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14 October 2014
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You’re staying in a self-catering apartment and need to get some food in. You pop down to the local market and stock up on some fruit and vegetables.
First you’re after some aubergines, but how would you ask for these?
Πόσο κάνει ο μουσακάς;
How much is the moussaka?
Έχετε χωριάτικη σαλάτα;
Have you got Greek salad?
Μήπως έχετε μελιτζάνες;
Have you got any aubergines?
You also fancy a kilo of tomatoes for making a Greek salad. How do you ask for this?
Ένα κιλό μελιτζάνες παρακαλώ
A kilo of aubergines please
Παρακαλώ ντομάτες
Please tomatoes
Θέλω ένα κιλό ντομάτες
I want a kilo of tomatoes
You’re on a tight budget, so ask how much the tomatoes cost.
Πού είναι οι ντομάτες;
Where are the tomatoes?
Πόσο κάνουν οι ντομάτες;
How much are the tomatoes?
Πόσο κάνει η ντομάτα;
How much is the tomato?
The stall holder tells you the price. How much are they?
Five euros per kilo
Two euros per half a kilo
Two euros per kilo
The stall holder tells you that your tomatoes and aubergines come to five euros altogether. Listen and click on the correct phrase.
Ορίστε πέντε ευρώ
Here are five euros
Πέντε ευρώ επίσης
Five euros as well
Όλα μαζί πέντε ευρώ
Five euros altogether
Well done, you finished the quiz. You answered all the questions.
You got
out of 5 right the first time!
What would you like to do?
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Going shopping
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Booking a hotel
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