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Lesson 3 · Η καθημερινή ρουτίνα — Daily routine
Two colleagues compare their days, from waking up to going to sleep.
大声朗读每一句：句子本身、发音以及它的含义。
Τι ώρα ξυπνάς το πρωί;
Ti óra xipnás to proí?
What time do you wake up in the morning?
Ξυπνάω στις εφτά. Εσύ;
Xipnáo stis eftá. Esí?
I wake up at seven. And you?
Στις έξι και μισή. Μετά τρώω πρωινό και πίνω καφέ.
Stis éxi ke misí. Metá tróo proinó ke píno kafé.
At half past six. Then I have breakfast and drink coffee.
Πώς πας στη δουλειά;
Pos pas sti douliá?
How do you get to work?
Με το λεωφορείο. Δουλεύω από τις εννιά ως τις πέντε.
Me to leoforío. Doulévo apó tis eniá os tis pénde.
By bus. I work from nine to five.
Και το βράδυ;
Ke to vrádi?
And in the evening?
Μαγειρεύω, βλέπω τηλεόραση και διαβάζω λίγο.
Mayirévo, vlépo tileórasi ke diavázo lígo.
I cook, watch television and read a little.
Τι ώρα κοιμάσαι;
Ti óra kimáse?
What time do you go to sleep?
Στις έντεκα. Καληνύχτα!
Stis éndeka. Kaliníhta!
At eleven. Good night!
语法笔记
στις + the hour — at…
στις εφτά = at seven. Add και μισή for half past, και τέταρτο for quarter past, παρά τέταρτο for quarter to. One o'clock takes στη: στη μία.
από… ως… — from… to…
Δουλεύω από τις εννιά ως τις πέντε. The same pair works for places: από την Αθήνα ως τη Θεσσαλονίκη.
με το λεωφορείο — by bus
με + the vehicle: με το αυτοκίνητο (by car), με το μετρό (by metro), με το ποδήλατο (by bike). On foot is με τα πόδια.
The parts of the day
το πρωί (morning), το μεσημέρι (midday), το απόγευμα (afternoon), το βράδυ (evening), η νύχτα (night).
关于文化的三件事
The quiet hours are protected by law
Early afternoon — roughly three to five thirty — is κοινή ησυχία, the common quiet. Drilling, loud music and even a phone call to someone's home are frowned upon, and in many places actually against local rules.
Everything happens later than you expect
Lunch lands at two or three in the afternoon and dinner at nine or ten at night. A restaurant at eight in the evening will be empty; by half past ten it is full, children included.
One iced coffee, three hours
The frappé was invented in Thessaloniki in 1957, when a Nestlé representative at a trade fair had no hot water and shook his instant coffee with cold water instead. Greeks have been nursing one drink for an entire afternoon ever since — the coffee is the excuse, the company is the point.