Significado
Asking for airport location.
Contexto cultural
Greeks often use hand gestures when giving directions. If they point 'straight', they might say 'ευθεία' with a sharp forward motion of the hand. The Athens airport is quite far from the city center (about 35km). When people ask this, they are often thinking about the Metro or the X95 bus. On smaller islands, the 'airport' might just be a tiny landing strip. Locals might just say 'πάνω' (up) if it's on a hill. In Cyprus, you might hear 'Πού έντζαι το αεροδρόμιο;' in heavy dialect, though standard Greek is understood.
Use 'Παρακαλώ'
Always add 'παρακαλώ' (please) at the end to sound more polite to locals.
The Accent Matters
In text messages, if you forget the accent on 'Πού', it looks like you're starting a relative clause.
Significado
Asking for airport location.
Use 'Παρακαλώ'
Always add 'παρακαλώ' (please) at the end to sound more polite to locals.
The Accent Matters
In text messages, if you forget the accent on 'Πού', it looks like you're starting a relative clause.
Specific Names
In Athens, just say 'Βενιζέλος' and everyone will know you mean the airport.
Be Ready for a Chat
Asking for the airport might lead to a conversation about where you are from!
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the missing word to ask where the airport is.
Πού ______ το αεροδρόμιο;
The third-person singular of 'to be' is 'είναι'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct way to ask for the airport.
It requires the accent on 'Πού' and the neuter article 'το'.
Match the Greek words to their English meanings.
Match the components of the phrase.
Each word corresponds directly to its English counterpart in this specific phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
Tourist: Συγγνώμη, ________ το αεροδρόμιο; Local: Είναι ευθεία και μετά δεξιά.
The tourist is asking for the location.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosΠού ______ το αεροδρόμιο;
The third-person singular of 'to be' is 'είναι'.
Select the correct way to ask for the airport.
It requires the accent on 'Πού' and the neuter article 'το'.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
Each word corresponds directly to its English counterpart in this specific phrase.
Tourist: Συγγνώμη, ________ το αεροδρόμιο; Local: Είναι ευθεία και μετά δεξιά.
The tourist is asking for the location.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasBoth are correct. 'Πού είναι' is more common and simple, while 'Πού βρίσκεται' is slightly more formal.
Yes, in Greek we almost always use the article 'το' before 'αεροδρόμιο' in this question.
You say 'Πού είναι το κοντινότερο αεροδρόμιο;'.
It is neuter, which is why we use 'το'.
Yes, just replace 'αεροδρόμιο' with 'σταθμός λεωφορείων'.
Specify the name, e.g., 'Πού είναι το αεροδρόμιο Μακεδονία;'.
Yes, it's neutral. To be extra polite, start with 'Συγγνώμη' (Excuse me).
It's a soft 'th' sound, like in the English word 'the'.
To distinguish it from the word 'που' which means 'that' or 'which'.
Yes, in very informal settings or in a taxi, this works perfectly.
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