A stroll through modern Greek

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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:47 pm

Week 7, Day 2 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

το κεφάλαιο γράμμα: capital letter
το κυνήγι: hunt, pursuit, chase
το βιογραφικό: CV
βαριά: heavily, loudly; warmly (dressed)
νυστάζω (νύσταξα): to feel tired, be sleepy
η ποινή: punishment, sentence, penalty
το ύφος: style, look
καταπίνω (κατάπια): to swallow
μεταναστεύω [η μετανάστευση]: to migrate, immigrate, emigrate
η ροή: flow, flux, feed (of information)
η ανταλλαγή: exchange, swapping
προβαίνω (προέβην): to proceed, advance
το έθιμο: custom, tradition
η καταγωγή: origin
ο εμφύλιος (πόλεμος): civil war

Total cards: 700
Anki miss rate for today: 9.18% (9 / 98)
Days left in challenge: 26

Woohoo, 70% of the way to 1000 words. :)
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:24 pm

Ooh, I just found a neat word. I'll save this one for tomorrow's cards:

γηγενής: native, indigenous (γη (= earth, land) + γέννηση (= birth, origin), so natives are the ones "born from the land").
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:29 am

Week 7, Day 3 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

μετατρέπομαι (μετατράπηκα): to be converted, changed into
η κατάρρευση (καταρρέω): collapse
το καθεστώς (καθεστώτα): regime, political order; status quo
η διάλυση: dismantling, dissolution
γηγενής -ής -ές: native, indigenous
το άνοιγμα: opening, opening up
ο Βορειοηπειρώτης: Greek Albanian (Albanian of Greek ethnic origin)
πραγματοποιώ (πραγματοποίησα): to make happen, make real, accomplish
η αντιμετώπιση: encounter, confrontation
διαδραματίζεται (διαδραματίστηκε): to take place
αντεπεξέρχομαι (αντεπεξήλθα): to manage, deal with, surmount (challenge)
ιερός -ή -ό: holy, sacred
η επαφή: contact (physical, electrical, communicative)
επικείμενος -η -ο: imminent
το κιγκλίδωμα: railing, fence

Total cards: 715
Anki miss rate for today: 9.64% (8 / 83)
Days left in challenge: 25

Started the last chapter of Petites histoires pour apprende le grec moderne (B1 - B2).
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:36 pm

I managed to classify all my entries to my Greek Anki deck this year by part of speech and gather them all into one Excel file. It's kind of neat to get an overview of them all together. So far I have:

164 adjectives
26 adverbs
545 nouns
258 verbs
53 phrases or collocations
(1046 total)

Not too bad for just 73 days into the year!
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:06 am

Week 7, Day 4 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

κατευθύνομαι (κατευθύνθηκα) (προς): to go toward
το τζάμι: glass, window
φιμέ: tinted (from French fumée)
η επιπλοκή: complication (medical, logistic)
ανακοινώνω (ανακοίνωσα) [η ανακοίνωση]: to announce
η πρίζα: plug (from French prise de courant)
το καθήκον (καθήκοντα): obligation, duty
η παράβαση καθήκοντος: breach of duty
το προσόν (προσόντα): qualification, virtue, asset
το συμφέρον (συμφέροντα): interest (financial stake, personal investment)
ρίχνω μαύρη πέτρα πίσω μου: to cast off, sail away (lit. to drop a black stone under oneself)
το ρίχνω έξω: to cut loose, paint the town red
ρίχνω στάχτη στα μάτια: to put up a smokescreen, mislead (lit. to thrown ash in someone's eyes)
στέκομαι στα πόδια μου: to make it out okay, still be standing
του/της στάθηκα: I helped him / her

Total cards: 730
Anki miss rate for today: 7.41% (6 / 81)
Days left in challenge: 24

I'm absolutely certain I'd seen some of these words before but they didn't quite "stick" yet. Hopefully Anki will help with that.
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:29 pm

Week 7, Day 5 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

αμφιλεγόμενος -η -ο: controversial, ambiguous
σφίγγω (έσφιξα): to tighten, flex, thicken
τελειοποιώ (τελειοποίησα): to perfect, hone, master
αξιοποιώ (αξιοποίησα): to make good use of, take advantage of
δημοσιοποιώ (δημοσιοποίησα): to publish
κοινωνικοποιώ (κοινωνικοποίησα): to socialize, mingle
υπερσυντέλικος -η -ο: past perfect, pluperfect
η μετατροπή: modification, conversion
τροποποιώ (τροποποίησα): to alter, amend
πλησιάζω (πλησίασα): to approach, come near, bring near
απρόβλεπτος -η -ο: unforeseeable, unpredictable
βιομηχανικός -ή -ό: industrial, mass-produced
αναδεικνύω (ανέδειξα): to reveal, show off, promote
η ανάδειξη: distinction; appointment, election
η οχύρωση [το οχυρό]: fortification [fort]

Total cards: 745
Anki miss rate for today: 5.97% (4 / 67)
Days left in challenge: 23

I'm on the last section of the last chapter of Petites histoires pour apprende le grec moderne (B1 - B2).
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:55 am

Week 7, Day 6 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

ο πολεοδομικός (σχεδιασμός): urban design, city planning, zoning
η εγγύτητα: proximity, closeness
συντελώ (συντέλεσα) (σε): to contribute to
το όραμα: vision (ability to see; intention or plan)
το προσκήνιο: foreground, spotlight, forefront (EN. proscenium)
εισβάλλω (εισέβαλα): to invade, intrude
έκτοτε: since then; ever since
βυθίζω (βύθισα): to sink; to immerse, dunk
η σιωπή: silence
το έσοδο: income
ο δήμος: municipality; local community
διώροφος -η -ο: two-story
η λαμπρότητα: brightness, glory, fanciness
ο θρύλος: legend
εμπνέω (ενέπνευσα) [η έμπνευση]: to inspire

Total cards: 760
Anki miss rate for today: 5.33% (4 / 75)
Days left in challenge: 22

I finished Petites histoires pour apprende le grec moderne (B1 - B2)! Now starting Ελληνικά για σας, an A2 textbook.
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:55 pm

Week 7, Day 7 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

δίνω κατάθεση (έδωσα): to testify, give testimony
διαζευγμένος -η -ο: divorced
περίφημος -η -ο: famous
απεικονίζω (απεικόνισα): to depict
το βήμα: step, footstep; gait, pace
η ιθαγένεια: nationality, citizenship
η ημερομηνία έκδοσης: issuance date, publication date
η ημερομηνία λήξης: expiration date
το χαϊδευτικό: nickname, pet name
ανά ζεύγη: in pairs

Total cards: 770
Anki miss rate for today: 16% (20 / 84) (ouch!)
Days left in challenge: 21

Seven weeks down, three to go, and well on my way to beating the target of 1000 words.
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby tastyonions » Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:13 am

Week 8, Day 1 of the 10-Week 1000 Word Challenge:

ανύπαντρος -η -ο: unmarried
πρόσφατος -η -ο: recent
ψηφιακός -ή -ό: digital
κάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ: better late than never
διαμαρτυρόμενος -η -ο: Protestant
η σύνθεση (μουσικής): composition
η ανάγνωση: reading
ο νοικοκυρής (η νοικοκυρά): man (woman) of the household
το κατοικίδιο (ζώο): pet
απαγορεύω (απαγόρευσα): to ban, forbid
ο θερμοσίφωνας: water heater
μαγνητοφωνώ (μαγνητοφώνησα): to record (sound)
καν: even (δεν το ξέρω καν = even I don't know it)
η αφορμή: pretext, motive, excuse
το πρότυπο: model, template, role model

Total cards: 785
Anki miss rate for today: 13.48% (12 / 89) (not great today, either, I'll blame poor sleep)
Days left in challenge: 20

I've gotten a bit tired of textbooks and typical learner materials so I've started listening to the Easy Greek podcast instead. I'm thinking of subscribing to Καθημερινή as well.
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Re: A stroll through modern Greek

Postby Le Baron » Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:45 pm

tastyonions wrote:το πρότυπο: model, template, role model

This one jumped out to me as the origin of 'prototype'.
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