Sentences · Group 4
Group 4 — sentences 13–16
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Four beginner Modern Greek sentences with pronunciation and English—everyday actions from arriving and opening to writing and playing outside. Each sentence has a word-by-word breakdown (meaning and part of speech), plus a matching short video and learning song below (same order as vocabulary lists). You can collapse any breakdown you don’t need.
Group 4
Four sentences
Breakdown tables include part of speech labels in plain language, with standard grammar terms in parentheses when helpful—e.g. definite article (like “the”), proper noun (a name), present tense (now or in general).
Sentence song · Group 4
Listen to all four sentences from group 4 in a simple learning song, with each sentence repeated for practice.
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Το λεωφορείο φτάνει.
To leoforío ftáni.
The bus is arriving.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Το to the Article (definite article, neuter singular) λεωφορείο leoforío bus Noun (neuter) φτάνει ftáni arrives / is arriving Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular) Grammar note: Το is the neuter form of “the.” The verb φτάνει is the third-person singular form of φτάνω (to arrive). Greek uses the present tense for both “arrives” and “is arriving.”
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Η πόρτα ανοίγει.
I pórta aníyi.
The door opens.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Η i the Article (definite article, feminine singular) πόρτα pórta door Noun (feminine) ανοίγει aníyi opens / is opening Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular) Grammar note: Η is the feminine form of “the.” The verb ανοίγει comes from ανοίγω (to open). Its ending -ει is used here for the third-person singular.
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Ο φίλος γράφει ένα γράμμα.
O fílos gráfi éna grámma.
A friend is writing a letter.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Ο o the Article (definite article, masculine singular) φίλος fílos friend Noun (masculine) γράφει gráfi writes / is writing Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular) ένα éna a / one Article (indefinite article, neuter singular) γράμμα grámma letter Noun (neuter) Grammar note: Ο is the masculine form of “the.” Ένα is the neuter form of the indefinite article “a” or “one,” and it agrees with γράμμα, which is neuter. The verb γράφει comes from γράφω (to write).
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Τα παιδιά παίζουν έξω.
Ta pedhiá pézun éxo.
The children are playing outside.
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Greek Pronunciation Meaning Part of speech Τα ta the Article (definite article, neuter plural) παιδιά pedhiá children Noun (plural of παιδί, neuter) παίζουν pézun play / are playing Verb (present tense, 3rd person plural) έξω éxo outside Adverb Grammar note: Τα is the neuter plural form of “the.” Παιδιά is the plural of παιδί (child). The verb παίζουν comes from παίζω (to play) and is used with plural subjects. Έξω means “outside.”