Let's make our own English-Greek-Polish picture dictionary.

 

 

These steps will help us in order to make our dictionary. 

STEPS

1. Write clear definitions from a monolingual English dictionary.

2. Make sketches/ pictures or take photos for the words.

    You can use http://colorillo.com/ and draw your own inspiring pictures:))

3. Write the Greek or Polish phonetic transcription (so everyone can read it).

   You can use this tool translate.google.com – Google Translate - Free online Google translation service with built-in romanization tool for Greek language. Detects language automatically.

The words/phrases are:

1. Christmas,

2. Silent night,

3. carols

4. New year’s Day,

5. present,

6. snow,

7. Christmas tree

8. Santa Claus,

9. snowman,

10. gingerbread cookies,

11. star of Bethlehem,

12. Midnight Mass

 

The Greek group prepares the first six words and the Polish group the next six words.

Good luck everyone!!!

Material for the dictionary

No	word in English	definition	word in Greek	phonetic transcription	word in Polish	phonetic transcription	picture
1	Christmas tree	A tree that people put in their house and decorate for Christmas	Χριστουγεννιάτικο δέντρο	christougenniátiko déntro	choinka	[xɔˈjĩnka]
2	Santa Claus	An imaginary old man with red clothes and a long white beard who, children believe, brings them presents at Christmas.	Άγιος Βασίλης	Ágios Vassílis	Święty Mikołaj	[ˈɕfʲjɛ̃ntɨ mʲiˈkɔwaj]
3	snowman	A snow sculpture often built by children in regions with sufficient snowfall.	χιονάνθρωπος	chionánthropos	bałwan	[ˈbawvãn]
4	gingerbread cookies	Biscuits with ginger in it.	μπισκότα με πιπερόριζα	biskota me piperóriza	pierniki	[ˈpʲjɛrʲɲiki]
5	Star of Bethlehem	The star which, in the Bible, appeared in the sky when Jesus was born, to show the way to the place of his birth.	Αστέρι της Βηθλεέμ	asteri tis Vithleem	Gwiazda Betlejemska	[ˈɡvʲjazda ˌbɛtlɛˈjɛ̃msʲca]
6	Midnight Mass	A solemn Mass celebrated at night (usually at midnight or in the evening) with 24 on December 25, the first Christmas. Midnight Mass commemorates the expectation and prayer aimed shepherds to Bethlehem. In Poland, it is one of the most important holidays.	Αγρυπνία Χριστουγέννων	Agrypnía Christougénnon	Pasterka	[paˈstɛrka]
7	Christmas	A Christian holy day (25 December) that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ	Χριστούγεννα	Christoúgenna  [xri.ˈstu.je.na]	Boże Narodzenie	[ˈbɔʒɛ ˌnarɔˈʣ̑ɛ̃ɲɛ]
8	silent night	The holy night when Jesus was born. Also, a very popular carol in Polish.	Άγια νύχτα	Agia nichta	cicha noc	[ˈʨ̑ixa nɔʦ̑]
9	carol	Α happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas	κάλαντα	kálanta	kolęda	[kɔˈlɛ̃nda]
10	New Year's Day	Τhe first day of the year, a public holiday in many countries	Πρωτοχρονιά	protochroniá  [pro.to.xro.ˈɲa]	Nowy Rok	[ˈnɔvɨ ˈrɔk]
11	present	something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special occasion	δώρο	dóro  ['ðoro]	prezent	[ˈprɛzɛ̃nt]
12	snow	The small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that it forms	χιόνι	chióni [ˈço.ɲi]	śnieg	[ɕɲɛk]

 

Here is a padlet where you can write words or/and phrases for our Christmas dictionary. You can also post your wishes or any photos you would like to share with us.