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Many diners and restaurants in the northeast United States are still owned by Greek-Americans or even more recent arrivals from Greece. So, how do we order a steak in Greek? This is the vocabulary you will need if you want to impress the proprietor. Use it on a visit to Greece and Cyprus, as well
GREEK WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING. SINGULAR
Η μπριζόλ-α EE briZOla steak
Η πατάτ-α EE paTAta potato
Η ψημέν-η EE psiMEni grilled
Η ψητ-ή EE psiTEE grilled
Η τηγανητ-ή EE tiganiTEE fried
Καλά kaLA good
Μέτρια MEtria medium
GREEK WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING. PLURAL
Οι μπριζόλ-ες EE briZOles steaks
Οι πατάτ-ες EE paTAtes potatoes
Οι ψημέν-ες EE psiMEnes grilled
Οι ψητ-ές EE psiTEES grilled
Οι τηγανητ-ές EE tiganiTEES fried
A steak can be well done =καλά ψημένη, or medium =μέτρια ψημένη.
Τhe words ψητή and τηγανητή are adjectives and the word ψημένη is the present participle of the verb ψήνω (=grill, roast). In Greek the adjectives and the participles like the nouns have different forms regarding the case, the number and the grammatical gender. Their case, number, and gender agree with the nouns that follow. The endings of the masculine, feminine, and neuter gender adjectives and participles are the same like the endings of the nouns. Thus the endings of the feminine gender adjectives and participles are –α or –η. Η τηγανητή πατάτα (=the fried potato), οι τηγανητές πατάτες (=French fries). Η καλά ψημένη μπριζόλα (=the well dome steak), οι καλά ψημένες μπριζόλες (=the well done steaks). The words καλά and μέτρια are adverbs. The adverbs usually end in –α.
In the tables below more feminine food vocabulary nouns are cited in the singular and in the plural. The well known Greek salad in Greek is called rustic salad (=χωριάτικη). If you just say χωριάτικη, Greeks will understand that you are talking about the Greek salad. Typical Greek soups are the chicken soup, the tomato soup, the lentil and the beans soup. French fries are πατάτες τηγανητές and roasted potatoes are πατάτες ψητές. Η μερίδα is the portion.
GREEK WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING. SINGULAR
Η χωριάτικ-η EE hoRIAtiki rustic salad
Η σαλάτ-α ΕΕ saLAta salad
Η σούπ-α EE SOOpa soup
Η κοτόσουπ-α EE koTOsoopa chicken soup
Η ντοματόσουπ-α EE domaTOsoopa tomato soup
Η φακ-ή EE faKEE lentil
Η μερίδ-α EE meREEda portion
GREEK WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING. PLURAL
Οι χωριάτικ-ες EE hoRIAtikes rustic salads
Οι σαλάτ-ες ΕΕ saLAtes salads
Οι σούπ-ες EE SOOpes soups
Οι κοτόσουπ-ες EE koTOsoopes chicken soups
Οι ντοματόσουπ-ες EE domaTOsoopes tomato soups
Οι φακ-ές EE faKEES lentils
Οι μερίδ-ες EE meREEdes portions
EXERCISE
Θέλω μία σούπα. Θέλουμε δύο μπριζόλες με ψητές πατάτες και χωριάτικη. Η Μαρία θέλει φακές σούπα. Ο Πέτρος δεν θέλει κοτόσουπα. Έχετε πατάτες τηγανητές; Θέλουμε τρεις μερίδες πατάτες τηγανητές και τρεις μπριζόλες καλά ψημένες.
DIALOGUE
This is a common dialogue at a Greek dinner. Try to translate it.
-Καλησπέρα.
-Καλησπέρα.
-Τι κάνετε.
-Καλά, ευχαριστώ.
-Τι θέλετε σήμερα;
-Θέλουμε δύο μπριζόλες με πατάτες τηγανητές.
-Καλά ψημένες;
-Όχι, και οι δύο μέτρια ψημένες.
-Και μια σαλάτα.
-Τι σαλάτα; Χωριάτικη;
-Ναι, μία χωριάτικη με ελιές και φέτα.
-Θέλετε και σούπα;
-Τι σούπα έχετε;
-Έχουμε κοτόσουπα και ντοματόσουπα.
-Έχετε φακές σούπα;
-Όχι, σήμερα δεν έχουμε φακές σούπα.
-Δεν θέλουμε σούπα.
-Ευχαριστώ πολύ.
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