Unit 2 · At the café · A1
Στο καφενείο του χωριού
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In my grandmother’s village there is an old café. The old men sit there all day. They drink coffee, play backgammon and talk about the weather. I always order a tea with honey. Mr Giannis, the café owner, won’t take money from me. “You’re Eleni’s granddaughter,” he says. “It’s on me!”
Words in this story
- χωριό
- village
- γιαγιάς
- grandmother’s
- υπάρχει
- there is
- παλιό
- old
- καφενείο
- traditional café
- κάθονται
- sit
- παππούδες
- old men, grandfathers
- μέρα
- day
- Πίνουν
- drink
- καφέ
- coffee
- παίζουν
- play
- τάβλι
- backgammon
- μιλάνε
- they talk
- καιρό
- weather
- παραγγέλνω
- I order
- τσάι
- tea
- μέλι
- honey
- καφετζής
- café owner
- θέλει
- wants
- χρήματα
- money
- μένα
- me
- εγγονή
- granddaughter
- λέει
- says
- Κερνάω
- it’s on me
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What do the old men play?
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Backgammon
What does the narrator order?
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Tea with honey
Why doesn’t Mr Giannis take her money?
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She is Eleni’s granddaughter
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