Modern Greek for Indian Students (Eighteenth Lesson)
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Lesson 18 of 20: Food, Cooking & Greek Recipes Like a Local
After today youโll be able to go to the laiki (open market), read any Greek recipe, give cooking instructions, and sound like a yiayia in the kitchen.
1. Basic ingredients youโll buy every week
| ฯฮฑ ฮปฮฑฯฮฑฮฝฮนฮบฮฌ ta la-kha-nee-KAH vegetables | ฯฮฑ ฯฯฮฟฯฯฮฑ ta FROO-ta fruits | ฯฮฟ ฮบฯฮญฮฑฯ to KREH-as meat | ฯฮฟ ฮบฮฟฯฯฯฮฟฯ ฮปฮฟ to ko-TO-poo-lo chicken | ฯฮฟ ฯฮฌฯฮน to PSA-ree fish | ฯฮฑ ฯฯ ฯฮนฮฌ ta tee-RYA cheeses | ฯฮฟ ฯฮญฯฮฑ to FEH-ta feta | ฯฮฟ ฮปฮฌฮดฮน to LA-thee olive oil | ฯฮฟ ฮฑฮปฮฌฯฮน / ฯฮนฯฮญฯฮน to a-LA-tee / pee-PEH-ree salt & pepper | ฯฮฟ ฯฮบฯฯฮดฮฟ to SKOR-tho garlic | ฯฮฟ ฮบฯฮตฮผฮผฯฮดฮน to krem-MEE-thee onion | ฮท ฮฝฯฮฟฮผฮฌฯฮฑ ee do-MA-ta tomato | ฯฮฟ ฮฑฮณฮณฮฟฯฯฮน to an-GHOO-ree cucumber | ฮฟฮน ฮตฮปฮนฮญฯ ee eh-LYES olives
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2. Cooking verbs (imperative + infinitive)
| ฮบฯฮฒฯ KO-vo I cut | ฯฮทฮณฮฑฮฝฮฏฮถฯ tee-gha-NEE-zo I fry | ฯฮฎฮฝฯ PSEE-no I grill / bake | ฮฒฯฮฌฮถฯ VRA-zo I boil | ฮฑฮฝฮฑฮบฮฑฯฮตฯฯ a-na-ka-TE-vo I stir / mix | ฯฯฮฟฯฮธฮญฯฯ pros-THEH-to I add | ฮฑฮปฮฑฯฮฟฯฮนฯฮตฯฯฮฝฯ a-la-to-pee-peh-RO-no I season with salt & pepper
3. How to give a recipe step-by-step (the Greek order)
Use: ฮ ฯฯฯฮฑ โฆ โ then โ ฮผฮตฯฮฌ โ ฯฮญฮปฮฟฯ / ฯฯฮฟ ฯฮญฮปฮฟฯ
Example (real 2-minute Greek salad): ฮ ฯฯฯฮฑ ฮบฯฮฒฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฮทฮฝ ฮฝฯฮฟฮผฮฌฯฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฟ ฮฑฮณฮณฮฟฯฯฮน ฯฮต ฮบฮฟฮผฮผฮฌฯฮนฮฑ. ฮฮตฯฮฌ ฯฯฮฟฯฮธฮญฯฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮบฯฮตฮผฮผฯฮดฮน ฮบฮฟฮผฮผฮญฮฝฮฟ ฯฮต ฯฮฟฮดฮญฮปฮตฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฮปฮนฮญฯ. ฮคฮญฮปฮฟฯ ฯฮฏฯฮฝฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฮญฯฮฑ ฮฑฯฯ ฯฮฌฮฝฯ, ฮฑฮปฮฌฯฮน, ฯฮฏฮณฮฑฮฝฮท ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฯฯฮปฮนฮบฮฟ ฮตฮปฮฑฮนฯฮปฮฑฮดฮฟ.
4. Mini real recipes you can make today
A. ฮคฮถฮฑฯฮถฮฏฮบฮน (5 minutes) ฮฮฌฮถฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮณฮนฮฑฮฟฯฯฯฮน ฯฮต ฮญฮฝฮฑ ฮผฯฮฟฮป. ฮ ฯฮฟฯฮธฮญฯฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮฑฮณฮณฮฟฯฯฮน ฯฯฮนฮผฮผฮญฮฝฮฟ (ฯฯฯฮฑฮณฮณฮนฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟ), ฯฮบฯฯฮดฮฟ ฮปฮนฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟ, ฮฑฮปฮฌฯฮน, ฮปฮฏฮณฮฟ ฮพฯฮดฮน ฮบฮฑฮน ฮตฮปฮฑฮนฯฮปฮฑฮดฮฟ. ฮฮฝฮฑฮบฮฑฯฮตฯฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮบฮฑฮปฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฒฮฌฮถฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฯฮฟ ฯฯ ฮณฮตฮฏฮฟ.
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B. ฮฮตฮผฮนฯฯฮฌ (yiayia level) ฮ ฯฯฯฮฑ ฮฑฮดฮตฮนฮฌฮถฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮฝฯฮฟฮผฮฌฯฮตฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮนฯฮตฯฮนฮญฯ. ฮฮตฯฮฌ ฯฯฮนฮฌฯฮฝฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฮท ฮณฮญฮผฮนฯฮท: ฯฯฮถฮน, ฮบฯฮตฮผฮผฯฮดฮน, ฮผฮฑฯฮฝฯฮฑฮฝฯ, ฮดฯ ฯฯฮผฮฟ, ฮฑฮปฮฌฯฮน, ฯฮนฯฮญฯฮน ฮบฮฑฮน ฮปฮฌฮดฮน. ฮฮตฮผฮฏฮถฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฮฑ ฮปฮฑฯฮฑฮฝฮนฮบฮฌ, ฯฮฑ ฮฒฮฌฮถฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฮต ฯฮฑฯฮฏ, ฯฮฏฯฮฝฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฮปฮฏฮณฮฟ ฮฝฮตฯฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮปฮฌฮดฮน ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฮฎฮฝฮฟฯ ฮผฮต 1 ฯฯฮฑ ฯฯฮฟฯ ฯ 180ยฐC.
5. At the market / supermarket
- ฮฮฟฯ ฮดฮฏฮฝฮตฯฮต ฮผฮนฯฯ ฮบฮนฮปฯ ฯฮญฯฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮญฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮนฮปฯ ฮฝฯฮฟฮผฮฌฯฮตฯ;
- ฮฯฮตฯฮต ฯฯฮญฯฮบฮฟ ฯฮฌฯฮน ฯฮฎฮผฮตฯฮฑ;
- ฮ ฯฯฮฟ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮฟฯ ฮฝ ฮฟฮน ฮตฮปฮนฮญฯ ฮฮฑฮปฮฑฮผฯฮฝ ฯฮฟ ฮบฮนฮปฯ;
- ฮฮฟฯ ฯฮฑ ฮถฯ ฮณฮฏฮถฮตฯฮต ฯฮปฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮถฮฏ, ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ.
6. Vocabulary (15 cooking words)
- ฮท ฯฯ ฮฝฯฮฑฮณฮฎ seen-da-YEE recipe
- ฯฮฟ ฯ ฮปฮนฮบฮฌ ee-lee-ka ingredients
- ฯฮฟ ฮผฯฮฟฮป to bol bowl
- ฯฮฟ ฯฮฑฯฮฏ to tap-SEE baking tray
- ฮฟ ฯฮฟฯฯฮฝฮฟฯ o FOOR-nos oven
- ฯฮฟ ฯฮทฮณฮฌฮฝฮน to tee-GHA-nee frying pan
- ฮท ฮบฮฑฯฯฮฑฯฯฮปฮฑ ee kat-sa-RO-la pot
- ฯฮฟ ฮผฮฑฯฮฑฮฏฯฮน to ma-KHEH-ree knife
- ฮท ฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฌฮปฮฑ ee koo-TA-la ladle
- ฯฮฟ ฯฮนฯฮฟฯฮฝฮน to pee-ROO-nee fork
- ฯฮฟ ฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฌฮปฮน to koo-TA-lee spoon
- ฮท ฯฮฏฮณฮฑฮฝฮท ee REE-gha-nee oregano
- ฮฟ ฮดฯ ฯฯฮผฮฟฯ o THEE-os-mos mint
- ฯฮฟ ฮปฮตฮผฯฮฝฮน to le-MO-nee lemon
- ฮผฯฯฮปฮนฮบฮฟ BOM-bee-ko plenty of
7. Homework (10 min)
- Write or record the steps for your favourite dish in Greek (even eggs!).
- Go to the kitchen and describe out loud what youโre doing right now: ยซฮ ฯฯฯฮฑ ฮฒฯฮฌฮถฯ ฮฝฮตฯฯโฆ ฮผฮตฯฮฌ ฯฮฏฯฮฝฯ ฯฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮบฮฑฯฯฮฝฮนฮฑโฆยป
- Memorise how to ask for half a kilo of anything: ยซฮฮฟฯ ฮดฮฏฮฝฮตฯฮต ฮผฮนฯฯ ฮบฮนฮปฯ โฆ ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ;ยป
When youโre ready, say โLesson 19โ and weโll learn:
- Love, dating & relationships
- Flirting, breaking up, getting marriedโฆ the full Greek drama!
ฮฮฏฯฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฟ 90 % โ ฮผฯฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ ฯฮนฮฑ ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮญฯฮตฮนฯ, ฮฝฮฑ ฯฯฮฝฮฏฯฮตฮนฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฑฯ ฯฮฑฮฝ ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฑฯ!
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