Modern Greek: Lesson 16 - Ψωνίζοντας δώρα στην Ελλάδα

[NicoleEivissa]

love...love.....love....LOVE Greek and the accent especially....♥ Σ'αγαπώ Ελλάδα!! τζαι Κύπρος♥

[makedonec94]

It sounds gay

[apolskis1]

@makedonec94 gay is your father Vardaskian that language speak alexander the great

[VeniaVenia1]

χαχαχαχαχ σορρυ κιολασ σαν να ακους τσόντα ειναι σε καποια φάση !!

κατα τ αλλα καη δουλειά!!

[ByabyaChannel]

@notgodsemigod not true. Arabic language lacks p, but it does have d, th and b. Turkish have p,b,d but not th

[hallodu2395]

Greek is the most beautiful language of the world :)

[CthuluCthulian]

funny they speak like robots hahaha, the girl is hot XD

[LaEspriella]

arent this sopposed to be a greek lesson?

[Vivi1997123]

well...it is pretty funny doing lessons to learn your own language...(I am Greek)

I should probably do some English lessons...:)

[kouklasou81]

@Loux- Do look up the rules, as per JohnnyDepp21. One reason for using these in the first place is the reflexive (to whom something is happening) and the other is simply for fluid pronunciation (just like the English articles a and an).

[crapvader]

why does greek sound so much like spanish!!

[notgodsemigod]

@crapvader It indeed sounds like spanish, I confirm. In international airports (say one that is in Germany, or Russia) when you have a group of Spanish and there pass 2 Greeks talking at a distance where words are not heard precisely, all Spanish will turn heads thinking look at them mistaking them for compatriots of theirs. Greeks however are more sensitive and capture better the Spanish accent (some jjjsss are too much) but sometimes even myself at a distance I was fooled for a few seconds.

[notgodsemigod]

@notgodsemigod Linguistically there is no direct link between Greek (of the... Greek family) and Spanish (of the Latin family) In the past I though that since Spanish were in contact with Arabs and Greeks in contact with Turks and Arabs and other Middle Eastern people, the accents could had been infuenced by them. But then I found out that Arabs, Turks and the rest - all of them - lack the "th", "j", "p" sounds and have mostly "hh" and "d" and "b". An Arab/Turk won't say police but bolice!

[notgodsemigod]

@notgodsemigod So it becomes more intriguing. Apparently, Spanish and Greeks independently followed a process of softening their "b" to "v" (but spanish did the opposite to their 'v"...) and "d" to "th"... Greeks had been already in this "softening process" since at least the 6th century B.C.

[rodolfo333fr]

@notgodsemigod Greek is distantly related to Spanish....The proto-greek family, and the latin family both descend from protoindoeuropean, and there are many similarities in the verb conjugation systems as to deny their connection...

[hivahoa121]

@notgodsemigod Before a 'reasonably educated/literate' person knows any Greek, they always mistake it for Spanish when they hear Greeks talking. It has something 'Mediterranean' in it ;) I speak a little Greek now (A2 level) and I have spoken Spanish fluently for 16 years..... I cannot but confirm that some of the sounds are definitely the same.

[LouxChannel]

Hi, I'm learning Greek.

Can somebody help me with this "τη, την η" & "το, τον, ο" thing.

If I take for example a random word like "καθημερινή," how do I know to put "τη," "την" οr "η?"

[JoHnNyDePp2137]

@LouxChannel τη-την are the same thing which one you use only depends on whether the next word begins with vowel or consonant (if vowel you use την or τον and if it is consonant you use τη or το) but you should prefer την since in many cases plain τη doesn't sound nice and about το-τον you should use τον only for masculine and το for neutral. now the difference between η-την and ο-τον has to do with the cases of the nouns (for more you should google "noun cases greek") hope i helped!

[TheAlexgreece78]

@LouxChannel you have to use η when the word is a subject to the verb eg the ball is red η μπάλα είναι κόκκινη and την when is object Ο Γιάννης κλωτσά την μπάλα Giannis kicks the ball.

[victorgtz]

Almost sound like spanish.

[werus19]

@victorgtz yes! Sometimes it seemed to me quite similar too!

[DragonCoasterStorm]

@victorgtz IKR :D

[victorgtz]

@DragonCoasterStorm What's that?

[DragonCoasterStorm]

@victorgtz IKR = I know right

[khalifadanemisis]

i had no idea greek was so simiar to spanish. because the words are almost like characters i thought it had more eastern traits as a language. i like this language

[InfindecimalSlice]

@khalifadanemisis actually those languages are quite different, some words just sound similar. Spanish is latin derived

[Leinettev]

whered nikos go?

[6396Harry]

can anyone tell me when you would use the 'w' in the Greek alphabet (Omega) and when you would use the normal looking 'o' (Omicron)? Is there a rule for using one or the other?

[aggelospanatha]

@6396Harry well, that's the big problem...There is one rule concerning the omega, every verb ends in "ω" (τρέχω, παίζω, διαβάζω, κτλ - I run, I play, I read, etc).But, apart from this rule, ωμέγα is used in many others words which you have to learn by heart. For example: πρόσωπο (face). The same thing happens with ι, η, υ which are pronounced the same...I know it's hard, even greek ppl get confused sometimes!

[NikkiLoveEspana]

@aggelospanatha

Thank you my friend! That's what I needed! :) My teacher told me even some Greek people can't write it right, so I'm more tranquil now :D But I must say to everybody, who seems Greek too difficult, let's see Czech: there are 7 falls in place of 4 in Greek, so many declention, you must discriminate between "mně" and "mě" ("to me"), than for example "objet" (drive around) and "oběd" (lunch), these sound fully same-and other other things, in fact, which don't know even Czechs :D

[aggelospanatha]

@NikkiLoveEspana no problem!! :)

[aggelospanatha]

@6396Harry However, one good thing about the greek language that the english one does not have is that almost every letter is pronounced, and for some letter combinations that are pronounced differently there are certain rules about that.(they concern some combinations "ευ, αυ, αι,ει, οι"). So, if you learn 2-3 general rules, you will be able to pronounce perfectly every written word even if you haven't heard it before

[StaticGoat1972]

I speak Greek at an intermediate level and I can hold conversations in Greek. I'm half Greek with My Father being Greek and I've spent 3 months living in Greece. This is very good but it is all in the "polite tongue". Used only in formal meetings. Other then that you would always speak the informal Greek when speaking with family and friends. This is good though. I'm going to Greece again next year and have a private tutor so I'm hoping my Greek can improve from intermediate to be even better.

[aggelospanatha]

@StaticGoat1972 μπράβο!συνέχισε την καλή προσπάθεα! bravo! keep up the good effort!

[zos2322]

the guy is creepy looking

[Gloriamagnificens]

ELLHNIKA

[sarvakarmapalatyaga]

hkhhkhkkkhkghkk

[t0mt0mm]

like a different cool version of spanish, nice

[dvnstvn9]

sounds like spanish

[yachingaste]

I would rather say that spanish sounds like greek, because greek is older hehe.

[justmine4me]

Greek and Spanish are both so beautiful. <3

[dalian75]

@justmine4me Exactly! And they sound almost same when u listen to them, they use same sounds like ((th)) for expl :)

[NikkiLoveEspana]

@justmine4me

Oh, I absolutely agree!!! I'm learning the both now, they are a little similar each other with pronunciation and I REALLY adore the Greek (especially the Greek "αλφάβητο" and Spanish sound<3

Λατρέβο τιν ελλινικά, Ελλάδα και Κύπρος, πολύ! Sorry for the miskates, I'm just startin':D Often it's really difficul and crazy for me, make out where I have to put "íta" and "iota", "η" and "ι" and so what :D But I think when the other people can learn, why couln't I? :)) ¡Y qué viva España!<3

[aggelospanatha]

@NikkiLoveEspana don't worry about ι, η, υ.Even greek ppl get confused some times. There are some basic rules but in most cases you'll have to memorise how each words is written.Keep trying!

[nosojdjos]

@justmine4me They sound similar, yet they're not, what makes them sound similar is the fact that they only have 5 vowels.

[DamnBoi24]

i met greek ppl they are so hot :P

[commandosg13]

that is realy

[Zaandammers]

Are both of them learning Greek or is one of them a native speaker? They both sound good to me! I want to learn this language, not to mention I think it has the coolest looking alphabet.

[Leylaqq]

Both are native speakers obviously. They're speaking like this just because they want to teach people. What.

[greekmadnessss]

they are both Greeks...the woman is from Athens while that guy is obviously from Crete....you can tell from their accents...

[plokamhss]

the girl's definitely a native speaker...The guy has a weird accent,but it could just be the whole "learning" thing that forces him to pronounce words like that...

Anyway,this conversation would never exist in a Greek shop...The owners are sooo impolite and they look bored as F**k...

[aNo0Bi]

Not all owners are sooo impolite :P

Ive met many good people ^^

[George1993able]

what the fuck r u talken about yo????? they r both greek n their greek r REAAAAAAAAAALLY normal! go check ur greek mate!

[plokamhss]

ellhnas eimai kai 3erw ellhnika nomizw...

[caio1969y]

matheno tn nea ellinikn glwssa. efharistó to binteo! :)

[gustavinho71]

Latrevo tin elliniki glossa einai para poli oraia :) I love the Greek language language, it is very beautiful, katalaveno polu, i understand it a lot :)

Xairetismoi apo ena Braziliano portogalikis kai italikis katagogis. Greetings fom a Brazilian of Portuguese and Italian extraction

[Twiladdict]

Love the sound of greek! It sounds a little bit like spanish... Very beautiful!

[egogreek]

Are you Greek Greekmadness¿

[tsavdarwallace]

What does Malista mean?

[greekmadnessss]

thats a form of yes...it sounds more polite than "ναι" (ne)=yes...some people use it also on phone conversations like "hello" in english...in greek we can say "ne","parakalo" "oriste" or "malista" when we answer the phone...

[gabrinail]

@greekmadnessss Hello! I'm Italian and am trying to learn this language which I find quite difficult. I've heard people saying "ela" when answering the phone. Doesn't this word mean "come" ?

[anicks1908]

@gabrinail yes, έλα means "come". We usually say that on the phone when we know who is calling, when we expect a certain call from somebody.I know it does not make sense, it's an expression. Otherwise we say ναι? (yes?), εμπρός (forward, go on), παρακαλώ? (please?)

[ParkourSNKM]

its like saying.. "Sure"

[panos11995]

MALISTA mean sure (i am froam greece)

[ThelwTraLaLo]

"malista" means "yes/okay"

[onenew34te]

it's like yes but more official

[greekmadnessss]

that guy just cant hide his cretan accent...lol

[EvanC0912]

sounds same to me...

i really want to learn greek..

and maybe russian...

[greekmadnessss]

i can help you learn greek if you want it... just ask anything you d like to know!! ; )

[kouklasou81]

greekmadness

I'm unclear around the :30 mark in this video. What was her question?

[greekmadnessss]

"den eho poly xoro stis balitses mou gia auto tha ithela na matho an mporeite na ta steilete eseis..." i dont have much room in my suitcases(baggage) therefore i d like to know if YOU can send those(items) ; )

[kouklasou81]

Ohhhhhh. I see.

You rock, thank you! This is finally clicking for me after studying for like 3 years :)

[Elenmol]

can be nice to have translashen on english as well

[7rena]

by far the best video lessons for learning greek.

keep up the good work!!

[7rena]

by far the best video lessons for learning greek.

keep up the good work!!

[chronasselios]

Very nice Video !

I believe that a kind of this video help people learn Greek easier!

[alfonsvet]

Superchachipilongui