Greek for English speakers Street · Lesson 1

Weather

Weather emergency in Greek — Γρήγορα! Έρχεται καταιγίδα! (Quick! The storm is coming!) — with command Γρήγορα and present tense.

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Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is η καταιγίδα?

'Thunderstorm'. Έρχεται καταιγίδα = 'a storm is coming'. Other: η μπόρα (downpour), η βροχή (rain).

What does γρήγορα mean?

'Quickly / fast'. As an interjection: 'quick!'. Comparative: πιο γρήγορα (faster).

Common Greek weather conditions?

Καλοκαιρία (good weather), κακοκαιρία (bad weather), συννεφιά (cloudy), αστραπή (lightning), βροντή (thunder).

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.