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Level 1 Greek 25
A Postcard From Greece
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DIALOGUE VOCABULARY LESSON NOTES LESSON TRANSCRIPT COMMENTS
Dialogue - Greek Hide
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A: Σπίτι μου, σπιτάκι μου!
B: Μια κάρτα από την Αντρέα!
A: Τι γράφει;
Αγαπημένοι μου Έλλη και Πέτρο, είμαι στη Σαμοθράκη με τη φίλη μου και περνάμε
B:
υπέροχα!
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B: Οι άνθρωποι μας μιλάνε ελληνικά και μας δίνουν φρούτα και φαγητά και μας
δείχνουν τα αρχαία.
Εδώ δεν είναι σαν την Αθήνα, η θάλασσα είναι ωραία, η φύση είναι υπέροχη και έχει
B:
ησυχία.
B: Μου λείπετε όμως πολύ. Μου στέλνετε τις φωτογραφίες μας όταν μπορείτε;
B: Να είστε καλά, Αντρέα.
A: Ωραία. Πεινάω. Δε μαγειρεύουμε κάτι;
B: Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα. Ωχ το τηλέφωνό μου. Έλα μαμά, ναι καλά. Ε, πεινάμε λίγο.
C: Ελάτε εδώ παιδί μου. Έχω κεφτεδάκια. Σας αρέσουν;
B: Ναι, μας αρέσουν πολύ.
C: Εντάξει, σας περιμένουμε.
B: Η μαμά μου έχει κεφτεδάκια.
A: Τέλεια, πάμε.
Περίμενε, θέλω τις φωτογραφίες. Της αρέσουν πολύ οι φωτογραφίες. Και έχω και το
B:
κομπολόι για τον πατέρα σου. Θα του αρέσει;
A: Θα τους αρέσουν και οι φωτογραφίες και το κομπολόι. Πάμε, πεινάω!
English
A: Home sweet home!
B: A postcard from Andrea!
A: What does she write?
My dear Elli and Peter, I'm in Samothrace with my friend, and we're having a great
B:
time!
B: People speak Greek to us and give us fruits and food and show us the ruins.
B: It's not like Athens here, the sea is beautiful, the nature is wonderful, and it's calm.
B: I miss you guys a lot though. Will you send me the photos when you can?
B: Take care, Andrea.
A: Nice. I'm hungry. Can't we cook something?
B: There isn't anything. Oh, my phone. Yes mom, yes fine. Eh, we're bit hungry.
C: Come here, my child. I have little meatballs. Do you like them?
B: Yes, we like them very much.
C: Okay, we're waiting for you.
B: My mom has little meatballs.
A: Perfect, let's go.
Wait, I want the photos. She likes photos a lot. And I also have the rosary for your
B:
father. Will he like it?
A: They'll like both the photos and the rosary. Let's go, I'm hungry!
Romanization
A: Spíti mu, spitáki mu!
B: Mia kárta apó tin Andréa!
A: Ti gráfi?
B: Agapiméni mu Éli ke Pétro, íme sti Samothráki me ti fíli mu ke pernáme ipéroha!
B: I ánthropi mas miláne eliniká ke mas dínun frúta ke fagitá ke mas díhnun ta arhéa.
B: Edó den íne san tin Athína, i thálasa íne oréa, i físi íne ipérohi ke éhi isihía.
B: Mu lípete ómos polí. Mu stélnete tis fotografíes mas ótan boríte?
B: Na íste kalá, Andréa.
A: O̱réa. Pináo. De magirévume káti?
B: Den ipárhi típota. O̱h to tiléfonó mu. Éla mamá, ne kalá. E, pináme lígo.
C: Eláte edó pedí mu. Ého keftedákia. Sas arésun?
B: Ne, mas arésun polí.
C: Endáxi, sas periménume.
B: Ι mamá mu éhi keftedákia.
A: Télia, páme.
Perímene, thélo tis fotografíes. Tis arésun polí i fotografíes. Ke ého ke to kobolói ya
B:
ton patéra su. Tha tu arési?
A: Tha tus arésun ke i fotografíes ke to kobolói. Páme, pináo!
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υπέροχος
ypérochos
wonderful, gorgeous
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αγαπάω
agapáo
to love
2 EXAMPLES ▾
φρούτα
froýta
fruit
1 EXAMPLE ▾
φωτογραφία
fotografía
picture, photo
2 EXAMPLES ▾
δείχνω
díhno
to show
3 EXAMPLES ▾
θάλασσα
thálasa
sea
4 EXAMPLES ▾
σαν
san
like
1 EXAMPLE ▾
γράφω
gráfo
to write
1 EXAMPLE ▾
δίνω
díno
to give
2 EXAMPLES ▾
κάρτα
kárta
postcard
1 EXAMPLE ▾
λείπω
leípo
to be missing, lack, miss
1 EXAMPLE ▾
κεφτεδάκια
keftedákia
little meatballs
1 EXAMPLE ▾
τέλεια
téleia
perfect
1 EXAMPLE ▾
φύση
fýsi
nature
1 EXAMPLE ▾
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Grammar
The Focus of This Lesson Is Genitive Weak Personal Pronouns.

Οι άνθρωποι μας μιλάνε ελληνικά.
"People speak Greek to us."
In lesson 18, we learned the accusative personal pronouns. Now it's time to look at the other
type of object pronouns. Greek calls them genitive pronouns, but really they are indirect
pronouns, used when English would say "to me," "to you," "to us," or the like... and also
sometimes when English wouldn't say so, because this kind of thing never translates well.
Essentially, there is no rule when you should use accusative personal pronouns or genitive
personal pronouns; it just goes with the verb. If you see a verb often enough, it will become
natural to you.
The genitive personal pronouns will be very easy to master. They are just the same as the
possessive pronouns, that is, the Greek words for "my," "your," "her," "his," "our," and so on.
Let's go over them once anyway.
GREEK "ENGLISH"
μου "my"/"to me"
σου "your"/"to you" (singular)
του "his"/"to him"
της "her"/"to her"
μας "our"/"to us"
σας "your"/"to you" (plural)
τους "their"/"to them"
Cultural Insights
Samothrace Island
Samothrace is in northeastern Greece. It is known for the statue of Nike (Nike of Samothrace),
which is exhibited at the Louvre. It is an island with beautiful nature, rich flora and fauna, steep
mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and forests with trees that reach all the way to the beaches. The
island's natural beauty has been preserved because the island is not a tourist hotspot, so it
does not attract as many tourists as the more popular islands like Santorini and Mykonos.
In the ancient years, it was a place of religious interest. Nowadays, the exact nature of the
rituals that were held there remains unknown. The island is rich in archaeological findings that
date back to the Neolithic Era, and it also has ruins of temples and sanctuaries of the ancient
city as well as ruins that date to the Byzantine years. On Samothrace, you can do water sports
(such as scuba diving, canoeing, kayaking), rappelling, mountain biking, and agricultural
activities (i.e., interacting with the local people and participating in farming or cooking using
local products); go to spas; and visit religious sites (the island has 999 churches) and
archaeological sites.
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INTRODUCTION
Iro: Γεια σας! Εγώ είμαι η Ηρώ.
Judith: Judith here. Absolute Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 25. A Postcard from Greece.
Welcome, everyone. This is the last lesson of our Absolute Beginner Series, Season 1.
Iro: You’ve learned a lot.
Judith: You’ve learned so much you’re probably ready to move on.
Iro: The next step is the Upper Beginner Series.
Judith: There, you will learn the past tense, the non-continuous future, and other important
topics of Greek grammar.
Iro: You will also continue to improve your vocabulary, of course.
Judith: But before you move on, we have one more lesson for you.
Iro: What are we learning today?
Judith: In this lesson, you will learn how to write a postcard in Greek.
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MONDAY AT 06:30 PM
What would you write in a postcard to your friends when you're in vacations in Greece?
GreekPod101.com
SATURDAY AT 07:56 PM
Γεια σου Julia,
Thank you so much for your kind feedback ❤😇

Keep up the good work!! :)
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Julia
THURSDAY AT 05:25 PM
Wowww I actually finished the 25 Absolute Beginners lessons 😁 I was actually planning to
travel to Crete (it's my childhood dream) this year but the pandemic happened...Fortunately I
found this website and I must say it has helped me a lot especially in these depressing times. I
will be continuing lessons 26-50, hope I can learn enough to speak Greek the next time I go
traveling 😄 Also thanks a lot for answering my questions!
GreekPod101.com
WEDNESDAY AT 12:03 AM
Hi Sanja,
Oh, I see. Thank you for clarifying this.
Σαν actually can go with nominative, genitive, and accusative. It depends. If you check out the
examples on the dictionary below, you'll see how varied it is:
https://bit.ly/2ZHibRx
https://screencast.com/t/pNUJBoMzOj
I'm afraid it's not easy to come up with rules as to when to use each case. From my own
personal observation, and in order to help you, I can tell that when you have an example such
as:
Λάμπει σαν ήλιος vs Λάμπει σαν τον ήλιο, there are two factors:
1. The part after σαν could work as a subject of the verb of the sentence. For example: Ο ήλιος
λάμπει. Subjects are always in the nominative, so maybe this relationship between ήλιος and
λάμπει makes ήλιος to be in the nominative after σαν.
2. The existence or not of an article. It seems, that as soon as an article is introduced, the
above relationship "breaks" and the part after σαν needs to be in the accusative.
Another case where the nominative is used, is when we have the copular/linking verb είμαι (or
any other copular/linking verb) in the sentence. For example: Tρέξε να τους βοηθήσεις, σαν πιο
μικρός που είσαι. That's because linking verbs, link a subject in the nominative with a predicate
also in the nominative. The predicate simply gives the subject an attribute. Here the attribute is
"μικρός" i.e. Εσύ είσαι μικρός (subject and predicate in the nominative)
In other cases, where we have the accusative following σαν without (!) an article, it seems two
things might be happening:
1. The relationship of the part after σαν and the verb is that of an object, not a subject. Objects
in Greek are mostly in the accusative case. For example: Σαν πολλά δεν είπες; = (Don't you
think) you said enough? > Είπες πολλά (object in the accusative)
2. Σαν is being used instead of other prepositions, such as ως or για, which be nature these
prepositions require the accusative.
Tο χρησιμοποίησε σαν (ως/για) κοπίδι.
Like I said, these are just my observations and not some official information so I could be
inaccurate but my feel for the language tells me that the truth is somewhere along these lines. I
just don't like to tell students "this is how it is, I don't know why, memorize what you see". I like
to try to explain even when the books give no answer because I've been in the language learner
position myself a few times and I always needed some logical explanation otherwise
inexplicable things would just bother me 😅
I hope it helps!
Cheers,
Stefania
Sanja
TUESDAY AT 07:46 PM
Stefania,
Thank you! I really enjoyed this lesson :)
As for my question about σαν, what I meant was, are the following words after σαν in
accusative? For example in sentences:
"Εδώ δεν είναι σαν την Αθήνα"

"Δεν ειμαι σαν εσένα"
These words την and εσένα give me the impression that after σαν we use Accusative. I am
asking because in my language after the word ''like'' we use words in Nominative so I wanted to
remember this difference.
Thank you,
Sanja
GreekPod101.com
TUESDAY AT 08:55 AM
Hi Sanja!
Very nice! Great work!
Σαν is an indeclinable word so it has no case and doesn't change in speech.
Cheers,
Stefania
Sanja
MONDAY AT 12:07 AM
My postcard would look like this:
Γεια σου φίλη μου! Έιμαι πάλι στην Ελλάδα και περνάω υπέροχα όπως πάντα. Καθε μέρα
μπάνιω στι θάλασσα, έιναι πολύ ωραία και καθαρή. Τρώω πολύ ωραίο φαγητό και
ξεκουράζουμε στη φίση. Επίσης ο κόσμος μου αρέσει πολύ. ❤
Ι have one question about ''σαv'', does it go with accusative? This is from the lesson: ''Εδώ δεν
είναι σαν την Αθήνα''.
GreekPod101.com
MONDAY AT 07:51 AM
Hi cari,
Lesson 8 from this series below includes grammar information about the preposition σε.
https://www.greekpod101.com/lesson/mustknow-greek-sentence-structures-8-using-
prepositions-of-place/?lp=97
As for δεν and μη(ν) which both mean "not", δεν is the verb negation for a verb in the indicative
mood (where the verb expresses a fact). Μη(ν) is the verb negation for a verb in the subjunctive
mood (where the verb expresses an intention, wish, desire, a negative command or something
that is not a fact, for example, a hypothesis). The subjunctive mood usually uses να before a
verb, however, I think it's a bit early to get into details about the moods. You will be slowly
introduced to the moods throughout the Beginner and Upper Beginner level. The 1st lesson of
the Beginner series, which is what you should continue with next, will present the negation of
the verb, so have a look at it first, and for the moment, you can leave μη(ν) and the subjunctive
on the side and focus on δεν and the indicative mood. However, if you are wondering about the
final ν at the end of δεν/μην as well as in other words, you can also watch this video here:
https://www.greekpod101.com/lesson/absolute-beginner-questions-answered-by-stefania-5-
when-do-you-keep-the-final-%CE%BD-n-of-a-word/?lp=96
If you still have any questions, let me know :)
Kind regards,
Stefania
cari
THURSDAY AT 05:31 PM
hi, I couldn't understand a few things. 1st one is about in/on/at/to words in greek..sometimes
they are being used same place.. sto/se/stin/ston/sta... is there any lesson about it. I ve just
accomplished the absolute beginner 25lessons....2nd one is the "don't" word.. de/den/min.. how
it changes and is there specific lesson about it... thanks..
GreekPod101.com
FRIDAY AT 09:02 AM
Γεια σου Αλή,
Αυτά τα μαθήματα σου φαίνονται εύκολα, γιατί είναι σε επίπεδο Absolute Beginner. Για
προχωρημένους μαθητές όπως εσύ, επίλεξε το επίπεδο Intermediate κάνοντας κλικ στο μενού
Lessons -> Lesson Library.
Θα βρεις αρκετές σειρές εκεί που ελπίζω να σου φανούν πιο κατάλληλες για το επίπεδό σου.
Σε χαιρετώ,
Στεφανία
Ali
WEDNESDAY AT 03:13 AM
Παιδιά αυτά τα μαθήματα είναι πολύ απλά και εύκολα για μένα.
Δεν βρίσκω κάτι ενδιαφέρον για μένα.
Εγώ είμαι ένας από τους ανθρώπους που μαθαίνει Ελληνικά στους άλλους ανθρώπους που
ενδιαφέρονται να μάθουν Ελληνικά.
Δηλαδή είμαι ένας δάσκαλος με κάποιο τρόπο.
www.dictionary4youblog.wordpress.com
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A Postcard From Greece

Learn how to write a postcard

DIALOGUE VOCABULARY LESSON NOTES LESSON TRANSCRIPT COMMENTS

Dialogue - Greek Hide

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A: Σπίτι μου, σπιτάκι μου!

B: Μια κάρτα από την Αντρέα!

B: Να είστε καλά, Αντρέα.

A: Ωραία. Πεινάω. Δε μαγειρεύουμε κάτι;

C: Ελάτε εδώ παιδί μου. Έχω κεφτεδάκια. Σας αρέσουν;

B: Ναι, μας αρέσουν πολύ.

C: Εντάξει, σας περιμένουμε.

B: Η μαμά μου έχει κεφτεδάκια.

A: Θα τους αρέσουν και οι φωτογραφίες και το κομπολόι. Πάμε, πεινάω!

A: Home sweet home!

B: A postcard from Andrea!

A: What does she write?

B: Take care, Andrea.

A: Nice. I'm hungry. Can't we cook something?

C: Come here, my child. I have little meatballs. Do you like them?

B: Yes, we like them very much.

C: Okay, we're waiting for you.

B: My mom has little meatballs.

A: Perfect, let's go.

A: Spíti mu, spitáki mu!

B: Mia kárta apó tin Andréa!

B: Agapiméni mu Éli ke Pétro, íme sti Samothráki me ti fíli mu ke pernáme ipéroha!

B: Mu lípete ómos polí. Mu stélnete tis fotografíes mas ótan boríte?

B: Na íste kalá, Andréa.

A: O̱réa. Pináo. De magirévume káti?

C: Eláte edó pedí mu. Ého keftedákia. Sas arésun?

B: Ne, mas arésun polí.

C: Endáxi, sas periménume.

B: Ι mamá mu éhi keftedákia.

A: Tha tus arésun ke i fotografíes ke to kobolói. Páme, pináo!

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The Focus of This Lesson Is Genitive Weak Personal Pronouns.

μου "my"/"to me"

σου "your"/"to you" (singular)

του "his"/"to him"

της "her"/"to her"

μας "our"/"to us"

σας "your"/"to you" (plural)

τους "their"/"to them"

Lesson Transcript Hide

Iro: Γεια σας! Εγώ είμαι η Ηρώ.

Iro: You’ve learned a lot.

Judith: You’ve learned so much you’re probably ready to move on.

Iro: The next step is the Upper Beginner Series.

Iro: You will also continue to improve your vocabulary, of course.

Iro: What are we learning today?

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Γεια σου Julia,

Thank you so much for your kind feedback ❤😇

Oh, I see. Thank you for clarifying this.

Thank you! I really enjoyed this lesson :)

"Εδώ δεν είναι σαν την Αθήνα"

Very nice! Great work!