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