{"id":3843,"date":"2021-12-07T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T09:28:51","slug":"quiz-the-story-of-yusurum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/quiz-the-story-of-yusurum\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: The story of yusurum"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most famous Athens landmarks is \u039c\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 (Monastiraki). This area is known for the flea market and for street fair which takes place every Sunday at \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u0391\u03b2\u03b7\u03c3\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. The street fair is also known as \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc<\/i> (yusurum). \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc was a Jewish merchant who lived in Athens in the 19th<\/sup> century. In this post there is a podcast from the LIFO<\/a> magazine about the story of his family. It is suitable for advanced learners (level C1+ ). There are also two listening comprehension exercises. Listen from the beginning to 06:01 (6 minutes) and do the exercises.<\/p>\n

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#1. \u039b\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf – Vocabulary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 (\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2) : with more than three children<\/p>\n

\u03ad\u03bb\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2: comes from, has origins<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03ba\u03b4\u03b9\u03ce\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd (\u03b5\u03ba\u03b4\u03b9\u03ce\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9): they were driven out<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03c1\u03ae\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03cd\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf: found refuge<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae\u03c1\u03c5\u03be\u03b7: declaration<\/p>\n

\u03ad\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1: poverty<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7: clothing alteration<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03bd\u03b4\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03bd\u03b4\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1): clothes<\/p>\n

\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf (\u03c4\u03bf): auction house<\/p>\n

\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd: to get<\/p>\n

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Listen to the podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#2. \u0386\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Match the phrases of column A to the phrases of column B<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. O I\u03c3\u03b1\u03ac\u03ba \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u03b1. \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0399\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. \u03a4\u03bf\u03bd \u0394\u03b5\u03ba\u03ad\u03bc\u03b2\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03bf\u03b9 \u0395\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\n\u03b2. \u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. \u039f\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03af\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u0395\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03b9<\/td>\n\u03b3. \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. \u0397 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc<\/td>\n\u03b4. \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9 \u0395\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. \u03a4\u03bf 1830<\/td>\n\u03b5. \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03a3\u03bc\u03cd\u03c1\u03bd\u03b7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03af<\/td>\n\u03c3\u03c4. \u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03be\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bf\u03b4\u03cc \u039a\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ca\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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#3. \u0386\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc \u03b7 \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2; (State whether the following sentences are true or false)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. O \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac.<\/p>\n

2. \u039f\u03b9 \u03a3\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03af\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0399\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd 17\u03bf \u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1.<\/p>\n

3. \u0397 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03a7\u03af\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03cd\u03b8\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1.<\/p>\n

4. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd 19\u03bf \u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1.<\/p>\n

5. \u0397 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03b8\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u039a\u03bf\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9.<\/p>\n

6. \u039f \u0399\u03c3\u03b1\u03ac\u03ba \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c1\u03ac\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n

7. \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u0391\u03b2\u03b7\u03c3\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n

8. \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03b9.<\/p>\n

Transcription:\u00a0 Isaak Yusurum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Answer key: Isaak Yusurum_answer key<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are an upper-beginner (A1+ level) you can find a listening comprehension exercise here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Mats Hagwall<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a> (Flea market in Croatia)<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the most famous Athens landmarks is \u039c\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 (Monastiraki). This area is known for the flea market and for street fair which takes place every Sunday at \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u0391\u03b2\u03b7\u03c3\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. The street fair is also known as \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc (yusurum). \u0393\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc was a Jewish merchant who lived in Athens in the 19th century. In this post…<\/p>\n

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