri 158 Making Plans with Friends 158 Chapter 11: Your Body and Your Health 163 Naming Body Parts 163 Discussing Health 165 Feeling sick 166 Having pain 167 Taking care when you're sick 169 Having an accident 170 Visiting the Doctor's Office 170 Arranging your appointment 171 Speaking with the doctor 172 Going to the Hospital 174 Eating Healthy 175 Fitting in Exercise 178 Chapter 12: Let's Talk About Business 183 Working in an Office 183 Talking About Colleagues 184 Discussing Responsibilities 185 Going for an Interview 187 Part 3: Greek on the Go 193 Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 195 A Tourist's Dream: Traveling to Greece 195 Preparing for Your Trip 196 Booking Your Accommodations 197 Speaking with Locals 200 Using Money in Greece 201 Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 205 Flying to Greece 205 Traveling by Train 208 Taxi, Please! 209 Taking the Ferry 211 Chapter 15: Enjoying the Sights 215 Appreciating Ancient Greece 215 Visiting Historical Sites and Landmarks 216 Discovering the Greek Orthodox Christian Tradition 217 Greece for Art Lovers 218 Visiting Museums 219 Going Wine Tasting 220 Chapter 16: Understanding Greek Traditions 225 Having a Big Fat Greek Wedding 225 The wedding day 227 Wedding wishes 227 The wedding reception 228 Celebrating a Name Day 230 Celebrating Greek Orthodox Easter 230 Dancing Like a Greek 233 Part 4: the Part of Tens 235 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Pick Up Greek Quickly 237 Chapter 18: Ten Popular Greek Words 243 Chapter 19: Ten Greek Expressions About Love 249 Chapter 20: Ten Greek Words That Can't Be Translated 255 Chapter 21: Ten Greek Phrases That Will Make You Sound More Fluent 261 Part 5: Appendixes 267 Appendix A: Mini-Dictionaries 269 Appendix B: Verb Tables 285 Appendix C: Answer Key 289 Index 295
Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This book 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Getting Started with Greek 5 Chapter 1: Greek in a Nutshell 7 Introducing the Basics 7 The Greek alphabet 7 Basic and not-so-basic grammar 8 Useful expressions 8 Numbers, dates, and measurements 9 Greek at home 10 Putting Greek into Action 10 Going places 10 Shopping 11 Dining and entertainment 11 Health 11 Business 12 Taking Greek on the Go 12 Planning a trip 12 Transportation 13 Sightseeing 13 Enjoying traditions 13 Chapter 2: Checking Out the Greek Alphabet 15 Meeting the Full Greek Alphabet (Some Letters Will Look Familiar!) 16 I know you! Greek letters that look and sound like English letters 18 Greek letters that look like English letters but sound different 19 Sounding More Greek 19 Vowels 19 Double vowels 20 Consonants 21 Double consonants 22 Getting the Accent Right 23 Breaking the Combinations 24 Knowing the Punctuation Marks 25 Chapter 3: Tackling Basic Grammar 27 Familiarizing Yourself with a Few Basic Nouns 28 Understanding the Genders of Nouns 29 Noun endings 29 The articles 30 Breaking Down the Cases 31 Nominative case 32 Accusative case 34 Genitive case 37 Putting it all together: An overview of the cases 40 What's Mine and What's Yours: Possessive Pronouns 41 Chapter 4: Grammar Beyond the Basics 45 Introducing a Few Basic Greek Verbs 45 Who Does What? The Persons of Greek Verbs 47 The Verb " " (To Be) 49 Breaking Down Verb Types 49 Type A verbs 50 Type B1 and B2 verbs 51 Type AB verbs 52 Type 1 and 2 verbs 53 Nouns and Verbs in the Mix: Forming Sentences 54 Here Come the Adjectives 55 Checking out some basic adjectives 56 Conjugating adjectives 57 Combining nouns and adjectives 58 Talking About the Past 58 Type A and AB verbs 59 Type B1 and B2 verbs 61 Type 1 and 2 verbs 63 Some irregular verbs in the simple past tense 63 Talking About the Future 65 Type A and AB Verbs 65 Type B1 and B2 Verbs 67 Type 1 and 2 verbs 69 Some irregular verbs in the simple future tense 69 Using the Subjunctive 70 Chapter 5: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 75 Greeting People You Know 75 Meeting New People 76 Asking for each other's names 76 Getting acquainted 78 Talking about Countries, Nationalities, and Languages 79 Breaking down different places and languages 80 Asking people about their nationalities and languages 82 Speaking About Your Profession 84 Noting common professions 84 Asking and answering questions 85 Chatting About Your Family 86 Saying Goodbye 89 Chapter 6: Figuring Out Numbers, Dates, and Times 91 Counting Numbers 1 to 1,000 91 From 0 to 10 92 From 11 to 19 92 From 20 to 99 93 From 100 to 999 94 Age is just a number 95 Naming the Days of the Week 96 Listing Months and Years 97 Telling Time 97 The basics 98 Other helpful guidelines 98 Talking About Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 101 The present 101 The past 101 The future 102 Chapter 7: Speaking Greek at Home 105 Talking About Your Daily Routines 105 The morning 106 The afternoon 106 The evening 107 Naming the Rooms of a House 107 Chatting About Furniture and Fixtures 109 The bedroom 109 The living room 110 The kitchen 112 The bathroom 112 Cleaning Your House 113 Part 2: Greek in Action 117 Chapter 8: Moving Around 119 Asking for Directions 119 Wondering where something is 120 Understanding directions you hear 120 Knowing other helpful words 121 Talking About Means of Transportation 123 Common means of transportation 124 Special means of transportation 125 Asking People Where They're Going 127 Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy 131 Retail Therapy: Shopping for Clothes 131 Talking with the shop staff 132 Finding the right size 132 Looking for the right style 133 Searching for sales 135 Paying with ease 135 Shopping for Groceries 137 Discovering the supermarket sections 137 Buying fruits and vegetables 138 Meat and fish 139 Other foods 140 Nonfood items 141 Visiting a Greek supermarket 142 Chapter 10: Days and Nights Out 147 Eating Out 147 Knowing the best Greek recipes 148 Looking at types of restaurants 148 Making reservations 149 Ordering food 150 Trying useful phrases in a restaurant 151 Ordering Coffee 153 Enjoying Entertainment 156 Cinema 156 Clubbing 157 Bouzoukia 157 The Greek panigiri 158 Making Plans with Friends 158 Chapter 11: Your Body and Your Health 163 Naming Body Parts 163 Discussing Health 165 Feeling sick 166 Having pain 167 Taking care when you're sick 169 Having an accident 170 Visiting the Doctor's Office 170 Arranging your appointment 171 Speaking with the doctor 172 Going to the Hospital 174 Eating Healthy 175 Fitting in Exercise 178 Chapter 12: Let's Talk About Business 183 Working in an Office 183 Talking About Colleagues 184 Discussing Responsibilities 185 Going for an Interview 187 Part 3: Greek on the Go 193 Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 195 A Tourist's Dream: Traveling to Greece 195 Preparing for Your Trip 196 Booking Your Accommodations 197 Speaking with Locals 200 Using Money in Greece 201 Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 205 Flying to Greece 205 Traveling by Train 208 Taxi, Please! 209 Taking the Ferry 211 Chapter 15: Enjoying the Sights 215 Appreciating Ancient Greece 215 Visiting Historical Sites and Landmarks 216 Discovering the Greek Orthodox Christian Tradition 217 Greece for Art Lovers 218 Visiting Museums 219 Going Wine Tasting 220 Chapter 16: Understanding Greek Traditions 225 Having a Big Fat Greek Wedding 225 The wedding day 227 Wedding wishes 227 The wedding reception 228 Celebrating a Name Day 230 Celebrating Greek Orthodox Easter 230 Dancing Like a Greek 233 Part 4: the Part of Tens 235 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Pick Up Greek Quickly 237 Chapter 18: Ten Popular Greek Words 243 Chapter 19: Ten Greek Expressions About Love 249 Chapter 20: Ten Greek Words That Can't Be Translated 255 Chapter 21: Ten Greek Phrases That Will Make You Sound More Fluent 261 Part 5: Appendixes 267 Appendix A: Mini-Dictionaries 269 Appendix B: Verb Tables 285 Appendix C: Answer Key 289 Index 295
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