Greek for English speakers Office · Lesson 1

Who? what?

Who/what questions in Greek — Ποιος πιστεύεις ότι θα κερδίσει την Eurovision; (Who do you think will win Eurovision?) — with ότι for 'that'.

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Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does ποιος mean?

'Who?' — masculine. Ποια (feminine), ποιο (neuter). Match gender to expected subject.

How do you say 'I think that ...' in Greek?

Πιστεύω ότι + clause: Πιστεύω ότι θα έρθει = 'I think that he/she will come'. Ότι = 'that' (conjunction).

Τι είναι αυτό?

'What is this?' — universal Greek question. Αυτό = this (neuter). For other genders: αυτός, αυτή.

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

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