Lesson 5 of 20: Going places, the future, and โI want to โฆโ
After today you will be able to:
- say where youโre going and how you get there
- talk about tomorrow / next week / this summer
- say โI want to eat / drink / see / learn โฆโ
- ask and give simple directions
1. The verb โto goโ โ ฯฮฌฯ (irregular but super common)
| ฮฮณฯ ฯฮฌฯ | PAH-oh | I go / Iโm going | | ฮฯฯ ฯฮฑฯ | pas | you go | | ฮฯ ฯฯฯ/ฮฯ ฯฮฎ ฯฮฌฮตฮน | PAH-ee | he/she goes | | ฮฮผฮตฮฏฯ ฯฮฌฮผฮต | PAH-meh | we go | | ฮฯฮตฮฏฯ ฯฮฌฯฮต | PAH-teh | you (pl.) go | | ฮฯ ฯฮฟฮฏ ฯฮฌฮฝฮต | PAH-neh | they go |
Useful right now:
- ฮ ฮฌฯ ฯฯฮฟ ฯฯฮฏฯฮน. โ Iโm going home.
- ฮ ฮฌฮผฮต; โ Shall we go? / Letโs go!
- ฮ ฮฟฯ ฯฮฑฯ; โ Where are you going?
2. Near future = โฮธฮฑโ + verb (itโs that easy!)
ฮธฮฑ + the same form you already know:
| ฮฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ | tha PAH-oh | I will go / Iโm going to go | | ฮฮฑ ฯฮฑฯ | tha pas | youโll go | | ฮฮฑ ฯฮฌฮผฮต | tha FAH-meh | weโll eat | | ฮฮฑ ฮดฮฟฯ ฮปฮญฯฯ | tha doo-LEP-so | Iโll work | | ฮฮฑ ฮผฮฌฮธฯ | tha MAH-thoh | Iโll learn |
Examples:
- ฮฯฯฮนฮฟ ฮธฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ ฯฯฮท ฮธฮฌฮปฮฑฯฯฮฑ. โ Tomorrow Iโm going to the beach.
- ฮคฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮปฮฟฮบฮฑฮฏฯฮน ฮธฮฑ ฮญฯฮธฯ ฮฮปฮปฮฌฮดฮฑ! โ This summer Iโll come to Greece!
3. โI want to โฆ / I have to โฆ / I can โฆโ โ ฮฝฮฑ + verb
| ฮฮญฮปฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ | THEH-loh na FAH-oh | I want to eat | | ฮ ฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ | PREH-pee na PAH-oh | I have to / must go | | ฮฯฮฟฯฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮญฯฮธฯ | bo-ROH na ER-thoh | I can come |
Real examples:
- ฮฮญฮปฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮนฯ ฮผฮนฮฑ ฮบฯฯฮฑ ฮผฯฯฯฮฑ.
- ฮ ฯฮญฯฮตฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฮดฮฟฯ ฮปฮญฯฯ ฮฑฯฯฮนฮฟ.
- ฮฯฮฟฯฮตฮฏฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮผฮนฮปฮฎฯฮตฮนฯ ฯฮนฮฟ ฮฑฯฮณฮฌ; โ Can you speak more slowly?
4. Basic directions & transport (youโll survive any city)
| ฮ ฮฟฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน โฆ ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮบฮฑฮปฯ; | Poo EE-neh โฆ pa-ra-ka-LOH? | Where is โฆ please? | | ฮฯ ฮธฮตฮฏฮฑ | ef-THEE-ah | straight ahead | | ฮฯฮนฯฯฮตฯฮฌ | a-ris-te-RAH | left | | ฮฮตฮพฮนฮฌ | thek-SYAH | right | | ฮฃฯฯฮฏฯฯฮต ฮฑฯฮนฯฯฮตฯฮฌ/ฮดฮตฮพฮนฮฌ | STREEP-steh โฆ | turn left/right | | ฮฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮบฮฟฮฝฯฮฌ / ฮผฮฑฮบฯฮนฮฌ | EE-neh kon-DAH / ma-kree-AH | itโs near / far | | ฮ ฯฯ ฯฮฌฯ ฯฯฮฟ โฆ; | Pos PAH-oh sto โฆ? | How do I get to โฆ? | | ฮฮต ฯฮฑ ฯฯฮดฮนฮฑ | meh ta PO-thyah | on foot | | ฮฮต ฯฮฟ ฮผฮตฯฯฯ | meh to me-TRO | by metro | | ฮฮต ฮปฮตฯฯฮฟฯฮตฮฏฮฟ | meh leo-fo-REE-o | by bus | | ฮ ฮนฮฌฯฯฮต ฯฮฑฮพฮฏ | PYA-steh tak-SEE | take a taxi |
5. Mini real-life dialogues
Dialogue 1 โ Asking directions You: ฮฃฯ ฮณฮณฮฝฯฮผฮท, ฯฮฟฯ ฮตฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฮฟ ฯฯฮฑฮธฮผฯฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮผฮตฯฯฯ; Person: ฮฯ ฮธฮตฮฏฮฑ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฮตฯฮฌ ฮดฮตฮพฮนฮฌ. ฮฮฏฮฝฮฑฮน ฯฮญฮฝฯฮต ฮปฮตฯฯฮฌ ฮผฮต ฯฮฑ ฯฯฮดฮนฮฑ. You: ฮฯ ฯฮฑฯฮนฯฯฯ ฯฮฟฮปฯ!
Dialogue 2 โ Making weekend plans A: ฮคฮน ฮบฮฌฮฝฮตฮนฯ ฯฮฟ ฮฃฮฌฮฒฮฒฮฑฯฮฟ; B: ฮฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฯฮฑฯฮฑฮปฮฏฮฑ ฮผฮต ฯฮฏฮปฮฟฯ ฯ. ฮฮญฮปฮตฮนฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮญฯฮธฮตฮนฯ; A: ฮฮฑฮน! ฮฮญฮปฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฮบฮฟฮปฯ ฮผฯฮฎฯฯ. ฮคฮน ฯฯฮฑ ฮธฮฑ ฯฯฮณฮฟฯ ฮผฮต; B: ฮฮฑ ฯฮตฯฮฌฯฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮต ฯฮฌฯฯ ฯฯฮนฯ ฮดฮญฮบฮฑ ฯฮฟ ฯฯฯฮฏ. A: ฮคฮญฮปฮตฮนฮฑ! ฮคฮฑ ฮปฮญฮผฮต!
6. Vocabulary (15 golden words)
- ฮตฮดฯ eh-THOH here
- ฮตฮบฮตฮฏ eh-KEE there
- ฮบฮฟฮฝฯฮฌ kon-DAH near
- ฮผฮฑฮบฯฮนฮฌ ma-kree-AH far
- ฮดฮฏฯฮปฮฑ THEE-pla next to
- ฮฑฯฮญฮฝฮฑฮฝฯฮน a-pe-NAHN-tee opposite
- ฮผฯฯฮฟฯฯฮฌ bro-STA in front of
- ฯฮฏฯฯ PEE-so behind
- ฮฑฯฮณฯฯ ar-GOS slow
- ฮณฯฮฎฮณฮฟฯฮฟฯ GHREE-gho-ros fast
- ฮฑฯฯฮนฮฟ AV-ree-oh tomorrow
- ฮผฮตฮธฮฑฯฯฮนฮฟ meh-THAV-ree-oh day after tomorrow
- ฯฮฟ ฮบฮฑฮปฮฟฮบฮฑฮฏฯฮน to ka-lo-KEH-ree summer
- ฮฟ ฯฮตฮนฮผฯฮฝฮฑฯ o hee-MO-nas winter
- ฯฯฯฮฑ TOH-ra now
7. Homework (10โ12 minutes)
- Write or say 8 sentences about your plans for the next 7 days using ฮธฮฑ + verb. Example: ฮคฮทฮฝ ฮฮตฯ ฯฮญฯฮฑ ฮธฮฑ ฮดฮฟฯ ฮปฮญฯฯ. ฮคฮทฮฝ ฮคฯฮฏฯฮท ฮธฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ ฮณฯ ฮผฮฝฮฑฯฯฮฎฯฮนฮฟ.
- Practice asking for and giving directions to 3 imaginary places (bank, beach, pharmacy).
- Record yourself saying: ยซฮฯฯฮนฮฟ ฮธฮฑ ฮพฯ ฯฮฝฮฎฯฯ ฮฝฯฯฮฏฯ, ฮธฮฑ ฯฮนฯ ฮบฮฑฯฮญ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮผฮตฯฮฌ ฮธฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ ฯฯฮท ฮดฮฟฯ ฮปฮตฮนฮฌ. ฮคฮฟ ฮฒฯฮฌฮดฯ ฮธฮญฮปฯ ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฌฯ ฯฮฟฯ ฮฒฮปฮฌฮบฮน ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฝฮฑ ฯฮนฯ ฮผฯฯฯฮฑ ฮผฮต ฯฮฏฮปฮฟฯ ฯ.ยป
When youโre ready, just say โLesson 6โ and weโll learn:
- Family members & describing people
- Adjectives (beautiful, big, expensiveโฆ)
- The accusative case (so you can finally say โI see the catโ correctly)
ฮฆฮฑฮฝฯฮฑฯฯฮนฮบฮฌ ฯฮฑ ฯฮฑฯ โ ฮตฮฏฯฮฑฮน ฮฎฮดฮท 25% ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฑฯ/ฮฮปฮปฮทฮฝฮฏฮดฮฑ ฯฯฮทฮฝ ฮฟฮผฮนฮปฮฏฮฑ!
Ready for Lesson 6?