Category Archives: Hellenic

Ελληνικά – 2016-04-05

Από το Duolingo:

  • Η σοκολάτα μου – My chocolate
  • Το τσάι κεράσι. – The cherry tea.
  • Αυτή είναι η μπριζόλα μου. – This is my steak.
  • Το παγωτό είναι γλυκό. – Ice cream is sweet.
  • Το αγόρι τρώει ένα λουκάνικο. – The boy is eating a hot dog.
  • Η σαλάτα έχει αγγούρι. – The salad has cucumber.
  • Η τροφή μου. – My food.
  • Ο χυμός ροδάκινο. – The peach juice.
  • Εγώ είμαι χορτοφάγος. – I am a vegetarian.
  • Το αγόρι τρώει ένα παγωτό. – The boy is eating an ice cream.
  • Το παγωτό σοκολάτα. – The chocolate ice cream.
  • Θέλω μία μπριζόλα. – I want a steak.
  • Η τομάτα και το αγγούρι. – The tomato and the cucumber.
  • Το λουκάνικο έχει κέτσαπ. – The hot dog has ketchup.
  • Το σταφύλι και το κεράσι. – The grape & the cherry.
  • Έχουμε τροφή και νερό. – We have food and water.
  • Το ροδάκινο είναι ένα νόστιμο φρούτο. – The peach is a delicious fruit.
  • Δεν τρώω κρέας , είμαι χορτοφάγος. – I don’t eat meat, I am a vegetarian.

Ελληνικά – 2016-03-29

Από το Duolingo:

  • ψωμί – bread
  • τυρί – cheese
  • τομάτα, ντομάτα – tomato
  • αγγούρι – cucumber
  • κρεμμύδι – onion
  • σαλάτα – salad
  • φαγητό – food
  • σουβλάκι, καλαμάκι – suvlaki
  • γύρος – gyros
  • κουτάλι – spoon
  • μαχαίρι – knife
  • πιρούνι – fork
  • πιάτο – dish, plate
  • καλή όρεξη – bon appetit
  • ένα ποτήρι … – a glass of …
  • νερό – water
  • κρασί – wine
  • μπίρα, μπύρα – beer
  • ούζο – ouzo
  • Στην υγειά σου, Στην υγειά μας – Cheers

Ἑλληνική – 2016-03-28

Regular Thematic Verb: λέγω

2nd person plural

Active Indicative Present λέγετε you say
Active Subjunctive Present λέγητε (that) you say
Active Optative Present λέγοιτε may you say
Middle/Passive Indicative Present λέγεσθε you say to yourselves
Middle/Passive Subjunctive Present λέγησθε (that) you say to yourselves
Middle/Passive Optative Present λέγοισθε may you say to yourselves

General rules:

  • endings are -τε for the active, -σθε for the mediopassive
  • the subjunctive is the same as the indicative, with the desinence vowel lengthened
  • the optative always has the diphthong -οι- (-οιμι, -οίμην)

Ἑλληνική – 2016-03-04

Regular Thematic Verb: λέγω

1st person plural

Active Indicative Present λέγομεν we say
Active Subjunctive Present λέγωμεν (that) we say
Active Optative Present λέγοιμεν may we say
Middle/Passive Indicative Present λεγόμεθα we say to ourselves
Middle/Passive Subjunctive Present λεγώμεθα (that) we say to ourselves
Middle/Passive Optative Present λεγοίμεθα may we say to ourselves

General rules:

  • the personal desinence is -μεν for the active and -μεθα for the mediopassive
  • the subjunctive is the same as the indicative, with the desinence vowel lengthened
  • the optative always has the diphthong -οι- (-οιμεν, -μεθα)

Ἑλληνική – 2016-02-10

Regular Thematic Verb: λέγω

3rd person singular

Active Indicative Present λέγει he/she says
Active Subjunctive Present λέγῃ (that) he/she say
Active Optative Present λέγοι may he/she say
Middle/Passive Indicative Present λέγεται he/she says to him/herself
Middle/Passive Subjunctive Present λέγηται (that) he/she say to him/herself
Middle/Passive Optative Present λέγοιτο may he/she say to him/herself

General rules:

  • all forms end in a vowel or diphthong
  • singular is the same as 2nd person, without the final -ς
  • the subjunctive is the same as the indicative, with the desinence vowel lengthened (-ει- -> -εει- -> -ῃ-)
  • the optative always has the diphthong -οι- (-οι, -οιτο)

Ἑλληνική – 2016-01-17

Regular Thematic Verb: λέγω

2nd person singular

Active Indicative Present λέγεις you say
Active Subjunctive Present λέγῃς (that) you say
Active Optative Present λέγοις may you say
Middle/Passive Indicative Present λέγῃ, λέγει you say to yourself
Middle/Passive Subjunctive Present λέγῃ (that) you say to yourself
Middle/Passive Optative Present λέγοιο may you say to yourself

General rules:

  • active voice always ends in -ς
  • the subjunctive is the same as the indicative, with the desinence vowel lengthened (-ει- -> -εει- -> -ῃ-)
  • the optative always has the diphthong -οι- (-οις, -οιο)

Ἑλληνική – 2015-12-25

Regular Thematic Verb: λέγω

1st person singular

Active Indicative Present λέγω I say
Active Subjunctive Present λέγω (that) I say
Active Optative Present λέγοιμι may I say
Middle/Passive Indicative Present λέγομαι I say to myself
Middle/Passive Subjunctive Present λέγωμαι (that) I say to myself
Middle/Passive Optative Present λεγοίμην may I say to myself

General rules:

  • the subjunctive is the same as the indicative, with the desinence vowel lengthened (ω is already long, so it does not change; -ομαι -> -ωμαι.
  • the optative always has the diphthong -οι- (-οιμι, -οίμην)