Lesson 15 of 20: Likes, Dislikes, Hobbies & Free Time
After today youโll finally sound like a real Greek when talking about what you love, hate, tolerate or canโt stand!
1. The 6 levels of liking / disliking (use these every day)
| Greek | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ฮฮฑฯฯฮตฯฯ โฆ | la-TREV-oh | I adore / love doing |
| ฮฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฯฮฟฮปฯ โฆ | moo aREHsee poLEE | I really like โฆ |
| ฮฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน โฆ | moo aREHsee | I like โฆ |
| ฮฮตฮฝ ฮผฮต ฯฮตฮนฯฮฌฮถฮตฮน โฆ | then meh peeRAzee | I donโt mind โฆ |
| ฮฮตฮฝ ฮผฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฯฮฟฮปฯ โฆ | then moo aREHsee poLEE | I donโt really like โฆ |
| ฮฮนฯฯ / ฮฃฮนฯฮฑฮฏฮฝฮฟฮผฮฑฮน / ฮฮฑฯฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮน โฆ | meeSO / seeKHEHno-meh / vaRYEme | I hate / canโt stand / am bored by โฆ |
Examples:
- ฮฮฑฯฯฮตฯฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฯฯฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮฒฮปฮฌฮบฮน ฯฮฑ ฮผฮตฯฮฌฮฝฯ ฯฯฮฑ!
- ฮฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฯฮฟฮปฯ ฮท ฮธฮฌฮปฮฑฯฯฮฑ ฯฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮปฮฟฮบฮฑฮฏฯฮน.
- ฮฮตฮฝ ฮผฮต ฯฮตฮนฯฮฌฮถฮตฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮตฯฮนฮผฮญฮฝฯ.
- ฮฮฑฯฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮน ฮธฮฑฮฝฮฌฯฮนฮผฮฑ ฯฮนฯ ฮดฮฟฯ ฮปฮตฮนฮญฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฯฯฮนฯฮนฮฟฯ.
2. Hobbies & free time vocabulary
| Greek | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ฯฮฑ ฯฯฮผฯฮน | ta KHOM-bee | hobbies |
| ฮฟ ฮตฮปฮตฯฮธฮตฯฮฟฯ ฯฯฯฮฝฮฟฯ | o eLEF-ther-os KHRO-nos | free time |
| ฮฒฮณฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ ฮญฮพฯ / ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮบฮฑฯฮญ | VYAY-no EK-so / ya kaFE | I go out / for coffee |
| ฮฒฮปฮญฯฯ ฯฮตฮนฯฮญฯ | VLE-po see-RES | I watch series |
| ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฮถฯ ฮฒฮนฮฒฮปฮฏฮฑ | thya-VA-zo vee-VLEE-a | I read books |
| ฮฑฮธฮปฮฟฯฮผฮฑฮน / ฮณฯ ฮผฮฝฮฌฮถฮฟฮผฮฑฮน | ath-LOO-meh / yeem-NA-zo-meh | I exercise |
| ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฯ | ma-yee-REV-oh | I cook |
| ฯฮฑฮพฮนฮดฮตฯฯ | tak-see-THEV-oh | I travel |
| ฯฮฑฮฏฮถฯ ฮผฮฟฯ ฯฮนฮบฮฎ / ฮบฮนฮธฮฌฯฮฑ | PEH-zo moo-see-KEE / kee-THA-ra | I play music / play guitar |
| ฯฮฟฯฮตฯฯ | kho-RE-vo | I dance |
| ฯฮตฯฮฝฮฌฯ ฯฯฯฮฝฮฟ ฮผฮต ฯฮฏฮปฮฟฯ ฯ | per-NA-oh KHRO-no meh FEE-loos | I hang out with friends |
3. Mini real-life conversations
Dialogue 1 A: ฮคฮน ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮนฯ ฯฯฮฟฮฝ ฮตฮปฮตฯฮธฮตฯฮฟ ฯฯฯฮฝฮฟ ฯฮฟฯ ; B: ฮฮฑฯฯฮตฯฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฮฌฮถฯ ฮฑฯฯฯ ฮฝฮฟฮผฮนฮบฮฌ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮทฮณฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฯฮตฯฯฮฌฯฮทฮผฮฑ ฯฯฮท ฮธฮฌฮปฮฑฯฯฮฑ. ฮฯฯ; A: ฮฮณฯ ฮฒฮฑฯฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮน ฯฯฮตฮปฮฌ ฯฮฟ ฮณฯ ฮผฮฝฮฑฯฯฮฎฯฮนฮฟ, ฮฑฮปฮปฮฌ ฮปฮฑฯฯฮตฯฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮฑฮณฮตฮนฯฮตฯฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฮฒฮณฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮบฯฮฑฯฮฏ ฮผฮต ฯฮฏฮปฮฟฯ ฯ.
Dialogue 2 A: ฮฮญฮปฮตฮนฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฌฮผฮต ฯฮนฮฝฮตฮผฮฌ ฮฑฯฯฯฮต; B: ฮฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฮท ฮนฮดฮญฮฑ, ฮฑฮปฮปฮฌ ฮตฮฏฮผฮฑฮน ฮปฮฏฮณฮฟ ฮบฮฟฯ ฯฮฑฯฮผฮญฮฝฮฟฯโฆ A: ฮฮปฮฑ, ฮธฮฑ ฯฮตฯฮฌฯฮฟฯ ฮผฮต ฯฮญฮปฮตฮนฮฑ! B: ฮฮฝฯฮฌฮพฮตฮน, ฯฮตฮฏฯฯฮทฮบฮฑ!
4. Quick list you can use today
ฮฮฑฯฯฮตฯฯโฆ
- ฯฮฟฮฝ ฮตฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮนฮบฯ ฮบฮฑฯฮญ
- ฯฮฑ ฮฝฮทฯฮนฮฌ
- ฯฮฑ ฮฒฯฮฌฮดฮนฮฑ ฮผฮต ฯฮฏฮปฮฟฯ ฯ
ฮฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฯฮฟฮปฯโฆ
- ฮท ฯฮญฯฮฑ
- ฮท ฯฮฑฮบฮฏ
- ฮฟ ฯฮฟฯฯฯ
ฮฮฑฯฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮนโฆ
- ฯฮนฯ ฮฟฯ ฯฮญฯ
- ฯฮท ฮถฮญฯฯฮท ฯฮฟฯ ฮฯ ฮณฮฟฯฯฯฮฟฯ
- ฮฝฮฑ ฮพฯ ฯฮฝฮฌฯ ฮฝฯฯฮฏฯ
5. Vocabulary (15 free-time words)
- ฮฟ ฮตฮปฮตฯฮธฮตฯฮฟฯ ฯฯฯฮฝฮฟฯ free time
- ฯฮฟ ฮฃฮฑฮฒฮฒฮฑฯฮฟฮบฯฯฮนฮฑฮบฮฟ weekend
- ฮฒฮณฮฑฮฏฮฝฯ I go out
- ฮผฮญฮฝฯ ฯฯฮฏฯฮน I stay home
- ฯฮตฯฮฝฮฌฯ ฮบฮฑฮปฮฌ I have a good time
- ฮดฮนฮฑฯฮบฮตฮดฮฌฮถฯ I have fun
- ฮฒฮฑฯฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮน Iโm bored
- ฯฮฑฮปฮฑฯฯฮฝฯ I relax
- ฯฯฮตฮปฮฑฮฏฮฝฮฟฮผฮฑฮน ฮณฮนฮฑโฆ Iโm crazy aboutโฆ
- ฮดฮตฮฝ ฮฑฮฝฯฮญฯฯ I canโt stand
- ฯฮตฮนฯฮฌฮถฮตฮน; does it bother?
- ฮท ฯฮฑฯฮญฮฑ the company / group of friends
- ฮท ฮฒฯฮปฯฮฑ the walk / outing
- ฯฮฟ ฯฮฑฮพฮฏฮดฮน the trip
- ฮท ฮพฮตฮบฮฟฯฯฮฑฯฮท rest / relaxation
6. Homework (10 min)
- Write 15 true sentences: 5 things you ฮฮฑฯฯฮตฯฮตฮนฯ, 5 ฮฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฯฮฟฮปฯ, 5 ฮฮฑฯฮนฮญฮผฮฑฮน/ฮฮนฯฯ.
- Record yourself answering in full: ยซฮคฮน ฯฮฟฯ ฮฑฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮนฯ ฯฯฮฟฮฝ ฮตฮปฮตฯฮธฮตฯฮฟ ฯฯฯฮฝฮฟ ฯฮฟฯ ;ยป (give at least 6โ7 different activities)
- Make plans with an imaginary friend using the new phrases.
When youโre ready, say โLesson 16โ and weโll learn:
- Shopping for clothes & sizes
- Colours, materials, trying things on
- Bargaining and complaining in shops
ฮฮฏฯฮฑฮน ฯฯฮฟ 75 % โ ฮผฮนฮปฮฌฯ ฯฮนฮฑ ฮณฮนฮฑ ฮณฮฟฯฯฯฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฯฯฮผฯฮน ฯฮฑฮฝ ฮฝฮฑ ฮณฮตฮฝฮฝฮฎฮธฮทฮบฮตฯ ฮฮธฮฎฮฝฮฑ!
Ready for Lesson 16?
