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Modern Greek for Indian Students (Eleventh Lesson)

Lesson 11 focuses on commands, polite requests, and practical interactions in Greek. It teaches how to give direct commands, such as "Come here!" and polite requests like "Could you help me?" Essential phrases for booking tickets and transportation are introduced, alongside mini real-life situations for practice. The lesson emphasizes vocabulary for action words and includes homework to reinforce learning. By the end, students will feel more confident to communicate effectively in everyday scenarios in Greece, achieving about 55% proficiency without relying on English.
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Modern Greek for Indian Students

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Lesson 11 of 20: Commands, Polite Requests & Getting Things Done

After today youโ€™ll be able to:

  • tell someone โ€œCome here!โ€, โ€œSit down!โ€, โ€œWait!โ€
  • ask politely โ€œCould you help me?โ€, โ€œCan you call a taxi?โ€
  • book tickets, ask for help, give instructions like a local

1. Imperative โ€“ direct commands (for friends & family)

VerbYou (singular)You (plural/formal)English
ฮญฮปฮฑฮˆฮปฮฑ!ฮ•ฮปฮฌฯ„ฮต!Come!
ฮบฮฌฯ„ฯƒฮตฮšฮฌฯ„ฯƒฮต!ฮšฮฑฮธฮฏฯƒฯ„ฮต!Sit!
ฯ€ฮตฯฮฏฮผฮตฮฝฮตฮ ฮตฯฮฏฮผฮตฮฝฮต!ฮ ฮตฯฮนฮผฮญฮฝฮตฯ„ฮต!Wait!
ฮดฯŽฯƒฮตฮ”ฯŽฯƒฮต!ฮ”ฯŽฯƒฯ„ฮต!Give!
ฯ†ฮญฯฮตฮฆฮญฯฮต!ฮฆฮญฯฯ„ฮต!Bring!
ฯ€ฮฌฯฮตฮ ฮฌฯฮต!ฮ ฮฌฯฯ„ฮต!Take!
ฮผฮฏฮปฮฑฮœฮฏฮปฮฑ!ฮœฮนฮปฮฎฯƒฯ„ฮต!Speak!
ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฮตฮ“ฯฮฌฯˆฮต!ฮ“ฯฮฌฯˆฯ„ฮต!Write!
ฮฑฯฮณฮตฮฏฯ‚; โ†’ฮœฮทฮฝ ฮฑฯฮณฮตฮฏฯ‚!ฮœฮทฮฝ ฮฑฯฮณฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต!Donโ€™t be late!

Quick real-life uses:

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  • ฮˆฮปฮฑ ฮณฯฮฎฮณฮฟฯฮฑ!
  • ฮšฮฌฯ„ฯƒฮต ฮดฮฏฯ€ฮปฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ….
  • ฮ ฮตฯฮฏฮผฮตฮฝฮต ฮผฮต ฮญฮพฯ‰ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮตฯ„ฯฯŒ.

2. Polite requests (the magic formula)

Use: ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ + verb โ€ฆ ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯŽ; or: ฮ˜ฮฑ ฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ + verb โ€ฆ;

GreekPronunciationEnglish
ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮต ฮฒฮฟฮทฮธฮฎฯƒฮตฯ„ฮต;bo-REE-teh na meh vo-ee-THEE-seh-teh?Can you help me?
ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฯ€ฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฯ€ฮฟฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮนโ€ฆ;โ€ฆna moo PEE-teh poo EE-nehCan you tell me where โ€ฆ is?
ฮ˜ฮฑ ฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮปฮญฯƒฮตฯ„ฮต ฮญฮฝฮฑ ฯ„ฮฑฮพฮฏ;Tha bo-ROO-sa-teh na ka-LEH-seh-teh tak-SEECould you call a taxi?
ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮนฮปฮฎฯƒฮตฯ„ฮต ฯ€ฮนฮฟ ฮฑฯฮณฮฌ;โ€ฆpyo ar-GAHCan you speak more slowly?
ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฯŽ ฮฝฮฑ ฯ€ฮปฮทฯฯŽฯƒฯ‰ ฮผฮต ฮบฮฌฯฯ„ฮฑ;bo-RO na plee-RO-so meh KAR-taCan I pay by card?

3. Booking tickets & transport (real phrases)

GreekMeaning
ฮ”ฯฮฟ ฮตฮนฯƒฮนฯ„ฮฎฯฮนฮฑ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮœฯฮบฮฟฮฝฮฟ, ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฯƒฮบฮตฯ…ฮฎ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒฮณฮตฯ…ฮผฮฑ.Two tickets to Mykonos, Friday afternoon.
ฮฅฯ€ฮฌฯฯ‡ฮตฮน ฮญฮบฯ€ฯ„ฯ‰ฯƒฮท ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ†ฮฟฮนฯ„ฮทฯ„ฮญฯ‚;Is there a student discount?
ฮ ฯŒฯƒฮฟ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮน ฮผฮต ฮตฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„ฯฮฟฯ†ฮฎ;How much is the return?
ฮ˜ฮญฮปฯ‰ ฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮปฮตฮฏฯƒฯ‰ ฯ„ฯฮฑฯ€ฮญฮถฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒฯˆฮต ฯƒฯ„ฮนฯ‚ 9.Iโ€™d like to book a table for tonight at 9.
ฮˆฯ‡ฮตฯ„ฮต ฮดฯ‰ฮผฮฌฯ„ฮนฮฟ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮดฯฮฟ ฮฒฯฮฌฮดฮนฮฑ ฮฑฯ€ฯŒ 15 ฮ™ฮฟฯ…ฮปฮฏฮฟฯ…;Do you have a room for two nights from July 15?
ฮœฮต ฯ€ฯฯ‰ฮนฮฝฯŒ ฯƒฯ…ฮผฯ€ฮตฯฮนฮปฮฑฮผฮฒฮฌฮฝฮตฯ„ฮฑฮน;Is breakfast included?

4. Mini real-life situations (practise these!)

Situation 1 โ€“ Pharmacy You: ฮšฮฑฮปฮทฯƒฯ€ฮญฯฮฑ! ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮดฯŽฯƒฮตฯ„ฮต ฮบฮฌฯ„ฮน ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟฮฝ ฯ€ฮฟฮฝฮฟฮบฮญฯ†ฮฑฮปฮฟ; Pharmacist: ฮ’ฮตฮฒฮฑฮฏฯ‰ฯ‚, Depon ฮฎ Panadol; You: Depon, ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯŽ. ฮ ฯŒฯƒฮฟ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮน;

Situation 2 โ€“ Taxi You: ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮต ฯ€ฮฌฯ„ฮต ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ ฮฃฯฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮผฮฑ; Driver: ฮ’ฮตฮฒฮฑฮฏฯ‰ฯ‚, ฮฑฮฝฮตฮฒฮฑฮฏฮฝฮตฯ„ฮต! You: ฮ ฯŒฯƒฮฟ ฯ€ฮตฯฮฏฯ€ฮฟฯ… ฮธฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮน; Driver: ฮ“ฯฯฯ‰ ฯƒฯ„ฮฑ 12 ฮตฯ…ฯฯŽ.

Situation 3 โ€“ Hotel reception You: ฮšฮฑฮปฮทฮผฮญฯฮฑ! ฮ˜ฮฑ ฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮฟฯฯƒฮฑฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฑฯ‚ ฮบฮฑฮปฮญฯƒฮตฯ„ฮต ฯ„ฮฑฮพฮฏ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮฑฮตฯฮฟฮดฯฯŒฮผฮนฮฟ ฯƒฯ„ฮนฯ‚ 6 ฯ„ฮฟ ฯ€ฯฯ‰ฮฏ; Reception: ฮฆฯ…ฯƒฮนฮบฮฌ, ฯ„ฮฟ ฮญฯ‡ฯ‰ ฯƒฮทฮผฮตฮนฯŽฯƒฮตฮน.

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5. Vocabulary (15 action words)

  1. ฮฒฮฟฮทฮธฮฌฯ‰ vo-ee-THOH help
  2. ฮบฮฑฮปฮญฯƒฯ„ฮต ka-LEH-steh call (imperative)
  3. ฮดฮตฮฏฮพฯ„ฮต THEEK-steh show
  4. ฮณฯฮฌฯˆฯ„ฮต GHRAHP-steh write
  5. ฯƒฯ„ฮตฮฏฮปฯ„ฮต STEEL-teh send
  6. ฮญฮปฮฑ EH-la come (informal)
  7. ฮตฮปฮฌฯ„ฮต eh-LAH-teh come (formal/pl.)
  8. ฮณฯฮฎฮณฮฟฯฮฑ GHREE-gho-ra quickly
  9. ฮฑฯฮณฮฌ ar-GAH slowly
  10. ฯ†ฯ…ฯƒฮนฮบฮฌ fee-see-KAH of course
  11. ฮฒฮตฮฒฮฑฮฏฯ‰ฯ‚ ve-VEH-os certainly
  12. ฮฑฮผฮญฯƒฯ‰ฯ‚ a-ME-sos immediately
  13. ฮปฮฏฮณฮฟ LEE-gho a little
  14. ฮบฮฑฮธฯŒฮปฮฟฯ… ka-THO-loo not at all
  15. ฯƒฮทฮผฮตฮนฯŽฮฝฯ‰ see-mee-OH-no I note / write down

6. Homework (10โ€“12 min)

  1. Give 5 direct commands to a friend and 5 polite requests to a stranger. Example: Direct: ฮšฮฌฯ„ฯƒฮต! ฮฆฮญฯฮต ฮฝฮตฯฯŒ! Polite: ฮœฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ„ฮต ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฟฯ… ฮดฮตฮฏฮพฮตฯ„ฮต ฯ„ฮฟ ฮดฯฯŒฮผฮฟ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯ„ฮฟ ฮผฮตฯ„ฯฯŒ, ฯ€ฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯŽ;
  2. Book (in Greek) a table for 4 people tomorrow at 20:30 and a taxi for 07:00 the day after.
  3. Record yourself asking for help in 3 different situations (hotel, shop, street).

When youโ€™re ready, just say โ€œLesson 12โ€ and weโ€™ll learn:

  • Daily routine & reflexives (โ€œI wake up, I get dressedโ€ฆโ€)
  • The verbs โ€œI like toโ€, โ€œI startโ€, โ€œI finishโ€
  • Telling time with โ€œat 8โ€, โ€œfrom 9 to 5โ€, etc.

ฮ•ฮฏฯƒฮฑฮน ฯ€ฮนฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮฟ 55 % ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฯ€ฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ‚ ฮฝฮฑ ฮถฮฎฯƒฮตฮนฯ‚ ฮฌฮฝฮตฯ„ฮฑ ฯƒฯ„ฮทฮฝ ฮ•ฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ ฯ‡ฯ‰ฯฮฏฯ‚ ฮฑฮณฮณฮปฮนฮบฮฌ!

Ready for Lesson 12?

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