Greek for English speakers Farm · Lesson 5

Daily Activities

Daily routine in Greek — Ξυπνάω στις επτά και κάνω ντους (I wake up at 7 and shower) — with daily activity vocabulary.

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    Τι κάνεις το πρωί;

    Ti kanis to proi

    What do you do in the morning?

  2. Meera Meera

    Ξυπνάω στις επτά και κάνω ντους

    Ksipnao stis epta ke kano dus

    I wake up at seven and have a shower.

  3. Yaya Yaya

    Μετά;

    Meta

    Then?

  4. Meera Meera

    Περπατάω για το πανεπιστήμιο

    Perpatao ya to panepistimio

    I walk to university.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you tell time in Greek?

Στις + number: στις επτά (at 7), στις οχτώ και μισή (at 8:30). Use the feminine plural article.

Common Greek morning verbs?

Ξυπνάω (wake up), σηκώνομαι (get up), κάνω ντους (shower), ντύνομαι (get dressed), παίρνω πρωινό (have breakfast).

What does κάνω mean?

'Do / make' — a versatile verb. Κάνω ντους = 'I take a shower' (literally 'I do a shower').

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.