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NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
Order your souvlaki in Greek, with or without Tzatziki
The most well-known Greek food word is souvlaki. Tο σουβλάκι is a word of neuter grammatical gender. Nouns, which in English are neuter, i.e. those referring to non-living things without sex, are in Greek of the masculine, feminine or neuter grammatical gender, which is not identical with sex. How can we figure out whether a Greek word is of neuter gender? Words ending in –ι or –ο are considered of neuter grammatical gender and take the article το in front of them. This is the vocabulary you will need if you want to order street food from a truck vendor in Astoria.
FOOD VOCABULARY OF NEUTER GENDER. SINGULAR
Greek word Pronunciation Meaning
Το σουβλάκι TO souVLAki souvlaki
Το τζατζίκι TO tzaTZIki yoghurt sauce
Το κρεμμύδι TO kreMEEdi onion
Το μπιφτέκι TO bifTEki burger
Το κοτόπουλο TO koTOpoolo chicken
Το χοιρινό TO hiriNO pork
Το λουκάνικο TO looKAniko sausage
Το σάντουιτς TO SAntooits sandwich
Το χάμπουργκερ TO HAmboorger hamburger
Το ψωμί TO psoMEE bread
English words that refer to favorite international dishes have been kept in Greek as transliterated words of neuter gender: το σάντουιτς (=sandwich), το χάμπουργκερ (=hamburger).
Now you can order your souvlaki. You will be probably asked if you want chicken or pork souvlaki. The word or in Greek is ή (ΕΕ). It is written exactly as the feminine article η, the only difference being that it is accented with the tonos (΄). Keep in mind that the word με (ME) means with, the word και (KE) means and, and the word χωρίς (hoREES) means without. You may need to remember the meaning of these words: πατάτες =potatoes, ντομάτα/ντομάτες =tomato/tomatoes, μία φέτα ψωμί = a slice of bread, δύο φέτες ψωμί =two bread slices.
When you order you will need to indicate the number of souvlakia you want. In this lesson we will only use the singular number, one. A (=the English indefinite article) or one for the neuter gender nouns is ένα: ένα σουβλάκι, ένα λουκάνικο, ένα σάντουιτς, ένα χάμπουργκερ.
EXAMPLES
Θέλω ένα σάντουιτς με σουβλάκι και τζατζίκι χωρίς κρεμμύδι. (= I want a sandwich with souvlaki and tzatziki without onions).
Θέλεις ένα σάντουιτς με μπιφτέκι; (=Do you want a sandwich with burger?)
Θέλεις κρεμμύδι, ντομάτα και πατάτες στο σάντουιτς; (=Do you want onion, tomato and potatoes in your sandwich?)
Θέλω ένα σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο και ψωμί. (= I want a chicken souvlaki and bread.)
Θέλεις σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο ή σουβλάκι χοιρινό; (=Do you want a chicken or a pork souvlaki?)
Θέλω ένα χάμπουργκερ με μπιφτέκι κοτόπουλο και ντομάτα. (=I want a hamburger with chicken burger and tomato.)
EXERCISES
Θέλω ένα σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο με ψωμί. Θέλω ένα σάντουιτς με χοιρινό σουβλάκι, ντομάτα και κρεμμύδι. Θέλω σάντουιτς σουβλάκι χωρίς κρεμμύδι. Θέλω χάμπουργκερ με μπιφτέκι κοτόπουλο και ντομάτα. Θέλω ένα σουβλάκι χοιρινό και ένα σουβλάκι κοτόπουλο με δύο φέτες ψωμί. Θέλω ένα σάντουιτς με λουκάνικο και πατάτες.
PRONUNCIATION KEY
i (idiom), ee (needle), e (energy), o (organism), oo (boot), y (yes), h (helium), th (theory), d (the). The capitalized syllables are accented.
Peter Nyktas, 87, of Walbridge, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 12, 2016, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He was born in Samos, Greece on January 27, 1929 to William and Virginia (Servidiadis) Nyktas. Peter was a U.S. Army Veteran and owned P & W Painting. He was the owner of Pete’s Hot Dog in Oregon for 6 years. Peter loved traveling to Greece, boating, gardening in his yard, and going to Don’s Donuts. He held a special place in his heart for his dog, Kai. Peter was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
Peter is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Helen; children, Virginia (Ed) Branstutter, Bessie (Bob) Majchszak, William Nyktas and Mary (David) Champion; grandchildren, Nicole and Olivia Bair, Michael Bartram, Nicholas, Jeanie and PJ Branstutter. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends may visit at the Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Rd., on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with Trisagion services at 5:00 p.m. Funeral services will take place at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 740 Superior St., Toledo on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. where the family will begin greeting friends at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Lake Township Cemetery. Those wishing an expression in Peter’s memory are asked to consider Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral or a military organization of donor’s choice.
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NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture presents a captivating evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis, who will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM, in a solo concert.
ATHENS - The "OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Center" Association presents on Saturday, April 6, at 6:00 pm, at the "Antonis Tritsis" Amphitheatre of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 50, Acadimias Street, the truly ingenious funding proposal for the construction of Heptapolis in the wider area of Delphi, entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".