Greek for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 5

What do you mean?

Ask 'what do you mean?' in Greek — Ένα λεπτό. Τι εννοείς; (One moment. What do you mean?).

Conversation

  1. Cassian Cassian

    Πρέπει να αγοράσω μία μαϊμού!

    Prepi na agoraso mia maimu

    I want to buy a monkey!

  2. PX296 PX296

    Ένα λεπτό. Τι εννοείς;

    Ena lepto. Ti enois?

    One moment. What do you mean?

  3. Cassian Cassian

    Εννοώ λούτρινο

    Enoo lutrino

    I mean a stuffed animal.

  4. PX296 PX296

    αααα, λούτρινο.

    aaaa, lutrino

    Aaaah, a stuffed one!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'what do you mean?' in Greek?

Τι εννοείς; (informal) or Τι εννοείτε; (formal). Εννοώ = 'to mean'.

What does ένα λεπτό mean?

'One minute / one moment'. Common pause: περίμενε ένα λεπτό = 'wait a minute'.

Greek for 'I want to buy ...'?

Θέλω να αγοράσω + noun (direct) or Θα ήθελα να αγοράσω + noun (polite). Αγοράζω = to buy.

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.