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50 Most Common Greek Verbs with Examples

August 09, 2017

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Hello! My name is Lina and I am a political scientist and currently an MBA student. Greek is my mother tongue and in 2007 I started making video lessons on YouTube just for fun! Your interest in learning Greek amazes me! Since I am currently unemployed, I 've decided to dedicate more time to making free lessons for all of you, my friends! Thank you for watching!

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50 Most Common Greek Verbs with Examples

I know many of you needed something like this, so I've decided to make a video about the 50 most common Greek verbs . This is a pure vocabulary lesson, no grammar involved. It is ideal for beginners, who take Greek lessons with a teacher and they need a list of verbs to organize their studying, or for those who learn Greek without a teacher and need a place to start. So, without further ado, watch this video and if you like it give it a thumbs up! Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel "Learn Greek with Lina", for more videos like this! Under the video, I give you the list of the verbs with the examples, so that you can print them on paper if it is easier for your studying. 1. είμαι: to be Είμαι καλά. I am fine. 2. έχω: to have Έχεις ομπρέλα; Do you have an umbrella? 3. κάνω: to do/to make Τι θα κάνουμε σήμερα; What are we going to do today? 4. πάω, πηγαίνω: to go O Ανδρέας πηγαίνει στο σχολείο. Andreas is going to school.

The Greek preposition "σε" - Η πρόθεση "σε"

Prepositions are very important in many languages. In Greek there are 39 prepositions. The most commonly used preposition is " σε ". It can be translated to "at", "in", "on", "to" and it's actual meaning is closest to "to" and "at". Εxamples: Πηγαίνω σ τη δουλειά: I go to work. (I'm going to work) Είμαι σ τη δουλειά: I am at work. It can be used to express place, destination, time, manner, purpose, situation and it is also used in many expressions or idioms. Finally, it can precede the indirect object of some verbs. Example: Το έδωσες σ' εμένα . - You gave it to me . ___________________________________________________ Most of the time, you'll find the preposition "σε" combined with the definite article , in noun phrases, just like in the previous examples. There are special forms of the definite article combined with the preposition "σε" into single words. The

One Minute Dialogues: #2 Running into a Friend

Running into a Friend -Ε, Μαρία! -Α, γεια σου, Σοφία. Καιρό έχω να σε δω. -Ναι, χαθήκαμε. -Τι νέα; -Καλά, τα συνηθισμένα. -Τι κάνει ο Νίκος; -Μια χαρά. -Να του δώσεις χαιρετισμούς. -Ευχαρίστως. -Λοιπόν, πρέπει να πηγαίνω. -Χάρηκα που σε είδα. -Κι εγώ. Τα λέμε! -Μη χαθούμε πάλι! -Ελπίζω πως όχι. -Καλό βράδυ. English Translation -Hey, Maria! Ε!: (interjection). Here it is used to catch someone's attention from afar. - Ah, hi Sophia! I haven't seen you for a while. "Καιρός": time| weather, here: a long time. I haven't seen you for a long time. -Yes, we lost touch. "Χαθήκαμε": Literally, we've lost each other. It will be discussed in more advanced lessons about the passive voice of verbs. -What's new? Fine, the usual. -How is Nikos? -He's very well. Idiom: μια χαρά=fine, great. Χαρά: joy. -Say "hi" for me. (or Give him my regards) - Gladly ( or With pleasure) -Well, I

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