Modern Greek/Lesson 08.2

Lesson 8.2: Buying Something

In this lesson you'll learn how to buy something and how to ask how much something costs.

I buy - αγοράζω

The verb "to buy" is αγοράζω and is a regular class I verb in the present tense (see the lesson here. It's summarized below.

Verb Aγοράζω · To Buy
-	Sing.	Plu.
1st	αγοράζω	αγοράζουμε
2nd	αγοράζεις	αγοράζετε
3rd	αγοράζει	αγοράζουν

How much does it cost?

To ask how much something costs you can use κάνει/κάνουν (singlur/plural) or κοστίζει/κοστίζουν (again singular/plural). Both of these verbs are regular type I in the present tense.

Examples
Πόσο κοστίζει αυτό;	How much does it (that) cost?
Πόσο κάνει το φαγήτο;	How much is the food?

Useful adjectives

The following table contains some useful vocabulary.

Vocab
ακριβός	expensive
φτηνός	cheap
ορίστε	here you go/here it is

Sample Conversation

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Μιχάλης	Γεια σας.
	Hello.
Seller	Καλήμερα.
	Good morning.
Μιχάλης	Μου αρέσει αυτό το ρολόι, πόσο κοστίζει αυτό;
	I like this watch, how much does it cost?
Seller	Είναι διακόσια ευρώ.
	It is 200 Euros.
Μιχάλης	Ωχ, είναι πολύ ακριβό. Πόσο κοστίζει αυτό το τραπέζι;
	Ach! It is very expensive. How much does this table cost?
Seller	Είναι εκατόν πενήντα ευρώ.
	It is 150 Euros.
Μιχάλης	Εντάξει, ορίστε εκατόν πενήντα ευρώ.
	Okay, here is 150 Euros.

Summary

• We have learnt the verb αγοράζω (to buy).
• We have learnt how to ask how much something costs.
• We've practiced using the numbers that we learnt in 6.1 to 6.3.

Exercises

Now try the exercise here.

Modern Greek

Contents
Lesson 1 • Lesson 2 • Lesson 3 • Lesson 4 • Lesson 5 • Lesson 6 • Lesson 7 • Lesson 8 • Lesson 9 • Lesson 10
Vocab 1 • Vocab 2 • Vocab 3 • Vocab 4 • Vocab 5 • Vocab 6 • Vocab 7 • Vocab 8 • Vocab 9
Alphabet • Grammar
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