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Whom shall we invite in our Thanksgiving dinner? Maria (M) and Petros (Π) talk about their guests.
DIALOGUE
Greek phrase Pronunciation Meaning
Μ: ΤοΝοέμβριοείναι TO noEmvrio EEne In November
ηΗμέρατωνΕυχαριστιών. EE iMEra TON efharistiON. isThanksgiving Day.
Π: Εμείςκάθεχρόνο eMEES KAthe HROno Every year we organize
κάνουμετραπέζι KAnoome traPEzi themeal
στο σπίτι μας. STOSPEEtimas. inourhouse.
Μ: Ποιοι είναι καλεσμένοι φέτος; PiEE EEne kaleSMEni FEtos? Who are the guests this year?
Π: Οαδελφόςτηςμαμάςμου, O adeLFOS TEES maMAS moo, My mom’s brother,
οθείοςΧάρης, o THEEos HAris, uncle Harry,
ηαδελφήτουμπαμπάμου, EE adeLFEE TOO baBA moo, my dad’s sister,
ηθείαΠαναγιώτα EE THEEa panayiOTa aunt Panagiota
καιταξαδέλφιαμου. KE TA xaDElfia moo. and my cousins.
Μ: Ποιαείναιταξαδέλφιασου; piA EEne TA xaDElfia soo? Who are your cousins?
Π: ΟξάδελφόςμουοΝίκος, O XAdeLFOS moo O NEEkos, My cousin Nikos
και η ξαδέλφη μου η Ελένη. KE EE xaDElfi moo EE eLEni. and my cousin Eleni.
Έλα και εσύ. ElaKEeSEE. Come over.
Είναικαλεσμένοςκαι EEne kaleSMEnos KE Invited are
οφίλοςμουοΣπύρος O FEElos moo o SPEEros my friend Spyros
και η φίλη μου η Βάσω. KE EE FEEli moo EE VAso. and my friend Vaso.
BASIC VOCABULARY
Greek word Pronunciation Meaning
O Νοέμβριος O noEmvrios November
ηημέρα / μέρα EE iMEra / MEra day
τωνΕυχαριστιών TOOn efharistiON Thanksgiving
τοτραπέζι TO traPEzi table
εμείςκάνουμετραπέζι eMEES KAnoome traPEzi we organize themeal
στοσπίτι STO SPEEti in our house, at home
οχρόνος o HROnos time, year
κάθεχρόνο KAthe HROno every year
φέτος FEtos this year
ποιοι piEE who
είναι EEne is, are
εγώκαλώ eYO kaLO I invite, I call
ο καλεσμένος, -η OkaleSMEnos, -ee guest
οι καλεσμένοι, -ες EEkaleSMENi, -es guests
Οαδελφός O adelPHOS brother
Ηαδελφή EE adelPHEE sister
Τααδέλφια Ta aDElphia siblings
Ταξαδέλφια Ta xaDElphia cousins
Οξάδελφος O XAdelphos Male cousin
Ηξαδέλφη EE xaDElphi Female cousin
Οθείος O THEEos uncle
Ηθεία EE THEEa aunt
Ομπαμπάς O baBAS dad
Τουμπαμπά TOO baBA dad’s
Ημαμά EE maMA mom
Τηςμαμάς TEES maMAS mom’s
Έλα Ela come
Οφίλος O FEElos friend (male)
Ηφίλη EE FEELi friend (female)
Μου MOO my, mine
Σου SOO your
Τhe brother is ο αδελφός and the sister is η αδελφή, τααδέλφια are the siblings. If we add a ξ in front of these words and we remove the tonos to another syllable, we get the word οξάδερφος, male cousin, ηξαδέλφη, female cousin and ταξαδέλφια, the cousins.
GREEK WORDS IN ENGLISH
Προς+καλεσμένος derives from the verb προς+καλώ. Kαλώ in English has become to call.
The Greek wordαδέλφιαis the second compound of the city name Phil+adelphia. The first compound is the verbφιλώ, which in ancient Greek meant I love. From this verb derive the words οφίλος= male friend, ηφίλη= female friend, and τοφιλί= the kiss, indicating thus a serious emotional investment. Philadelphia city’s name means the brotherhood.
EXERCISE
Who is invited to your Thanksgiving dinner? Try to match the Greek words with their translation in English.
1.Oαδελφόςμου 1. Cousin, male
2.Hαδελφήσου 2. Uncle
6.H θείασου 6. My brother
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.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.