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Vol. 1
200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music
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earworms mbt© Rapid Greek puts the words and phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, but also transports them deep into your long-term memory. Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies with their rhythmic repetitions of Greek and English a few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your aural cortex. You will have successfully learned the Greek phrase and have the correct accent ringing in your ears. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing: In the car, while jogging, in the bath, doing the ironing … you can be learning Greek at the same time! earworms mbt© Rapid Languages is the first language course to get your toe tapping. You know the phenomena of those catchy tunes on the radio that you just can't get out of your head? Voulezvous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earworms mbt© has put this phenomena to positive use. Gone are the days of learning pressure and frustration at not being able to remember, the experience of many on conventional language courses. In combination with music, the phrases you need are automatically anchored deep into your memory, ready for instant recall.
Music is the Key The idea is as simple as it is old. Before the age of writing, ancient historical events were recorded in verse and song form for easy memorisation. In his book 'Songlines' Bruce Chatwin describes how the Australian Aborigines were able to navigate their way across hundreds of miles of desert to their ancestral hunting grounds without maps. And how? The extensive lyrics of their traditional songs were exact descriptions of the routes!
Rhythm and words i.e. song and verse have always been a very powerful memory aid, and this is supported by recent scientific research. The advertising industry knows only too well how powerful music can be in getting the message across with brainwashing-like jingles and soundbites. It really works! Developed and used over years in the classroom, earworms mbtŠ Rapid Languages has shown phenomenal success. In tests pupils using this technique regularly get average marks of over 90% compared to less than 50% with conventional book based learning. Why hasn't music been used more in education up to now? Imagine kids at school getting a CD of hip hop songs with all the historical dates they have to learn, or all the irregular verbs they have to learn! Wouldn't that make their (and teachers') school lives much easier, much more fun, much more successful? Rest assured, we are working on it! What you get This volume deals with the essentials for your visit abroad. It looks at typical situations: taking a taxi, at the hotel, at the restaurant, requesting, polite phrases, finding your way, numbers, dealing with problems and so on. Volume 2 will have you talking about yourself and others, past, present and future, likes and dislikes and general conversational items. The themes follow closely the Common European Framework for language learning, a recognised benchmark of language proficiency, and the emphasis is constantly on usefulness to the learner.
Memory hooks This booklet contains all the words an phrases spoken on the CD, both English and Greek, plus the sounds of the words. An additional aid to learning, 'memory hooks' and comments to assist your memorisation and understanding, can be found on the earworms website. These complement the CD and are really worth checking out. Memory hooks are for example, if you want to memorise the Greek term: Excuse me! = (phonetically written) 'messee ohriteh', imagine saying, 'Excuse me. I’ve got a messy oil heater.'- and you will easily remember. How to use earworms: Don't think, just listen! Sit back, relax and groove along to the melodies without trying to listen too hard. Treat them as songs you hear on the radio. Our recommendation is that you do familiarise yourself with the written words in the booklet - at least the first time you listen. After listening several times, playfully test yourself cover up the English side of the phrase book and see how many words and phrases you remember! Lastly - a word of thanks The earworms team would like to thank you for putting your trust in our 'slightly different' learning concept and are sure that you will have the success that many others have already had. It's motivating to know that learners are really benefiting from our research and development. Also, as accelerated learning is a rapidly growing field, we look forward to hearing your experiences and successes - so feel free to visit us on the website:
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1. I would like… I would like...
Tha eethela... Èá Þèåëá...
a coffee
ena gafe Ýíáí êáöÝ
with milk
me ghala ìå ãÜëá
please
baragalo ðáñáêáëþ
I would like a coffee with milk please.
Tha eethela ena gafe me ghala baragalo. Èá Þèåëá Ýíáí êáöÝ ìå ãÜëá ðáñáêáëþ.
a tea
ena tsai Ýíá ôóÜé
I would like a tea with milk please.
Tha eethela ena tsai me ghala baragalo. Èá Þèåëá Ýíá ôóÜé ìå ãÜëá ðáñáêáëþ.
very good
bolee gala ðïëý êáëÜ
Well done, bravo!
Bravo! ÌðñÜâï!
a beer
meea beera ìßá ìðýñá
I would like a beer.
Tha eethela meea beera. Èá Þèåëá ìßá ìðýñá.
water
nero íåñü
some water
leegho nero ëßãï íåñü
some
leegho ëßãï
some food
gadee ya fayeedo êÜôé ãéá öáãçôü
something
gadee êÜôé
for
ya ãéá
food
fayeedo öáãçôü
I would like some food.
Tha eethela gadee ya fayeedo. Èá Þèåëá êÜôé ãéá öáãçôü.
I would like some water.
Tha eethela leegho nero. Èá Þèåëá ëßãï íåñü.
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2. To order to order...
na barangeelo... íá ðáñáããåßëù...
a drink
ena bodo Ývá ðïôü
to order a drink
na barangeelo ena bodo íá ðáñáããåßëù Ýíá ðïôü
of course
vever âÝâáéá
food
fayeedo öáãçôü
wine
grasee êñáóß
some wine
leegho grasee ëßãï êñáóß
red wine
goggeeno grasee êüêêéíï êñáóß
red
goggeeno êüêêéíï
white
aspro Üóðñï
a bottle
ena bougalee Ýíá ìðïõêÜëé
a kilo of wine*
ena keelo grasee Ýíá êéëü êñáóß
1/2 a kilo of wine
meeso keelo grasee ìéóü êéëü êñáóß
bread
psomee øùìß
olives
elyes åëéÝò
salad
salada óáëÜôá
a mixed salad (village salad)
meea horyadeegee salada ìßá ÷ùñéÜôéêç óáëÜôá
I would like to order some wine.
Tha eethela na barangeelo leegho grasee. Èá Þèåëá vá ðáñáããåßëù ëßãï êñáóß.
*Strange but true. Wine is ordered by the kilo in Greece!
Read the original text and phonetics to give yourself extra visual input. To perfect your pronunciation... Let your ears guide you!
3. Have you got …? Have you got...?
Ekhede...? ¸÷åôå...;
food for vegetarians
fayeedo ya hortofagoos öáãçôü ãéá ÷ïñôïöÜãïõò
a table
ena drabezi Ýíá ôñáðÝæé
for two
ya theeo ãéá äýï
for three
ya drees ãéá ôñåéò
yes, of course
ne, vever íáé, âÝâáéá
yes
ne íáé
no
ohee ü÷é
no, sorry
ohee, leebame ü÷é, ëõðÜìáé
sorry
leebame ëõðÜìáé
Would you like...?
Tha thelade...? Èá èÝëáôå...;
to order
na barangeelede vá ðáñáããåßëåôå
a dessert
ena ebeethorbeeo Ýíá åðéäüñðéï
Can I have another coffee?
Boro na ec-ho agoma ena gafe? Ìðïñþ íá Ý÷ù áêüìá Ýíáv êáöÝ;
Can I have...?
Boro na ec-ho...? Mðïñþ íá Ý÷ù...;
another
agoma ena áêüìá Ýíá
Everything okay?
Ola endaxee? ¼ëá åíôÜîåé;
everything
ola üëá
okay
endaxee åíôÜîåé
bon appetite
galee orexee êáëÞ üñåîç
to pay
na bleeroso íá ðëçñþóù
the bill
do logharyasmo ôï ëïãáñéáóìü
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Can I...?
Boro...? Ìðïñþ...;
Can I pay?
Boro na bleeroso? Mðïñþ íá ðëçñþóù;
by credit card
me beestodeegee garda ìå ðéóôùôéêÞ êÜñôá
Can I pay by credit card?
Boro na bleeroso me beestodeegee garda? Mðïñþ íá ðëçñþóù ìå ðéóôùôéêÞ êÜñôá;
no problem
ganena provleema êáíÝíá ðñüâëçìá
Could you call me a taxi?
Boreede na moo galesede ena daxee? Ìðïñåßôå íá ìïõ êáëÝóåôå Ýíá ôáîß;
Could you...?
Boreede...? Mðïñåßôå...;
call me
na moo galesede íá ìïõ êáëÝóåôå
a taxi
ena daxee Ýíá ôáîß
I would like to pay please.
Tha eethela na bleeroso baragalo. Èá Þèåëá íá ðëçñþóù ðáñáêáëþ.
really very good
bara bolee gala! ðÜñá ðïëý êáëÜ!
4. To the airport to go
na bao íá ðÜù
to the city centre
sto gendro dees polees óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ðüëçò
to
sto óôï
the centre
gendro êÝíôñï
of the city
dees polees ôçò ðüëçò
to the airport
sto aerothromeeo óôï áåñïäñüìéï
airport
aerothromeeo áåñïäñüìéï
hotel
xenothoheeo îåíïäï÷åßï
to the hotel
sto xenothoheeo óôï îåíïäï÷åßï
thank you
efghareesto åõ÷áñéóôþ
I would like to go to the airport, please.
Tha eethela na bao sto aerothromeeo baragalo. Èá Þèåëá íá ðÜù óôï áåñïäñüìéï ðáñáêáëþ.
quite correct
bolee sosta ðïëý óùóôÜ
to rent
na eneegiaso íá åíïéêéÜóù
a car
ena aftogeeneedo Ýíá áõôïêßíçôï
to buy
na aghoraso íá áãïñÜóù
an ice cream
ena baghodo Ýíá ðáãùôü
How much...?
Boso ganee...? Ðüóï êÜíåé...;
this
afto áõôü
How much does this cost?
Boso ganee afto? Ðüóï êÜíåé áõôü;
How much does an ice cream cost?
Boso ganee ena baghodo? Ðüóï êÜíåé Ýíá ðáãùôü;
I would like to rent a car.
Tha eethela na eneegiaso ena aftogeeneedo. Èá Þèåëá íá åíïéêéÜóù Ýíá áõôïêßíçôï.
thank you very much
efghareesto bolee åõ÷áñéóôþ ðïëý
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How often do I have to listen to the earworms CD before I can really remember all the language on it? With the appeal of the earworms songs we hope that it is not a question of 'having to', it is rather a question of 'wanting to'. But seriously: the memory is like a muscle, it needs to be trained and exercised. Based on scientific studies, the ideal is listening relatively intensively at the beginning (the learning phase), thereafter listening periodically to review what you have learnt and refresh your memory. In practical terms this means listening to the whole album the first day, in order to 'tune your ear in' to the sounds of the language. Then listen regularly, several times, over a period of one or two weeks, making sure that you listen to every song equally as many times. While listening, actually speak the words out loud, when you can, to get a feeling for their pronunciation. After this, go through the booklet and test your knowledge, picking out any gaps that you may wish to concentrate on. Lastly, the review phase. As we all know, memories fade, so it is important to refresh your memory by listening to the CD at your leisure, say, once a week for the following few weeks. Thereafter, monthly. This review phase is crucial as it consolidates your knowledge and transfers it into your long-term memory. Although this demands self-discipline, it is of course without effort, as you are only listening to songs. The result is that you will be able to recall the words and phrases with the same ease that you remember your telephone number!
5. Numbers and Days one
ena Ýíá
two
theeo äýï
three
dreea ôñßá
four
dessera ôÝóóåñá
five
bende ðÝíôå
six
exee Ýîé
seven
efta åöôÜ
eight
ochto ï÷ôþ
nine
ennya åííéÜ
ten
thega äÝêá
on Monday
dee Thefdera ôç ÄåõôÝñá
Monday
Thefdera ÄåõôÝñá
Tuesday
Dreedee Ôñßôç
Wednesday
Dedardee ÔåôÜñôç
Thursday
Bempdee ÐÝìðôç
Friday
Barasgevee ÐáñáóêåõÞ
Saturday
Savvado ÓÜââáôï
Sunday
Geereeagee ÊõñéáêÞ
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6. Is there...? excuse me
me seehoreete ìå óõã÷ùñåßôå
Is there a…?
Eebarkhee…? ÕðÜñ÷åé…;
a shoe shop
ena gadasteema me babootseea Ýíá êáôÜóôçìá ìå ðáðïýôóéá
a shop
ena gadasteema Ýíá êáôÜóôçìá
with shoes
me babootseea ìå ðáðïýôóéá
near here
etho gonda åäþ êïíôÜ
near
gonda êïíôÜ
here
etho åäþ
a restaurant
ena esteeadoreeo Ýíá åóôéáôüñéï
a good restaurant
ena galo esteeadoreeo Ýíá êáëü åóôéáôüñéï
not too expensive
ohee bolee agreevo ü÷é ðïëý áêñéâü
sorry
leebame ëõðÜìáé
I don't know.
thexero. (then xero)
7. Directions good morning
galeemera êáëçìÝñá
hello (informal)
ya soo ãåéá óïõ
I'm looking for...
Psachno ya... ØÜ÷íù ãéá...
the beach
deen baraleea ôçí ðáñáëßá
a post office
ena daheethromeeo Ýíá ôá÷õäñïìåßï
a bank
meea drabeza ìßá ôñÜðåæá
Can you tell me...?
Boreede na moo beede… Mðïñåßôå íá ìïõ ðåßôå…
how to get to…
bos na bao… ðþò íá ðÜù…
by bus
me leoforeeo ìå ëåùöïñåßï
by car
me aftogeeneedo ìå áõôïêßíçôï
by train
me treno ìå ôñÝíï
go straight on
beeyenede eftheea ðçãáßíåôå åõèåßá
turn
streepsde óôñßøôå
left
areestera áñéóôåñÜ
right
thexeea äåîéÜ
How far is it?
Boso magreea eene? Ðüóï ìáêñõÜ åßíáé;
about, roughly
bereeboo ðåñßðïõ
two kilometres
theeo heeleeomedra äýï ÷éëéüìåôñá
on the left
sta areestera óôá áñéóôåñÜ
on the right
sta thexeea óôá äåîéÜ
thank you
efghareesto åõ÷áñéóôþ
you're welcome
baragalo ðáñáêáëþ
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The science behind earworms mbtŠ 1. How we learn A large part of learning in general and language learning in particular is to do with the memorisation of words, facts and other significant information. It's a well known fact that we use only a fraction of our brain power and traditional book learning is now recognised as not suiting every learner. earworms uses simple techniques which open up and exploit more of the brain's native power, and come under the heading of 'accelerated learning'. In the March 2005 issue of the journal 'Nature' researchers at Dartmouth College in the US reported that they had pinpointed the region of the brain where 'earworms' or catchy tunes reside, the auditory cortex. They found that the sounds and words that have actually been heard can be readily recalled from the auditory cortex where the brain can listen to them 'virtually' again and again. 2. What we learn earworms mbtŠ adopts the so-called lexical approach to language. In essence, this means we look at language in terms of whole meaningful chunks, then break these down into their component bite-sized, easily absorbable parts and then reconstruct them. You not only learn complete, immediately useful phrases, you also intuitively learn something about the structure (the grammar) of the language. These 'chunks' which the learner can 'mix and match', gradually build up to cover whole areas of the language.
8. Where, what time? Where...?
Boo...? Ðïý...;
When...?
Bode...? Ðüôå...;
What time...?
Dee ora...? Ôé þñá...;
Where can I get...?
Abo boo boro na baro...? Áðü ðïý ìðïñþ íá ðÜñù...;
a ticket
ena eeseedeereeo Ýíá åéóéôÞñéï
a bus ticket
ena eeseedeereeo ya do leoforeeo Ýíá åéóéôÞñéï ãéá ôï ëåùöïñåßï
from the kiosk
abo do bereepdero áðü ôï ðåñßðôåñï
from
abo áðü
Where is your suitcase?
Boo eene ee valeedsa soï? Ðïý åßíáé ç âáëßôóá óïõ;
Where is...?
Boo eene...? Ðïý åßíáé...;
my suitcase
ee valeedsa moo ç âáëßôóá ìïõ
our suitcase
ee valeedsa mas ç âáëßôóá ìáò
over there
egee bera åêåß ðÝñá
It's in the room.
Eene mesa sto thomadeeo. Åßíáé ìÝóá óôï äùìÜôéï.
in
mesa ìÝóá
room
thomadeeo äùìÜôéï
Where is the toilet?
Boo eene ee dooaleda? Ðïý åßíáé ç ôïõáëÝôá;
the toilet
ee dooaleda ç ôïõáëÝôá
upstairs
bano ðÜíù
downstairs
gado êÜôù
What time is it?
Dee ora eene? Ôé þñá åßíáé;
broyevma
breakfast
ðñüãåõìá
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What time is breakfast?
Dee ora eene do broyevma? Té þñá åßíáé ôï ðñüãåõìá;
at seven o'clock
stees efta ee ora óôéò åöôÜ ç þñá
o'clock
ee ora ç þñá
today
seemera óÞìåñá
tomorrow
avreeo áýñéï
this afternoon
do aboyevma ôï áðüãåõìá
9. Problems, problems There is a problem.
Eebarkhee ena provleema. ÕðÜñ÷åé Ýíá ðñüâëçìá.
There is…
eebarkhee… õðÜñ÷åé…
a problem
ena provleema Ýíá ðñüâëçìá
with the TV
me deen deeleorasee ìå ôçí ôçëåüñáóç
with the fridge
me do pseeheeo ìå ôï øõãåßï
I've lost my camera.
Ekhasa dee fodografeegee moo. ¸÷áóá ôç öùôïãñáöéêÞ ìïõ.
I've lost…
Ekhasa… ¸÷áóá…
my camera
dee fodografeegee moo ôç öùôïãñáöéêÞ ìïõ
my passport
do theeavadeereeo moo ôï äéáâáôÞñéï ìïõ
my wallet
do bortofolee moo ôï ðïñôïöüëé ìïõ
I need…
Creeazome… ×ñåéÜæïìáé…
stamps
grammadoseema ãñáììáôüóçìá
plasters / Band-Aid (US Engl.)
tseerodo ôóéñüôï
something for mosquitos
gadee ya da goonoopya êÜôé ãéá ôá êïõíïýðéá
suncream
andeeleeagee grema áíôéçëéáêÞ êñÝìá
aspirins
aspeereenes áóðéñßíåò
something for
gadee ya êÜôé ãéá
a bad stomach (my stomach)
do stomakhee moo ôï óôïìÜ÷é ìïõ
I need aspirins.
Creeazome aspeereenes. ×ñåéÜæïìáé áóðéñßíåò.
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Also available in this volume:
Check out Rapid Volume 2 and “Rapid Chinese� Details at www.earwormslearning.com
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The Tracks: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
I would lik e … 6:01 To order 6:10 Have you got …? 9:31 To the airport 7:01 Numbers and days 6:34 Is there …? 6:15 Directions 8:51 Where & what time? 8:00 Problems, problems! 7:41
Concept & Development: Marlon Lodge, Project Management: Andrew & Maria Lodge, Text: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Music: James Berry, ML and AKM, Songs 5,6,9 feature samples by www.platinumloops.com, Pedagogic Support: Bob Glynn, Recorded @ Hill House Studios. Voices: Maria Karolidou & Andrew Lodge, Mastered by Max Stamm @ Wildwood, Düsseldorf. Graphic Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski & Bernd Kreuder @ HKP, Special thanks to: Jan, Jane, Evie, Anna, Freddy, Matt Hinzmann, UKTI, Noisebox Digital Media.
www.earwormslearning.com © 2006 earworms publishing Ltd. Catalogue no. EARW 0401 Produced in the EU