1. 1. INTRODUCTION TO GREEK - Lilia Mouma Linguist, Mango Languages for NAPS Montreal 2016
2. 2. THE ABCs / , (alpha, ) , (veeta, ) , (gama, ) , (thelta, ) , (epsilon, ) , (zeta, ) , (eeta, ) , (theta, ) , (yota, ) , (kappa, ) , (lamtha, ) , (mee, ) , (nee, ) , (ksee, ) , (o-meekron, ) , (pee, ) , (roh, ) , , (seegma, ) , (taf, ) , (ee -pseelon, ) , (fee, ) , (hee, ) , (psee, ) , (o-mega, )
3. 3. WHAT YOU KNOW. A, E, Z, I, K, M, N, O, T MATI (eye), KATI (something), ATOMO (atom), ZAKETA (cardigan), MONO (only), TOMATA (tomato), MANA (mother) In small: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
4. 4. FALSE FRIENDS. , , , (, ) , (engagement ring), (joy), (mother), (step), (hand) , , , ,
5. 5. TOTALLY NEW. Y, , , , , , /, , , (here), (packet), (on / placard), (rap), (river), (floor)
6. 6. TOTALLY NEW. , , , , , , , , , , , (milk), (laughter), (ice cream), (thin), (fever), (I save), (stain), (star)
7. 7. TOTALLY NEW. , , , , , , , , , (I want), (I know), (traffic light), (fish), (bread), (fire)
8. 8. IS THAT ALL?! NOPE. , b , d (), () g () u , , , , , , (banana), (Antony), (cucumber), (English), (thorn), (sky)
9. 9. SIX WAYS TO WRITE /I/. , / , / , , , , (basically, all vowel combinations with , apart from) AI, = , , , , , , , , , , (full stop), (ready), (son), (winter), (such), (spring), (school), (blood), (child), (play)
10. 10. ONE LAST THING. Y, (, ) Y, (, ) (/ before vowels and voiced consonants , , , , , , ) , , , (tomorrow), (car), (chance), (Europe)
11. 11. ALSO, (, /, vs /, /////) (good kilo) (thorn harness) (joy hand) (milk laughter) (oil- olive tree) (children), (villages), (which) YOUR TURN: (worm and ant hole)
12. 12. SAY HELLO AND BYE. / / ( ) (Ya / ya sou / ya sas / steen iyia sas) ! (ta leme)
13. 13. HOW ARE YOU? - (tee) what - (KAno) I do (KAnees) you do How are you? (What do you do?)
14. 14. HOW ARE YOU? ; (tee KAnees) How are you? (kaLA) - Well (mia haRA) - Well (HAlia) - awful (Etsi kiEtsi) So-so ; (eSEE) (and) You?
15. 15. THANKS! (efhariSTO) Thank you! (parakaLO) Please/ Youre welcome (LEEgo) a little (Nase kaLA) Be well! (TEEpota) - nothing
16. 16. EXCUSE ME! ! (seeGNOmee) Excuse me! ! / ! (oREEste) Yes, please! ! / (leePAme) Im sorry
17. 17. AGREEMENTS & DISAGREEMENTS. (ne) Yes (MAleesta) Yes (more polite) (veVEos) Of course! (feeseeKA) Naturally! ( EEsos) - Maybe (Ohee) No
18. 18. INTRODUCTIONS. ; (pos se Lene) What is your name? ___ (me LEne) My name is _____ ; (eSEna) - And you? , ; (Onoma parakaLO) - Name, please?
19. 19. COUNTRIES-LANGUAGES- NATIONALITIES. (aPO) - from (pou) - where (EEme) - I am (EEse) - you are Where are you from? (o kanaTHAS) - Canada ... - I am from
20. 20. COUNTRIES-LANGUAGES- NATIONALITIES. (EEme aPO ton kanaTHA) I am from Canada. (o kanaTHAS) - Canada (ee aglEEa) - England (to VElgeeo) - Belgium
21. 21. COUNTRIES-LANGUAGES- NATIONALITIES. // -(EEme aPO ton/teen/to) I am from (meeLAo) I speak ...; (meLAHS) Do you speak? (eleneeKA) - Greek (poLEE kaLA) very well (LEEgo) a little bit
22. 22. DIALOGUE. Greeting How are you? My name is I am from
23. 23. DIALOGUE. Do you speak..? (agleeKA) - English (galeeKA) - French (germaneeKA) - German (eespaneeKA) - Spanish
24. 24. GETTING AROUND. (EEne) he/she/it is Where is...?
25. 25. GETTING AROUND. ...; (pou Eene) Where is? - (to mouSEEo) the museum - (e STAsee) the bus stop - (ee touaLEta) the restroom - (sto HArtee) on the map
26. 26. BUYING THINGS. ; (POso KAnee) How much is it? ; (POso Ehee) How much is it? ; (POso KAnoun) How much are they? ; (POso Ehoun) How much are they?
27. 27. ORDERING FOOD. ... ... (mia saLAta) one salad (Ena bouKAli neRO) a bottle of water (mia tiROpita) a cheese pie (doMAtes gemiSTES) stuffed tomatoes (Ena mousaKA) one moussaka
28. 28. DIALOGUE. Ordering at a restaurant.
29. 29. COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN. ; (pos to LEte afTO sta eleeneeKA) How do you say this in Greek?) ; (tee EEne afTO) What is this? (den katalaVEno) I dont understand , . (pio arGA, parakaLO) More slowly, please.
30. 30. ADVANCES. ; (mou DEEnis to teeLEfoNO sou) Can you give me your phone number? ; (mou DEEnis to email sou) Can you give me your email?
31. 31. ! Questions?