How to say “I am sorry” or “I feel sorry”… in Greek?
Here below, we will explain the verb “to be sorry – to feel sad”
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here
Easy Greek Stories podcast – About the life of teachers in Greece
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 pace, followed by the same story, narrated at a normal Greek native speaking pace, as well as an extra vocabulary list at the end.
Every 2nd month one new Greek story. And it is free!
(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)
Listen to story #31 on various Podcast channels listed below.
Τι έμαθε ο Ηλίας στο μετρό για τους δασκάλους στην Ελλάδα;
What did Ilias learn in the metro about teachers in Greece?
In this episode, Eva reads a story about Ilias overhearing a discussion in the metro, related to the life of a public teacher in Greece
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Video montage + Notebook proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator; Eva Christodoulou
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Are you at an intermediate language level in Greek, and getting confused when to use which tense?
Learning Greek verbs and tenses is necessary to start communicating in Greek.
When you reach the intermediate level, you will be ready to learn the past tenses;
Most students, will learn the Αόριστος first, and then the Παρατατικός , or Simple Past and Past Continuous.
In this blog article, we will explain the Αόριστος and Παρατατικός tenses, their conjugations, and the difference in how to use these two tenses.
It is not always easy for non-Greeks to understand when to use which tense, so we will try to make it more clear for you, with many examples and exercises.
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Easy Greek Stories podcast
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 pace, followed by the same story, narrated at a normal Greek native speaking pace, as well as an extra vocabulary list at the end.
Every 2nd month one new Greek story. And it is free!
(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)
Listen to story #30 on various Podcast channels listed below.
H Ολυμπιακή φλόγα ταξιδεύει | The Olympic Flame travels
In this episode, Myrto and Dimitris read a story about how the Olympic Flame travels to its destination and how Athens changed during the 2004 Olympics
Podcast story script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast and Video montage + Notebook proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator; Myrto and Dimitris
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The Greek verbs Greek verbs “πίνω” and “πεινώ” ( I drink and I am hungry) are verbs you hear on a daily basis, but might be a bit confusing for you. Those two verbs are conjugated differently, since they belong to different verb categories.
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Greek passive verbs are not so easy, but very common.
So let’s learn how to say “I remember” or “I do not remember” in Greek?
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here
Learning Greek wishes for celebrations and social occasions is always fun. If you have ever participated in a Greek Easter celebration, wedding, baptism or name day party, you have definitely noticed that there are specific wishes to be used for every occasion. Our students practice those wishes very regularly, not only during a course in Greece, but also after their course. Since the Omilo-team and students are like a big family, we use wishes such as birthdays, name days, weddings, very often in emails, cards, SMS or on social media.
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Learn the Greek Expressions “See you” and “We will see” and sound as a local!
This is something you can say and hear several times per day, when visiting Greece.
So even if the grammar is too difficult for you, it is useful to learn them by heart.
Since the expressions sound a bit similar, foreigners many times get confused and end up saying those expressions at the wrong time.
So, imagine you meet up with your lovely Greek friend(s), you all have a great time, you kiss them goodbye and you are about to say ‘See you” in Greek.
So by trying to translate “See you”, many non-Greeks say ‘Θα δούμε!’ … and you instantly ruin the image of the excellent Greek language learner!
But do not worry; most Greeks will understand what you actually wanted to say!
However, it is also really easy to learn to say the expressions correctly.
Read more below and enjoy your lesson! Καλό μάθημα!
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How To Use Greek Proverbs in Everyday Conversations?
Proverbs are popular sayings that provide nuggets of wisdom.
Every culture and language has a collection of those. They illustrate how people within this culture think and are often influenced by its history.
The Greek word for ‘proverbs’ is ‘οι παροιμίες’.
Οι παροιμίες είναι σύντομες εκφράσεις που περιέχουν συμπυκνωμένη τη λαϊκή σοφία ενός λαού.
Κάθε κουλτούρα και γλώσσα έχει μερικές. Οι παροιμίες μας δείχνουν πώς σκέφτεται ένας λαός, ενώ συχνά σχετίζονται και με την ιστορία του.
Easy Greek Stories podcast – Where in Greece there are still drachmas?
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 pace, followed by the same story, narrated at a normal Greek native speaking pace, as well as an extra vocabulary list at the end.
Every 2nd month one new Greek story. And it is free!
(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)
Listen to story #29 on various Podcast channels listed below.
Story 29; Tο Καμάκι: Η τέχνη του φλερτ πριν το Internet | Kamaki : the art of flirting
In this episode, Eva reads a story about Vassilis, living on Paxos island, who was a Greek kamaki in his younger years, and what that means exactly..
Podcast story script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast and Video montage + Notebook proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator; Eva Christodoulou
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