Do you also love cheese? When you visit another country, it is always part of the fun to also explore the local cuisine, or…trying the locally produced cheese. Often foreigners visiting Greece only have heard of or tasted the Greek “feta cheese”, but today Greece produces a wide variety of cheeses, all of excellent quality. […]
Greek Singer Yannis Charoulis is a known Greek singer, songwriter, and musician whose music brings together elements from entekhno (orchestral music with elements from folk songs and lyrics often based on the work of famous Greek poets), rock, and traditional Cretan music. Continue reading to learn more about his career and Greek music, and listen […]
The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast – Episode 2 If you are at an intermediate level in Greek, then boost your Greek listening skills with the Omilo Podcast. It also helps you learn common everyday Greek vocabulary and life situations in Greece. In this podcast you can listen to every story first at a slow reading […]
If you are not able to travel to Greece at the moment but would like to get that feeling again, then why not reading some travel diaries? And even better…If you are at the advanced level in Greek, then you can also improve your Greek reading and listening skills at the same time. Below more […]
The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast – Episode 1 If you are at an intermediate level in Greek, then boost your Greek listening skills with the Omilo Podcast. It also helps you learn common everyday Greek vocabulary and life situations in Greece. In this podcast you can listen to every story first at a slow reading […]
Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit. Almost every Greek has enjoyed a sunny morning with cold coffee (preferably a frappe) and a round of “Portes” or a summer afternoon with a glass of ouzo accompanied by a “meze” and a round of “Plakoto”. Το τάβλι είναι μία ιδιαίτερα δημοφιλής συνήθεια […]
We selected 10 important Greek Proverbs for you, which are used very regularly in the Greek language. Every culture and language has a collection of wise sayings that gives advice about how to live your life. These are the so-called proverbs. In Greek, they are called: οι παροιμίες. Of course, when you start learning Greek, […]
With the Omilo Greek Diary you can listen to this Dialogue Teaching Greek at Omilo, during the very first course in 1997 Listen to Conversations and true stories in Greek, while learning a little bit of Omilo history! : ) With the extra Greek-English transcript and parallel text, which you can find under the video, […]
Discover the works of the greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy, Aristophanes, through cleverly illustrated comics versions of his plays and learn more about the importance of comedy in ancient Greece. Comedy in ancient Athens Ancient Greek comedy was one of the three main dramatic forms of theatre in classical Greece; the other two were […]
Would you like to traveling to Greece or participate in an Omilo Greek Langauge and Culture course this summer, but you are not confident to travel yet, due to the corona pandemic? Do not worry, if you’re still looking to ‘travel’ from the comfort of your own living room whilst staying safe and practicing your […]
