Greek for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 2

There is/ there are

There is/there are in Greek — Α! Πράσινοι παπαγάλοι! (Oh! Green parrots!) — and Σαν αυτούς στην Ρώμη.

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Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Greek for 'there are'?

Υπάρχει (sg.) / Υπάρχουν (pl.) = 'there is / are'. Or just exclaim: Παπαγάλοι! = 'parrots!'.

What is ο παπαγάλος?

'The parrot'. Plural: οι παπαγάλοι. Greek has feral parrot populations in Athens too.

How do you say 'like the ones in ...'?

Σαν αυτούς (masc.) / σαν αυτές (fem.) / σαν αυτά (neuter) + στο + place. Σαν αυτούς στην Ρώμη = 'like those in Rome'.

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

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