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Group 3 — four sentences (9–12)

Greek, pronunciation, English, and word-by-word breakdowns with part of speech. Same order as the sentence song.

9. Το παιδί γελάει.

Το παιδί γελάει. · To pedhí yelái. · The child is laughing.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Το	to	the	Article (definite article (neuter))
παιδί	pedhí	child	Noun (neuter)
γελάει	yelái	laughs / is laughing	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)

Grammar note: Το is the neuter form of “the.” The verb γελάει means “laughs” or “is laughing.” Greek uses the present tense for both meanings.

10. Η μαμά μαγειρεύει.

Η μαμά μαγειρεύει. · I mamá mayirévi. · Mom is cooking.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Η	i	the	Article (definite article (feminine))
μαμά	mamá	mom / mother	Noun (feminine)
μαγειρεύει	mayirévi	cooks / is cooking	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)

Grammar note: Η is the feminine form of “the.” The verb μαγειρεύει means “cooks” or “is cooking.” The ending -ει is commonly used for the third-person singular present tense.

11. Ο σκύλος τρέχει.

Ο σκύλος τρέχει. · O skílos tréchi. · The dog is running.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Ο	o	the	Article (definite article (masculine))
σκύλος	skílos	dog	Noun (masculine)
τρέχει	tréchi	runs / is running	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)

Grammar note: Ο is the masculine form of “the.” The verb τρέχει means “runs” or “is running.” Notice that Greek uses different forms of the word “the” depending on the gender of the noun.

12. Το μωρό κοιμάται.

Το μωρό κοιμάται. · To moró kimáte. · The baby is sleeping.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Το	to	the	Article (definite article (neuter))
μωρό	moró	baby	Noun (neuter)
κοιμάται	kimáte	sleeps / is sleeping	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)

Grammar note: Μωρό is a neuter noun, so it uses το. The verb κοιμάται means “sleeps” or “is sleeping.” It is a common verb form used when talking about someone sleeping.

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