Who Am I? - Family and Personal Characteristics
Start reading Greek and talking about your family. Learn the key words in script and sound, and see how the Greek alphabet works.
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Reading Greek 🏛️
Greek has its own alphabet, written from **left to right** (like English) and, unlike some scripts, it **has capital and small letters** too. In this module every word is shown three ways: the **script**, the **sound** (transliteration in brackets), and the **English**, so you learn to recognise it and say it.
Saying who you are 🙋
Two ways to introduce yourself: - **εγώ (ego)** = I - **το όνομά μου (to onoma mou)** = my name So το όνομά μου είναι... (to onoma mou ine...) begins "my name is...".
The family 👨👩👧
The core family and friends words: - **πατέρας (pateras)** = father, **μητέρα (mitera)** = mother - **αδελφός (adelfos)** = brother, **αδελφή (adelfi)** = sister - **οικογένεια (oikogeneia)** = family, **φίλος (filos)** = friend
Match each Greek word to its meaning
- εγώ (ego)
- το όνομά μου (to onoma mou)
- οικογένεια (oikogeneia)
- πατέρας (pateras)
- φίλος (filos)
- I
- my name
- family
- father
- friend
Spot the word
Which word means "father"?
- πατέρας (pateras)
- μητέρα (mitera)
- αδελφός (adelfos)
- φίλος (filos)
Match each family word to its meaning
- μητέρα (mitera)
- αδελφός (adelfos)
- αδελφή (adelfi)
- mother
- brother
- sister
Spot the word
Which word means "sister"?
- αδελφή (adelfi)
- αδελφός (adelfos)
- μητέρα (mitera)
- οικογένεια (oikogeneia)
How the writing works 🔤
Greek is written **left to right** and is a true **alphabet**: each letter stands for one sound, the same idea as the English alphabet (which in fact grew out of Greek). It **has capital and small letters**, and a small mark called an **accent (tonos)** sits over the stressed vowel, as in πατέρας (pateras).
True of Greek?
Which statement about Greek writing is correct?
- It is an alphabet with both capital and small letters
- It is a script with no capital letters
- It is written right to left
- Each symbol stands for a whole word
Family members
Select ALL THREE words that are family members.
- πατέρας (pateras)
- μητέρα (mitera)
- αδελφός (adelfos)
- φίλος (filos)
- εγώ (ego)
- το όνομά μου (to onoma mou)
Introduce yourself
An interactive activity.
One more word
Which word means "friend"?
- φίλος (filos)
- οικογένεια (oikogeneia)
- πατέρας (pateras)
- εγώ (ego)
The right word
Using the transliteration, complete: "father" is _____, "mother" is _____, "brother" is _____, and "friend" is _____.
Greek summary
Greek is written from _____ to right using an _____ (each letter one sound), and stressed vowels carry an _____. The word for family is _____.