Travel and Tourist Transactions

Στο ταξίδι

You already know that every Greek noun is masculine, feminine or neuter, and that ο, η and το change to match. This module is about what that knowledge is FOR. The moment you say where you are going, Greek makes you use the gender. Every word below is shown with its article, then a transliteration, then the English, so the gender comes free with the word.

Travel words in Greek

The nouns a traveller needs, each with the article that tells you its gender:

Match each word to its meaning

Where the gender earns its keep

To say to the or at the, Greek uses σε joined to the article. The two words merge, and which form you get depends on the gender you already know: • masculine: σε + τον gives στον - πάω στον σταθμό, I am going to the station • feminine: σε + την gives στην - πάω στην παραλία, I am going to the beach • neuter: σε + το gives στο - είμαι στο ξενοδοχείο, I am at the hotel This is why learning the article with every noun pays off. Get the gender and the right form follows automatically.

To the station

ο σταθμός is masculine. How do you say "to the station"?

• στον σταθμό (ston stathmo)
• στην σταθμό (stin stathmo)
• στο σταθμό (sto stathmo)
• σε ο σταθμός (se o stathmos)

Choose the form

Πάω _____ σταθμό. Είμαι _____ ξενοδοχείο. Πάμε _____ παραλία.

Asking for it

Three expressions turn a noun into a transaction:

Order the exchange

Put a short transaction at the ticket office into a sensible order.

• Open politely, with παρακαλώ
• Say what you want: ένα εισιτήριο, a ticket
• Ask the price: πόσο κάνει;
• Hand over τα χρήματα, the money
• Ask where to go next: πού;

Which are right?

Select the TWO phrases where the form matches the gender of the noun.

• στο δωμάτιο (sto domatio), to the room
• στην παραλία (stin paralia), to the beach
• στην σταθμό (stin stathmo), to the station
• στον παραλία (ston paralia), to the beach

Στον σταθμό

You are at the station and need to reach your hotel. Work through the transaction.

• You want to buy a ticket. Which word do you need?
• You want to know what it costs. What do you ask?
• You want to say you are going to the hotel. το ξενοδοχείο is neuter. Which is right?

Tickets and prices in Greek

The Greek for a ticket is _____ and for the station is _____. To ask a price you say _____. To say "to the" you join σε to the article: masculine gives _____ and neuter gives _____.

The journey you had to navigate

Write in English about a journey where you had to buy a ticket and find your way. Say what you needed, what you asked, and what Greek makes you decide that English does not.

• Say where you were going and what you had to buy
• Give the two things you had to ask, and the Greek words you would use
• Explain what σε does when it meets the article, and give the three forms it can take
• Say why knowing a noun is masculine, feminine or neuter matters before you can say "to the"