Greek for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 4

When?

Ask about closing time in Greek — Πότε κλείνετε; (When do you close?) — using πότε and θα κλείσουμε.

Conversation

  1. Kyle Kyle

    Πότε κλείνετε;

    pote klinete?

    When do you close?

  2. Meera Meera

    θα κλείσουμε στις οχτώ

    tha klisume stis ohto

    We will be closed at 8 o'clock

  3. Kyle Kyle

    Πότε θα ανοίξετε αύριο;

    pote tha aniksete avrio?

    When will you be opening tomorrow?

  4. Meera Meera

    Ανάλογα, πότε θα ξυπνήσω

    analoga, pote tha ksipniso

    It depends when I wake up

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'when?' in Greek?

Πότε; = 'when?'. Πότε φτάνεις; = 'when do you arrive?'. For specific time: τι ώρα = 'what time?'.

Greek for telling time?

Στις + number: στις οχτώ (at 8), στις δέκα (at 10). Use the feminine plural article since 'hours' is feminine.

Common shop hour phrases?

Ανοίγουμε (we open), κλείνουμε (we close), είμαστε ανοιχτά (we're open), είμαστε κλειστά (we're closed).

Test yourself

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

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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