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Greek, pronunciation, English, and word-by-word breakdowns with part of speech. Same order as the sentence song.
In Greek, questions end with ; (not ?). It looks like a semicolon but works like a question mark.
| Greek | Pronunciation | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τι | ti | what | Question word (interrogative pronoun) |
| κάνεις | káneis | you do / are doing | Verb (present tense, 2nd person singular) |
Grammar note: Literally, this means “What are you doing?” In everyday Greek, it’s also a common way to ask “How are you?”
| Greek | Pronunciation | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Η | i | the | Article (definite article) |
| Σοφία | Sofía | Sofia | Proper noun (person’s name) |
| αγαπάει | agapái | loves | Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular) |
| τη | ti | the | Article (definite article) |
| γάτα | gáta | cat | Noun (feminine) |
| της | tis | her | Personal pronoun (possessive; “her” here) |
Grammar note: Greek uses articles before nouns, so “the Sofia” and “the cat” are the literal word-by-word structures. In natural English, we say “Sofia loves her cat.” Here, της means “her” and refers to Sofia.
| Greek | Pronunciation | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Θέλω | thélo | I want | Verb (present tense, 1st person singular) |
| νερό | neró | water | Noun (neuter) |
Grammar note: Greek often leaves out the subject pronoun because the verb ending tells us who is speaking. Θέλω already means “I want,” so you don’t need to add εγώ (“I”).
| Greek | Pronunciation | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πίνω | píno | I drink / am drinking | Verb (present tense, 1st person singular) |
| καφέ | kafé | coffee | Noun (masculine; “coffee”) |
Grammar note: The present tense can describe a habit (“I drink coffee”) or something happening now (“I’m drinking coffee”). Greek doesn’t require a separate word for “am” in this sentence.
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