🇬🇷 Greek, explained in English

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2. Step 1 · First exchangesYou can say who you are and what your name is with είμαι and με λένε, say what is not so with δεν, ask questions with the Greek question mark (Από πού είσαι;), use είμαι with every person and είστε to be polite, call someone (Νίκο! κύριε), and put the accent mark on a word. in progress

   1. Step to do The verb είμαι › Introducing yourself: είμαι, είσαι
   2. Step to do Weak object pronouns › Giving a name: με, σε, τον, τη λένε
   3. Step to do Negation › Not, yes and no: δεν είμαι, ναι, όχι
   4. Step to do Question words › Questions: πού, πώς, από πού and the question mark
   5. Step to do The accent mark and the question mark › The accent mark: είμαι, εδώ, όχι
   6. Step to do The verb είμαι › He, she, it is: είναι, αυτός, αυτή, αυτό
   7. Step to do The verb είμαι › Plural and polite you: είμαστε, είστε, είναι
   8. Step to do Calling someone › Νίκο, Μαρία, κύριε, κυρία
   9. Step to do The verb είμαι › To be and introducing yourself: mixed practice
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   “Sentences”: 6 sentences of this step

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   • 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (41)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (10)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (10)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (4)
   • 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (3)
3. Step 2 · Naming thingsYou can name things with ο, η, το and ένας, μία, ένα, use the article with names (ο Νίκος), describe with καλός, καλή, καλό, point with αυτό το βιβλίο, use verbs like μένω and θέλω with εγώ, εσύ and αυτός, and ask τι, πού, πώς, πότε and γιατί.

   1. Step to do The gender of nouns › Gender from the ending: ο, η, το
   2. Step to do The indefinite article › A, an: ένας, μια, ένα
   3. Step to do The definite article › The article with names: ο Νίκος, η Μαρία
   4. Step to do Agreement › Endings -ος, -η, -ο: καλός, καλή, καλό
   5. Step to do This and that › This: αυτός, αυτή, αυτό
   6. Step to do Verbs in -ω › The singular: μένω, μένεις, μένει
   7. Step to do Question words › Five question words: τι, πού, πώς, πότε, γιατί
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   “Sentences”: 11 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (27)
   • 2 · People, family and the body (2)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (13)
   • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (7)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (4)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (9)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (10)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (6)
4. Step 3 · Everyday actionsYou can use verbs like μένω and μιλάω with every person, say what you have and what there is with έχω and έχει, give your job with no article (Είμαι γιατρός), say what you do not do with δεν, use the accusative with τον, την, το and έναν (τον φίλο), say where people are from and what they speak (μιλάω ελληνικά), and link ideas with και, ή, αλλά and όμως.

   1. Step to do Verbs in -ω › The plural: μένουμε, μένετε, μένουν
   2. Step to do Verbs in -ω › Have and there is: έχω, έχει
   3. Step to do The indefinite article › No article: Είμαι γιατρός, Έχω δουλειά
   4. Step to do Negation › Not before the verb: δεν
   5. Step to do The accusative › The object: τον, την, το
   6. Step to do The accusative › A, an for the object: έναν, μία, ένα
   7. Step to do Verbs in -άω and -ώ › Singular of -άω verbs: μιλάω, μιλάς, μιλάει
   8. Step to do Verbs in -άω and -ώ › Plural of -άω verbs: μιλάμε, μιλάτε, μιλάνε
   9. Step to do Nationalities and languages › Έλληνας, ελληνικά
   10. Step to do And, or, but › και, ή, αλλά, όμως
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   12. Step to do Text: Αγόρι ή κορίτσι;

   “Sentences”: 21 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (8)
   • 2 · People, family and the body (13)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (17)
   • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (15)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (14)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (10)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (1)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (8)
   • 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (5)
5. Step 4 · Places and goingYou can use πάω, λέω, τρώω and ακούω, put nouns and adjectives in the plural, say where you go and where things are with στον, στην, στο, από, με, για, μέσα σε and κοντά σε, count things with τρεις, τέσσερις and πόσοι, and ask Πόσο κάνει;

   1. Step to do Go, say, eat, hear › Short forms: πας, λες, τρως
   2. Step to do Go, say, eat, hear › The plural: πάμε, λέμε, τρώμε, ακούμε
   3. Step to do The plural of nouns › The plural: οι φίλοι, οι γάτες, τα βιβλία, τα σπίτια
   4. Step to do The accusative › The plural object: τους, τις, τα
   5. Step to do Prepositions with the accusative › To, at, in: σε, στον, στην, στο
   6. Step to do Prepositions with the accusative › From, with, for: από, με, για
   7. Step to do Adverbs of place, time and quantity › Place words: εδώ, εκεί, πάνω σε, μέσα σε, κοντά σε
   8. Step to do Adverbs of place, time and quantity › Place words with από: κάτω από, πίσω από, μακριά από
   9. Step to do One, three and four › Numbers with a gender: ένας, τρεις, τέσσερις
   10. Step to do Agreement › The plural: καλοί, καλές, καλά
   11. Step to do Question words › How much, how many: πόσος, πόση, πόσο
   12. Step to do Question words › Prices: πόσο κάνει, πόσο κάνουν
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   14. Step to do Text: Το μικρό σπίτι
   15. Step to do Text: Η εβδομάδα του Νίκου

   “Sentences”: 63 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 2 · People, family and the body (16)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (29)
   • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (12)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (6)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (7)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (26)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (9)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (16)
   • 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (8)
6. Step 5 · People and thingsYou can say whose things are with μου, σου, του and the others (το σπίτι μου, το όνομά μου), ask and answer Ποιανού είναι; — Είναι δικό μου, describe with more adjectives (ωραίος, γλυκός), also in the accusative (έναν καλό φίλο), ask ποιος and ποιον, and point with εκείνος and άλλος.

   1. Step to do Possessives › My, your, his, her: μου, σου, του, της
   2. Step to do Possessives › Our, your, their: μας, σας, τους
   3. Step to do A second accent › το όνομά μου
   4. Step to do Agreement › Endings -ος, -α, -ο: ωραίος, ωραία, ωραίο
   5. Step to do Agreement › Endings -ός, -ιά, -ό: γλυκός, γλυκιά
   6. Step to do Agreement › The accusative: έναν καλό φίλο
   7. Step to do Question words › Who and which: ποιος, ποια, ποιο
   8. Step to do Question words › Questions: τι, ποιον, ποια
   9. Step to do This and that › That: εκείνος, εκείνη, εκείνο
   10. Step to do Mine, yours and whose › Whose? ποιανού and δικός μου
   11. Step to do Possessives › Possessives and pointing: mixed practice
   12. Step to do Nobody, nothing, never, other › Other: άλλος, άλλη, άλλο
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   14. Step to do Text: Η Μαρία ταξιδεύει

   “Sentences”: 37 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 2 · People, family and the body (2)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (3)
   • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (6)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (9)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (16)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (10)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (22)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
   • 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (8)
7. Step 6 · The dayYou can use verbs like μπορώ and τηλεφωνώ, and έρχομαι and κοιμάμαι, tell the time (Τι ώρα είναι; στις τρεις), say when with τη Δευτέρα, το πρωί and από … μέχρι, talk about amounts with πολύς, λίγο and πάρα πολύ, compare with πιο … από, count in hundreds and thousands, and put the subject after the verb (Πού μένει ο Νίκος;).

   1. Step to do Verbs in -άω and -ώ › Singular of -ώ verbs: μπορώ, μπορείς, μπορεί
   2. Step to do Verbs in -άω and -ώ › Plural of -ώ verbs: μπορούμε, μπορείτε, μπορούν
   3. Step to do Verbs in -ω › Choosing the ending: μένω, μιλάω, μπορώ and ζω
   4. Step to do Verbs in -άω and -ώ › Verbs in -άω and -ώ (type B): mixed practice
   5. Step to do Verbs in -μαι › έρχομαι, έρχεσαι and κοιμάμαι, κοιμάσαι
   6. Step to do Verbs in -ω › Verbs in -ω (type A): mixed practice
   7. Step to do Telling the time › και, παρά, στις
   8. Step to do Telling the time › From … until: από, μέχρι, μετά
   9. Step to do Time with no preposition › When: τη Δευτέρα, το πρωί
   10. Step to do The accusative › mixed practice
   11. Step to do Much and many › Much, many or very: πολύς, πολλή, πολύ
   12. Step to do Adverbs of place, time and quantity › A little, a lot, only: λίγο, πολύ, πάρα πολύ, μόνο
   13. Step to do Comparing › πιο … από
   14. Step to do Agreement › Adjectives: mixed practice
   15. Step to do Word order › question word, verb, subject
   16. Step to do Hundreds and thousands › διακόσιοι, χίλιοι
   17. Step to do One, three and four › Numbers and the time: mixed practice
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   19. Step to do Text: Το Σαββατοκύριακο του Νίκου

   “Sentences”: 123 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 2 · People, family and the body (7)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (12)
   • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (14)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (32)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (3)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (15)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (14)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (17)
   • 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (1)
8. Step 7 · Him, her, itYou can say him, her, it and them before the verb (Τον ξέρω. Δεν τον ξέρω.), use για μένα and με σένα, and say nobody, nothing and never with κανένας, τίποτα and ποτέ.

   1. Step to do Weak object pronouns › Him, her, it before the verb: τον, την, το
   2. Step to do Weak object pronouns › Me, you, us, them: με, σε, μας, σας, τους, τις, τα
   3. Step to do Weak object pronouns › Not with a pronoun: δεν τον ξέρω
   4. Step to do Strong pronouns › Alone or stressed: εμένα, εσένα, αυτόν
   5. Step to do Weak object pronouns › Object pronouns: mixed practice
   6. Step to do Nobody, nothing, never, other › Nobody, nothing, never: κανένας, τίποτα, ποτέ
   7. Step to do Question words › Questions and negation: mixed practice
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   9. Step to do Text: Μια μέρα στην Πάτρα

   “Sentences”: 19 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 2 · People, family and the body (5)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (8)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (7)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (6)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (2)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (2)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (3)
9. Step 8 · A first pastYou can say where you were with ήμουν, tell what you did with the past of regular and common irregular verbs (διάβασα, έγραψα, μίλησα, πήγα, είδα), say when with χθες and πέρσι, and link ideas with γιατί and όταν.

   1. Step to do The past of be and have › Was, were: ήμουν, ήσουν, ήταν
   2. Step to do The past of regular verbs › The past in -σα: διάβασα, αγόρασα
   3. Step to do The past of regular verbs › The persons of the past: -α, -ες, -ε and είχα
   4. Step to do The past of regular verbs › Short verbs take έ-: έκανα, κάναμε
   5. Step to do The past of regular verbs › The past in -ψα and -ξα: έγραψα, άνοιξα
   6. Step to do The past of regular verbs › Type B verbs in -ησα: μίλησα, ρώτησα
   7. Step to do Irregular pasts › πήγα, είπα, είδα, ήρθα, έφαγα, ήπια
   8. Step to do Irregular pasts › πήρα, βρήκα, έδωσα, έμαθα, έβαλα, έφυγα
   9. Step to do Adverbs of place, time and quantity › Yesterday, last year, not: χθες, πέρσι, δεν
   10. Step to do The past of be and have › The past: mixed practice
   11. Step to do Because, when, that › Why and because: γιατί
   12. Step to do Because, when, that › When: όταν or πότε
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   14. Step to do Text: Μια μέρα στη Θεσσαλονίκη
   15. Step to do Text: Η τάξη του Τομ

   “Sentences”: 49 sentences of this step

   The words come from:

   • 2 · People, family and the body (2)
   • 3 · Home, the day and meals (10)
   • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
   • 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (12)
   • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
   • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (21)
   • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (11)
   • 9 · School, free time and the world (15)
10. Step 9 · Plans and wishesYou can talk about the future with θα (θα πάω, θα διαβάσω), say what you want, can and must do with θέλω να, μπορώ να and πρέπει να, say why with για να, say not with δεν θα and να μην, put a pronoun before the verb (Θα το κάνω), and report what someone says with ότι.

    1. Step to do The simple future › Verbs with one form: θα είμαι, θα πάω
    2. Step to do The simple future › Future in -σω: θα διαβάσω, θα αγοράσω
    3. Step to do The simple future › Future in -ψω, -ξω: θα γράψω, θα ανοίξω, θα μείνω
    4. Step to do The simple future › Type B: θα μιλήσω, θα ρωτήσω, θα τηλεφωνήσω
    5. Step to do The simple future › θα πω, θα δω, θα έρθω, θα φάω, θα πιω
    6. Step to do The simple future › θα πάρω, θα βρω, θα δώσω, θα μάθω, θα βάλω, θα φύγω
    7. Step to do The forms of the simple future and the να-form › The short forms in every person: θα πεις, θα πούμε
    8. Step to do The να-form (subjunctive) › Wanting to: θέλω να πάω
    9. Step to do The να-form (subjunctive) › Can and must: μπορώ να, πρέπει να
    10. Step to do The να-form (subjunctive) › Wanting someone to: θέλω να έρθεις
    11. Step to do The να-form (subjunctive) › In order to: για να
    12. Step to do Negation › The negative: δεν θα, να μην
    13. Step to do Weak pronouns after θα, να, δεν, μην › Where the pronoun goes: θα το κάνω
    14. Step to do The simple future › The future and the να-form: mixed practice
    15. Step to do Because, when, that › Saying that: ότι after λέω, νομίζω, ξέρω
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    “Sentences”: 56 sentences of this step

    The words come from:

    • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (2)
    • 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
    • 7 · Verbs, function words and more (17)
    • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (16)
    • 9 · School, free time and the world (25)
11. Step 10 · InstructionsYou can tell someone what to do (διάβασε, γράψτε, έλα, πάρε) and what not to do (Μην πας!).

    1. Step to do The simple imperative › Orders with -ε, -τε: διάβασε, διαβάστε
    2. Step to do The simple imperative › Type B: μίλησε, μιλήστε
    3. Step to do The simple imperative › Come, say, see, go: έλα, πες, δες, πήγαινε
    4. Step to do The simple imperative › Eat, drink, take: φάε, πιες, πάρε
    5. Step to do The simple imperative › Give, put, learn, leave: δώσε, βάλε, μάθε, φύγε
    6. Step to do The simple imperative › Don't: μην + the να-form
    7. Step to do The simple imperative › The imperative: mixed practice
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    “Sentences”: 4 sentences of this step

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    • 3 · Home, the day and meals (2)
    • 9 · School, free time and the world (3)
12. Step 11 · Rounding offYou can say how with καλά and γρήγορα, use words that never change (το ταξί, το μετρό), and tell πού from που, πώς from πως and ή from η.

    1. Step to do Adverbs in -α › καλά, γρήγορα, πιο γρήγορα
    2. Step to do And, or, but › Linking words and word order: mixed practice
    3. Step to do Nouns that do not change › Words that never change: το ταξί, τα ταξί
    4. Step to do The gender of nouns › Nouns and articles: mixed practice
    5. Step to do The accent mark and the question mark › Telling words apart: πού or που, πώς or πως, ή or η
    6. Step to do The accent mark and the question mark › Writing Greek: mixed practice
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    8. Step to do Text: Καλημέρα!

    “Sentences”: 11 sentences of this step

    The words come from:

    • 3 · Home, the day and meals (2)
    • 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
    • 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (1)
    • 9 · School, free time and the world (1)
13. Step 12 · ClosingYou can combine everything you have learnt in A1.