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Level 1 Greek 27

Take the Last Greek Train to Athens

Learn about the masculine indefinite article/pronoun enas and find out how we use it in
Modern Greek

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DIALOGUE VOCABULARY LESSON NOTES LESSON TRANSCRIPT COMMENTS

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Main

A: Συγγνώμη, κυρία, εδώ είναι δύο γραμμές αλλά μόνο μια πλατφόρμα;

B: Είναι μια γραμμή για το Μετρό και μια για τον Προαστιακό Σιδηρόδρομο.

A: Οπότε, μόνο μια πλατφόρμα και για τα δύο τρένα;

B: Ναι. Ένας σταθμός, μια πλατφόρμα, δύο τρένα.

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English

A: Excuse me, madam, here are two tracks but only one platform?

B: There is one track for the Metro and one track for the Suburban Railroad.

A: So only one platform for both trains?

B: Yes. One station, one platform, two trains.

Romanization

A: Signómi, kiría, edó íne dío gramés alá móno mia platfórma?

B: Íne mia gramí ya to Metró ke mia ya ton Proastiakó Sidiródromo.

A: Opóte, móno mia platfórma ke ya ta dío tréna?

B: Ne. Énas stathmós, mia platfórma, dío tréna.

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μόνο
móno
only
4 EXAMPLES ▾

πλατφόρμα
platforma
platform
1 EXAMPLE ▾

σταθμός
stathmós
station
1 EXAMPLE ▾

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γραμμές
grammes
tracks, lines
1 EXAMPLE ▾

τρένο
treno
train
2 EXAMPLES ▾

κυρία
kiría
madam
2 EXAMPLES ▾

μια
mia
one
1 EXAMPLE ▾

συγγνώμη
signómi
I'm sorry, excuse me, I beg your pardon
1 EXAMPLE ▾

αλλά
allá, alá
but
7 EXAMPLES ▾

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Grammar

The Focus of This Lesson Is the Use of the Indefinite Article in Modern Greek.
Ένας σταθμός, μία πλατφόρμα, δύο τρένα.
Enas stathmos, mia platform, dyo trena.
"One station, one platform, two trains."

In Modern Greek, there are two articles, the definite and the indefinite. As expected, we use the
definite article when talking about a specific person or thing, while we use the indefinite when
talking about a single but unspecified person or thing. In this lesson, we are focusing on the
indefinite articles ένας, μία, and ένα (enas, mia, and ena), the masculine, feminine, and neuter,
respectively, which in Greek we also use as an indefinite personal pronoun and as the numeral
one. This means that depending on the context, the word ένας (enas) can mean "one" or "a/an."
Things are simpler than they seem because it is actually very easy to tell which case is which.

If ένας, μία, or ένα (enas, mia, or ena) is followed by a noun (ένας άντρας, μία γυναίκα, ένα παιδί
- enas antras, mia gynaika, ena paidi), meaning "a man," "a woman," or "a child," we know we
are dealing with the indefinite article (think of the English "a/an"). If the same words are not
followed by a noun but by a verb, we know we are dealing with the indefinite personal pronoun
and the words ένας, μία and ένα (enas, mia, and ena) are taking the place of a noun. In our
vocabulary sample sentences, we have the phrase ο ένας είναι ψηλός και ο άλλος κοντός, (o
enas einai psilos kai o allos kontos), meaning "the one is tall and the other is short." If we are
referring to two people, the full sentence would be, ο ένας άνθρωπος είναι ψηλός και ο άλλος
άνθρωπος είναι κοντός, (o enas anthropos einai psilos kai o allos anthropos einai kontos),
meaning "the one man is tall and the other man is short," but since this might sound a little
unnatural, the pronouns enas and allos replace the noun anthropos ("man").

Finally, we know we are dealing with the numeral when we see the words in the context of
counting: ένας άντρας (enas antras), δύο άντρες (duo antres), τρεις άντρες (treis antres) means
"one man, two men, three men."

The good thing is that regardless of whether we are dealing with the indefinite article, the
indefinite personal pronoun, or the numeral, we always decline the words ένας, μία and ένα
(enas, mia, and ena) the same way. And, of course, since they refer to "one" or "a/an," they only
have singular number.

The following are some sample sentences using the word enas in all its uses. In this lesson, we
are focusing on the masculine gender, so the feminine (mia) and the neuter (ena) do not appear
in these sentences.

Sample Sentences

Greek Romanization "English"

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Στο λεωφορείο είναι μόνο Sto leoforeio einai mono enas "There is only one passenger on
ένας επιβάτης epivatis the bus."

Ο ένας μου γιος είναι O enas mou gios einai giatros "One of my sons is a doctor."
γιατρός

Ο ένας κινητήρας είναι O enas kinitiras einai "One engine is broken."

χαλασμένος chalasmenos

O ένας είναι ψηλός και ο O enas einai psilos kai o allos "One is tall and the other is short."
άλλος είναι κοντός einai kontos

Είναι ένας λευκός τοίχος Einai enas leukos toichos "It is a white wall."

Στο συρτάρι είναι ένας Sto syrtari einai enas chartis "There is a map in the drawer."
χάρτης

Είναι ένας πίνακας του Einai enas pinakas tou "It is a painting by Picasso."
Πικάσο Pikaso

Cultural Insights

Public Transportation in Athens

Even the most hardcore supporters of Greece will agree on one thing: transportation in Athens
is one of the city's biggest problems. Literally, millions of cars, taxis, buses, trolley-buses, and
all kinds of supply vehicles combined with a street planning created more than a hundred years
ago for a population roughly one-tenth of today's make Athens one of the hardest cities to move
around in. Luckily, after the Olympic Games of 2004, the citizens of Athens (and, of course its
visitors!) got a much needed gift: the new Metro (subway) system. Although neither big nor very
complex, the three-line Metro offered the city a considerable relief and the only reliable means
of transportation. If you want to keep an appointment in Athens, the Metro is the only way to
manage that. So if you have a choice between accommodations, you should certainly pick the
one closest to a subway station! And it's cheap too: all distances are covered by an 1.60 euro
ticket, which you can also use (within an hour and a half time frame) for all other public
transportation as well.

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INTRODUCTION

Fay: Hello, and welcome to GreekPod101.com, Beginner Season 1, Lesson 2 - Take the Last
Greek Train to Athens. This is Fay.

Chrissi: And I’m Chrissi.

Fay: What are we learning in this lesson?

Chrissi: We’ll be introducing the masculine indefinite article (enas).

Fay: The conversation takes place at the airport subway station.

Chrissi: It is between Peter Gordon, and a station clerk.

Fay: Since the characters don’t know each other, the conversation is in formal language.

Chrissi: Let’s listen.

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Πέτρα Γκόρντον: Συγνώμη, κυρία, εδώ είναι δύο γραμμές αλλά μόνο μια πλατφόρμα;

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GreekPod101.com
TUESDAY AT 06:30 PM

Have you ever used public transportation in Greece?

GreekPod101.com
TUESDAY AT 03:37 AM

Γεια σου Τζόναθαν,

«Νομίζω ότι είναι ένα έργο που δεν θα τελειώσει ποτέ!» 😉

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Jonathan
TUESDAY AT 01:05 AM

Γεια σου Στεφανία,

χαχα ναι! Νομίζο ότι θα είναι ένα έργο που δεν τελειώνει ποτέ!

(haha yes! I think it will be project that never ends!)

I'm not sure if I got the grammar and structure correct!

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TUESDAY AT 12:58 AM

Γεια σου Τζόναθαν!

Ελπίζω κάποια στιγμή να χρησιμοποιήσεις και το μετρό στη Θεσσαλονίκη... όποτε το

τελειώσουν!

Στεφανία
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Jonathan
SATURDAY AT 05:45 PM

Εγώ είμαι από τη Θεσσαλονίκη και έτσι χρησιμοποιώ το λεωφορείο.

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TUESDAY AT 03:42 PM

Γεια σου Ζήση,

Σε ευχαριστούμε για το σχόλιό σου!

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Zissis Chistos loukas

SATURDAY AT 12:07 PM

I learn so much from these lessons

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I love your voice.

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this really helps !!

great help, thanks

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