In a rental conversation, asking for a different return point does not mean that it has been agreed. This fictional exchange focuses on that distinction, along with the rental period and collection point. It describes one practice arrangement, not a company’s terms or current requirements.
Read the rental exchange
| Θα ήθελα να νοικιάσω ένα μικρό αυτοκίνητο. | I would like to rent a small car. |
| Για πόσες μέρες; | For how many days? |
| Από τη Δευτέρα το πρωί μέχρι την Τετάρτη το πρωί. | From Monday morning until Wednesday morning. |
| Θα το παραλάβετε από εδώ; | Will you collect it from here? |
| Ναι. Μπορώ να το επιστρέψω στο αεροδρόμιο; | Yes. Can I return it at the airport? |
| Η επιστροφή γίνεται εδώ, όχι στο αεροδρόμιο. | The return takes place here, not at the airport. |
Describe what you want to rent
Να νοικιάσω means “to rent” after Θα ήθελα, “I would like”. Ένα μικρό αυτοκίνητο is a small car. The adjective μικρό agrees with the neuter noun αυτοκίνητο. The sentence requests a size; it does not specify a brand, model or gearbox. To ask whether a car is automatic, use Είναι αυτόματο;.
Give a beginning and an end
Από marks the starting point and μέχρι marks the endpoint. The dialogue runs from Monday morning to Wednesday morning. Πρωί means morning; it does not give an exact clock time. Ask Τι ώρα; — “At what time?” — before treating a broad part of the day as a precise appointment.
Separate collection from return
Παραλαμβάνω means collect or receive; επιστρέφω means return. Here, the customer agrees to collect the car at the current location. The question Μπορώ να το επιστρέψω στο αεροδρόμιο; proposes a different return point, but the reply says όχι στο αεροδρόμιο. The airport is mentioned without becoming the agreed destination.
Check the arrangement
- What size of car does the customer request?
- Which morning is the proposed return?
- Does the reply agree to a return at the airport?
- Is an exact collection time stated?
Show the answers
1. A small car. 2. Wednesday morning. 3. No: the reply specifies here, not at the airport. 4. No: Monday morning is given without a clock time.
Confirm in your own words
Try Θα το παραλάβω εδώ και θα το επιστρέψω εδώ, “I will collect it here and return it here.” Then change the proposed dates using Από την Τρίτη μέχρι την Πέμπτη, “From Tuesday until Thursday”. Keep the proposed dates separate from anything the other person has confirmed.
Continue with asking about times in Greek or reading an airport update.