On duolingo, they teach you that "vegetables" translates to "λαχανικά", but I've searched on the internet and I saw a few sites where they said that the correct form is "λαχανικό". Also, I can't find the singular form, i.e. "vegetable". Does it just doesen't have a singular form?
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"λαχανικό" or "λαχανικά"?
Re: "λαχανικό" or "λαχανικά"?
το λαχανικό is the singular form.
Το καρότο είναι λαχανικό. = The carrot is a vegetable.
τα λαχανικά is the plural form.
Το καρότο και το μαρούλι είναι λαχανικά. = The carrot and the lettuce are vegetables.
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Oh, O. Zoe, nice to see you here Thank you for all the questions you answered on the old official forum, your answers are always helpful when I don't know what I'm doing wrong. And of course thank you for responding to my question as well.
Native language: Romanian. I'm using English on a daily basis. I know some German. I started learning Greek in April 2022
Re: "λαχανικό" or "λαχανικά"?
Παρακαλώ! I'm happy to help. I hope you're enjoying learning Greek!
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I still haven't worked out a useful mnemonic for distinguishing between λαχανικά and λουκάνικα. It took me years already to stop asking for λάστιχα (tyres) at restaurants in Greece. Now I remember that tyres are elastic. (And even with lashings of σκορδάλια they taste awful).
On a more general note, I really miss the – often very insightful – banter on the Duolingo fora. And I especially miss the manifestations of O.Zoe, shining light all around. So I just signed in here to see what was up.
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UncleBob, it's so great to see you here! I've missed your banter and your good spirits!
UncleBob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:01 amI still haven't worked out a useful mnemonic for distinguishing between λαχανικά and λουκάνικα. It took me years already to stop asking for λάστιχα (tyres) at restaurants in Greece. Now I remember that tyres are elastic. (And even with lashings of σκορδάλια they taste awful).
When someone eats λαχαχανικά, they laugh.
Women Laughing Alone With Salad
Loukanikos was a famous dog in Greece.
loukanikos -> dog -> hot dog -> sausage
Bad example, I know.. :ρ
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