Back to Course Page
title image
Χρόνια πολλά!
title image

speakerΧρόνια πολλάhappy birthday!

headspeakerΧρόνια πολλάhappy birthday, αγάπη μουdarling!
Select the right words:
headspeakerΔεν είναιit's not τα γενέθλιά μουmy birthday!
headspeakerΆρηAris, τα γενέθλιά σουyour birthday είναιis σήμεραtoday!
headspeakerΑνif δεν είναιit's not τα γενέθλιά μουmy birthday σήμεραtoday... τότεthen δε θα είμαιI won't be τριάνταthirty χρονώνyears old!
What does Aris mean?
  • If they don't celebrate his birthday, he won't turn thirty.
  • He's thirty years young, not thirty years old.
  • His birthday was thirty days ago.
headspeakerΕίναιit's απλόsimple!
headspeakerΚαλάOK. Ανif δεν είναιit's not τα γενέθλιά σουyour birthday... δεν έχειthere's no έκπληξηsurprise, δεν έχειno γιορτήcelebration καιand δεν έχειno τούρταcake.
Click on the word meaning 'celebration'.
Καλά. Αν δεν είναι τα γενέθλιά σου... , .
headspeakerΜαbut...
headspeakerΝαιyes! Τώραnow, ηthe έκπληξηsurprise είναιis γιαfor μέναme!
headspeakerΠοιαwhat έκπληξηsurprise;
headspeakerΈναςa υπολογιστήςcomputer!
Aris's wife got him a book.
  • Yes, that's true.
  • No, that's false.
headspeakerΑλλάbut τώραnow είναιit's δικός μουmy υπολογιστήςcomputer. Γιατίbecause δεν είναιit's not τα γενέθλιά σουyour birthday!
headspeakerΜαbut...
What comes next?
headspeakerΘα φάωI'm going to eat όλη τηνthe whole τούρταcake!
headspeakerΙωάνναIoanna!
headspeakerΝαιyes;
headspeakerΕντάξειfine... είναιit is τα γενέθλιά μουmy birthday! Αλλάbut θέλωI want μόνοonly είκοσι εννιάtwenty-nine κεράκια(small) candles στην τούρτα μουon my cake.
Aris decided to...
  • cancel his birthday party and let his wife eat his cake.
  • celebrate his 30th birthday, but he only wants 29 candles.
  • buy his wife a new computer for her birthday.
Tap the pairs!