Modern Greek/Lesson 06.5
< Modern GreekLesson 6.5: Days and Months
In this lesson we'll use the numbers that we've previously learnt, and we'll use them to express the date.
Days
Several of the days of the week have names related to numbers. Except for Σαββατο, Saturday, which is neuter, they are all feminine.
| Vocab
The Days · Οι μέρες | ||
|---|---|---|
| Κυριακή (Lord's day) | Sunday | |
| Δευτέρα (Second day) | Monday | |
| Τρίτη (Third day) | Tuesday | |
| Τετάρτη (Fourth day) | Wednesday | |
| Πέμπτη (Fifth day) | Thursday | |
| Παρασκευή ("Preparation") | Friday | |
| Σάββατο ("Sabbath") | Saturday |
Months
| Vocab
The Months · Οι μήνες | ||
|---|---|---|
| January | Ιανουάριος | |
| February | Φεβρουάριος | |
| March | Μάρτιος | |
| April | Απρίλιος | |
| May | Μάιος | |
| June | Ιούνιος | |
| July | Ιούλιος | |
| August | Αύγουστος | |
| September | Σεπτέμβριος | |
| October | Οκτώβριος | |
| November | Νοέμβριος | |
| December | Δεκέμβριος |
Vocabulary
| Vocab
| ||
|---|---|---|
| η μέρα | the day | |
| η εβδομάδα | the week | |
| χτες or χθες | yesterday | |
| σήμερα | today | |
| αύριο | tomorrow |
Giving the day / date
| Examples
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Είναι Παρασκευή. | It is Friday. | |
| Σήμερα είναι Τετάρτη. | Today is Wednesday. | |
| Τι μέρα είναι; | What day is it? | |
| Είναι στις 16 Νοεμβρίου. | It's the 16th of November. |
In the final example you'll see that the month is in the genitive, because it's the 16th OF November. For all the days of the months use στις + the number in the feminine (because it's the day, which is feminine plural). The first of the month is treated slightly differently, here use the ordinal number.
| Examples
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Είναι στις είκοσι μια Νοεμβρίου. | It's the 21st of November | |
| Την πρώτη Νοεμβρίου. | The 1st of November |
Summary
- We have learnt the names for the days of the week.
- We have learnt the names of the months.
- We have learnt that to describe the date we use στις + feminine number + month in genitive.
- We have learnt the exception is the 1st, which uses την πρώτη + month in genitive.
- We have learnt useful vocabulary to describe the recent days, months and years.
Exercises
Now try the exercises found here.
Contents
Lesson 1 • Lesson 2 • Lesson 3 • Lesson 4 • Lesson 5 • Lesson 6 • Lesson 7 • Lesson 8 • Lesson 9 • Lesson 10
Vocab 1 • Vocab 2 • Vocab 3 • Vocab 4 • Vocab 5 • Vocab 6 • Vocab 7 • Vocab 8 • Vocab 9
Alphabet • Grammar
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