"Αυτός είναι ο γύρος μου."
Translation:This is my gyro.
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Many learners have asked us about the difference between gyros and döner. They are almost the same thing, but doner's main ingredients are lamb, beef or chicken, while gyro's main ingredients are pork, beef or chicken.
Gyro formerly used in Greece and spelled ντονέρ [doˈner], but it was criticized for being Turkish and the word 'gyros' replaced it. Today, if you say ντονέρ in Greece or Cyprus, you mean gyro with lamb and not pork which is the basic ingredient of gyro.
As there is great similarity between those two dishes , we have accepted doner as synonyme of gyro(s) :)
Thanks for that explanation. I never knew that about the different meats. I always thought the names were regional. All three names are now accepted: gyros, gyro, and doner. Thank you, Theo.
"Γυρός" are slices of meat on pita bread... see photo above.
"Kebabs" are cubes of meat on a spit.
Does anyone know if you can (more or less) easily find vegan gyros in Greece's main cities ? I've already noticed (unintentionally) lots and lots of sites about it, but it might just be web culture...
In Athens, you can find vegan gyros (if you know where to find it). Most souvlaki shops don't offer vegan gyros, but offer vegan souvlaki (without meat or with mushrooms, which is delicious by the way) ;)
And in every souvlaki place you can get pita patata - the souvlaki bread with fries and vegetables. If you're not vegan it's good with tzatziki. Delicious and without any nutritional values :)
Well, there must be some nutritional values in the flour in the pita, the potatoes, the meat, and the vegetables I can't say how it would be compared to other meals but there are a few nutrients in there.
It's conflicting without context. If this is regarding food and drink and someone is pointing to a "pita gyros" (Greek dish shown in the photo by nnikolov30 below), then it's telling you that this plate/serving is theirs.
Most say pita gyros, as it's gyros wrapped up in pita bread, but often you'll find they shorten it to just 'gyros'.
Alternatively:
Αυτός είναι ο γύρος μου. = This is my turn/round.
This is my turn.. for something
Examples:
Αυτός είναι ο γύρος μου να κεράσω. = This is my turn to treat (in a group setting, buying drinks).
Also, in a different way, you can say "είναι η σειρά μου" "this is my turn / it's my turn".
Είναι η σειρά μου ... να κεράσω = It's my turn to treat.
Είναι η σειρά μου = It's my turn (if you're in a queue somewhere)
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The greek version of a kebab! And there was me thinking the word "gyro" had something to do with a wheel or a device of sorts. (◔_◔)
It actually does have something to do with a device that turns. γυρος has to do with turning, and it refers to the way the meat is roasted.
Why does that make more sense? Gyro is an important part of Greek cuisine, and this is a Greek course.
We have included "my round" since it is a literal translation of the sentence and is a recognized expression. However, you are aware that we are referring to a very common Greek food item.
thank you but in the lesson/version I have there is no mention of food or gyro as a doner or any picture hence my assumption that we are talking about a round of drinks in a bar as I have never heard of a gyro as a food of any kind. Now I know I will look out for them!
That is exactly why I added "my round" we do not expect everyone to know about the food and the Greek translates to "my round" so well. On the stream at the very top there is picture posted by a learner of a gyro but of course you wouldn't have seen that when doing the exercise.
We should have included both translations from the start and appreciate having it brought to our attention.
As far as I know, γύρος is not used for a round of drinks in a bar. Of course, as Jaye has said, This is my round is a proper translation, but it is kind of difficult to imagine what kind of γύρος a Greek could have meant.
Ah, now that is knowledge beyond my scope.
So, we are now dealing with the literal translation which does not refer to offers to pay for drinks which Duo learners should be made aware of.
Thanks Jacob for clarifying that.
For Greeks I imagine that every time the check came there would be a lot of "I got this." "No, I'm paying." and even admonising the waiter not to take money from the others. ;)
Hi, Jacob, here we are two years down and as you can see I had added "round" just because the word call also mean "round" and now it's picked up the English meaning. So, no prob. it's already there. Thanks for your info. and good to talk to you again.
Hi Jaye. Speaking with a younger Greek friend of mine he told me that γύρος is indeed used for a round of drinks nowadays. I am sorry for the inconvenience...
Ok so correct me if im wrong but doest Αυτός imply a person? Whenever i hear someone talking about a object i greek they say Αυτό.
The ending of αυτός, αυτή, αυτό depends on the grammatical gender of the noun refered to.
Αυτός ο καφές...
Αυτή η σούπα...
Αυτό το τραπέζι...
There are some interesting posts about grammatical gender elsewhere on this thread.
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Γύρος ονομάζεται ελληνικό παραδοσιακό έδεσμα που παρασκευάζεται από κομμάτια χοιρινού κρέατος ή κοτόπουλου μαγειρεμένα με ειδικό τρόπο
Αυτή is for feminine nouns...
Αυτός is masculine
Αυτό is neuter
Remember we are talking about the gender of the word ... not necessarily the person. So, here the gyros is masculine. Read the other comments here..there is load of information.
Use these to help you always find the right word...
TIPS TO MAKE LEARNING EASIER and EFFECTIVE + HOW TO REPORT A PROBLEM
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/22424028
they will help you:
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always find the correct translation (Drop Down Hints)
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find explanations for grammar and vocabulary....(Tips & notes)
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tell you what to do if you have a problem...your sentence is rejected etc
And check out the Greek Forum here with more links..
https://forum.duolingo.com/topic/936
I put 'this is my round' but it wasn't accepted. For good measure, i flagged it too.
If you were to read through the comments here....and no there are too many to even start...you would see that "round" had been added 2 years ago. When the new tree was created it seems to have been dropped. thanks for the heads up, it's ok now.
If you listen to the slow words, they say Αυτος είμαι ο μικρόν γύος μοθ. It clearly says είμαι not είναι and adds in an extra word. The normal speech says the right words.