Greek for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 0

Eating

Greek for eating habits — Τρως λαχανικά για μεσημεριανό και βραδινό; (Do you eat vegetables for lunch and dinner?) — with the verb τρώω and ποτέ (never).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    Τρως λαχανικά για μεσημεριανό και βραδινό;

    Tros lahanika ya mesimeriano ke vradhino?

    Do you have vegetables for lunch and dinner?

  2. Magicat Magicat

    ΌΧΙ! Είμαι γάτα. Δεν τρώω ποτέ λαχανικά

    OHYI! Ime gata. Dhen troo pote lahanika

    NO! I am a cat. I never have vegetables.

  3. Yaya Yaya

    Τι τρως τότε;

    ti tros tote?

    What do you eat then?

  4. Magicat Magicat

    Αγοράζω κρέας ή ψάρι στο κυλικείο του πανεπιστημίου

    Agorazo kreas i psari sto kilikio tu panepistimiu

    I buy meat or fish at the university canteen.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'do you eat ...?' in Greek?

Τρως ...? — second-person singular of τρώω (to eat). Conjugation: τρώω, τρως, τρώει, τρώμε, τρώτε, τρώνε.

How do you say 'never' in Greek?

Ποτέ — placed near the verb. Δεν τρώω ποτέ λαχανικά = 'I never eat vegetables'. Greek uses double negative: δεν + verb + ποτέ.

Lunch and dinner in Greek?

Το μεσημεριανό (lunch), το βραδινό (dinner), το πρωινό (breakfast). All take the neuter definite article.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Greek lessons.

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