Modern Greek/Lesson 06.4
Lesson 6.4: Time
editThis lesson teaches you how to tell the time, as well as some useful expressions.
Introduction
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Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| τι ώρα είναι; | What time is it? | ||||
| Η ώρα είναι οκτώ. | The time is eight o'clock. | ||||
| Είναι οκτώ. | It's eight o'clock. | ||||
| Είναι οκτώ και δέκα. | It's ten past eight. | ||||
Because ώρα is feminine, the feminine forms of the numbers are used for time:
Vocabulary
Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| Είναι τέσσερις. | It's four o'clock. | ||||
Vocabulary
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Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| παρά (short of) | in expressions of time, "to" | ||||
| και (and) | in expressions of time, "past" | ||||
| ακριβώς (exactly) | in expressions of time, "sharp" | ||||
| μισή | half (feminine form, used with the feminine ώρα) | ||||
| τέταρτο | quarter | ||||
Examples:
Vocabulary
Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| Είναι οκτώ παρά δέκα. | It's ten to eight. | ||||
| Είναι οκτώ ακριβώς. | It's eight o'clock sharp. | ||||
| Είναι οκτώ και μισή. | It's half past eight. | ||||
| Είναι οκτώ και τέταρτο. | It's quarter past eight. | ||||
Vocabulary
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Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| το πρωί | the morning | ||||
| το μεσημέρι | the noon | ||||
| το απόγευμα | the afternoon | ||||
| το βράδυ | the evening | ||||
| η νύχτα | the night | ||||
| το ρολόι | the clock (~Spanish "reloj") | ||||
| νωρίς | early | ||||
| αργά | late | ||||
| τώρα | now | ||||
| μετά | later | ||||
Useful Questions
editThe expression "τι ώρα" can be used to form many useful questions, such as
Vocabulary
Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| Τι ώρα θα φύγουμε; | What time will we leave? | ||||
| Τι ώρα θα πάμε; | What time will we go? | ||||
| Τι ώρα θα πάς στη δουλειά; | What time will you go to work? | ||||
| Θα φάω στις έξι. | I will eat at 6. | ||||
Usage of noon, afternoon etc.
editBe careful, the words may have the same literal meaning, but they do not correspond to the same time! Morning is between 5am to 12pm. Noon for Greeks is approximately between 12pm to 4pm. The afternoon is approximately between 4 to 8pm. The evening is from 8pm to 12am and the night comes afterwards. However in actual speech "night" is rarely used when specifying the time. Usually both "evening" and "morning" are used for times between 1am and 2am. Afterwards it is always "morning". Although, if asked, people will refer to the time between 3am and 5am as "night", when specifying the time they will refer to it as "morning".
Vocabulary
Time
· Η ώρα | |||||
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| Γιατί με ξυπνάς στις τρεις το πρωί; | Why are you waking me up at three o'clock in the morning? | ||||
| Μείναμε στο εστιατόριο μέχρι τις δύο to βράδυ. | We stayed at the restaurant until two o'clock in the evening. | ||||