Do not mix up the gender of nouns when speaking Greek!

[dubai_suzie]

Here are some of the most common mistakes that people make while learning Greek that you might want to watch out for! Many people mix up the genders of the nouns because they aren't used to it. English doesn’t separate nouns into genders, so when trying to speak in Greek, it’s easy to get confused. Greek nouns have three genders:

• Masculine – ο σκύλος – o skilos – the dog
• Feminine – η μητέρα – i mitera – the mother
• Neuter – το κορίτσι – to koritsi – the girl

There really isn’t any gender-related pattern concerning which nouns are masculine, feminine, and neuter, which means that this can be a challenge to get right. Each gender has its own articles. When learning vocabulary lists, be sure to study the articles with the word itself. You will be less likely to get this wrong if you do.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

Thank you! This is helpful! The articles are hard to keep straight. I have learned to memorize the articles as part of the words.