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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DIALOGUE
Maria’s mother (MM) visits the school and asks the school’s secretary (Γραμματέα) information about the teachers she wants to meet. Who teaches Maria? Which classes does she attend? Is she responsible as a student? Has she got good notes?
Greek phrase Pronunciation Meaning
MM: Ποια δασκάλα piA daSKAla Which teacher
έχει η Μαρία Ehi EE maREEa does Maria have
στα Eλληνικά; STA eliniKA? in Greek class?
Γ: Την κυρία Δήμητρα. TEEN kiREEa DEEmitra. Mrs. Dimitra.
H κυρία Δήμητρα EE kiREEa DEEmitra Mrs. Dimitra
διδάσκει και Ιστορία. diDAski KE istoREEA. also teaches History.
ΜΜ: Ποιος είναι piOS EEne Who is
ο Διευθυντής O diefthiNTEES the head
του σχολείου; TOO shoLEEoo? of the school?
Γ: Ο κύριος Αλέξανδρος O KEErios aLExandros Mr. Alexandros
Παπαδόπουλος. papaDOpoulos. Papadopoulos.
ΜΜ: Ποια είναι piA EEne Who is
η δασκάλα της Μαρίας EE daSKAla TEES maREEas Maria’s teacher
στα Αγγλικά; STA agkliKA? in English?
Γ: Η κυρία Βασιλική είναι EE kiREEA vasiliKEE EEne Mrs. Vasiliki is
η δασκάλα στα Αγγλικά. EE daSKAla STA agkliKA. the English teacher.
ΜΜ: Ποιος είναι ο δάσκαλος piOS EEne O DAskalos Who is the
στα Μαθηματικά; STA mathimatiKA? math teacher?
Γ: O κύριος Γιάννης. O KEErios yiAnis. Mr. Giannis.
Ο κύριος Γιώργος O KEErios yiOryos Mr. Giorgos
διδάσκει diDAski teaches
Γεωγραφία και yeograFEEa KE Geography and
Βιολογία. violoYEEa. Biology.
Ο κύριος Ανδρέας O KEErios andREas Mr. Andreas
διδάσκει diDAski teaches
Φυσική και Χημεία. fisiKEE KE hiMEEa. physics and chemistry.
ΜΜ: Έχει καλούς βαθμούς Ehi kaLOOS vathMOOS Does Maria have
στα Ελληνικά η Μαρία; STA eliniKA EE maREEa? good grades in Greek?
Γ: Η Μαρία διαβάζει EE maREEA diaVAzi Maria studies,
και γράφει KE YRAf i and writes
τις ασκήσεις. TEES aSKEEsis. the exercises.
Έχει καλούς βαθμούς. Ehi kaLOOS vaTHMOOS. She has good grades.
BASIC VOCABULARY
Greek word Pronunciation Meaning
Ποιος piOS who (male)
Ποια piA who (female)
Η δασκάλα EE daSKAla teacher (male)
Ο δάσκαλος O DAskalos teacher (male)
Ο Διευθυντής O diefthiNTEES Head
Του σχολείου TOO shoLEEoo of the school
Ο κύριος O KEErios Mr.
Η κυρία EE kiREEa Mrs.
Η Μαρία μαθαίνει EE maREEa maTHEni Maria learns
Έχει Ehi he/she has
Γράφει YRAfi he/she writes
Διαβάζει diaVAzi he/she reads, studies
Διδάσκει diDAski he/she teaches
Ναι NE yes
Στα Ελληνικά STA eliniKA in the Greek class
Η Ιστορία EE istoREEa history
Τα Αγγλικά TA agkliKA English class, language
Η Γεωγραφία EE yeograFEEa Geography
Η Βιολογία EE violoYEEa Biology
Η Φυσική EE fisiKEE Physics, Science
Η Χημεία EE hiMEEa Chemistry
Τα Μαθηματικά TA mathimatiKA Math
Ο βαθμός O vathMOS note
Έχει καλούς βαθμούς Ehi kaLOOS vathMOOS has good grades
The verb’s ending in the third person singular is -ει. Η Μαρία μαθαίν-ει, διαβάζ-ει, γράφ-ει, έχ-ει, διδάσκ-ει. = Maria learns, reads, writes, has, teaches.
GREEK WORDS IN ENGLISH
Τhey derive from Greek: Η Γεωγραφία (η γη= earth+ γράφω=write, design) > Geography, Βιολογία (ο βίος= life+ ο λόγος= talking) >Biology, Φυσική (from η φύση= nature) >Physics, Χημεία >Chemistry, Μαθηματικά >Mathematics.
MAIN PHRASES
Try to match the phrases in English with their translation in Greek:
1.Η Μαρία γράφει και διαβάζει. 1. Who teaches biology?
PRONUNCIATION KEY
i (ill), ee (beer), e (ever), o (organ), oo (boot), y (yes), h (helium), th (theory), d (the). The capitalized syllables are accented.
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