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Questions

W-questions and yes/no

W-questions begin with a question word

πού, τι, πότε, πώς, γιατί, ποιος, πόσο.

📊 Question words
Greek English
ποιος/ποια who
τι what
πού where
πότε when
πώς how
γιατί why
ποιο which
πόσο how much
💬 Examples
Πού μένεις;
pu MEH-nis
Where do you live?
📝 πού = where
Τι κάνεις;
ti KA-nis
What are you doing?
📝 τι = what
Yes/no questions use rising intonation

Word order stays the same; a question mark (;) signals the question.

💬 Examples
Μιλάς ελληνικά;
mee-LAS eh-lee-nee-KA
Do you speak Greek?
📝 same as a statement + rising intonation
Έχεις χρόνο;
EH-his HROH-no
Do you have time?
📝 no inversion needed in Greek
ποιος changes with gender and case

ποιος (m. nom.), ποια (f.), ποιο (n.), ποιον (acc.).

💬 Examples
Ποιον βλέπεις;
PYOHN VLEH-pis
Whom do you see?
📝 ποιον = masculine accusative
Ποια είναι αυτή;
PYAH EE-ne af-TEE
Who is she?
📝 ποια = feminine nominative