How you wish something in Greek, in various circumstances

Do you also love Greece? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could say a “Greek wish” to a Greek-speaking friend or acquaintance? Being able to say a typical wish would make you feel part of Greek society.

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How I heard about Omilo, and started learning Greek :)

People learning Greek, as a hobby,  are really special, and you do not meet them every day! However, Omilo was founded in 1996 and has welcomed so many students from every corner in the world, all wanting to learn Greek.
Over the years, we have heard the most amazing reasons why somebody wants to learn Greek, which we could never have imagined 🙂

Here below you can read a nice & true story,  written by Lesley: “How I heard about Omilo… and then registered immediately!”
Her story was sent to Omilo through our Essay Competition in 2015.
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A Traditional Greek Wedding And Useful Vocabulary

A traditional wedding is still “the norm” in Greece, since “traditions” are very popular in Greece!
Today, most couples in Greece still choose to get married, although nowadays they usually also  “live together” for a while before the wedding.

Click here to read the article in Greek

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An introduction to a famous Greek author “Alki Zei”

When learning Greek, or any other new language, it is a good idea to also start reading novels, while learning more about the culture and history. Here below, we will present the author Alki Zei.

Click here to read the article in Greek

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Fygame Greek Language Book – Off we go to learn Greek! + AUDIO (Intermediate level)

January 2013 : A new ‘‘baby‘‘ was born within the Omilo team: ‘Φύγαμε για ελληνικά!’ Off we go to learn Greek, a Greek Language book for the intermediate level, + CD
April 2019 : The book was re-published, 2nd edition, + CD or MP3 Audio link

The proud parents are the Omilo teachers and authors Marina Braila, Konstantinos Oikonomou and Dora Stoimenidou (*).

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My Greek Language Journey

My Greek Language Journey, still ongoing ! When I decided to move to Greece with my Greek partner, now more than 25 years ago, I was looking forward to putting all my knowledge of Greek words and grammar into practice! My desire to speak Greek fluently and to be able to communicate with Greeks would finally become reality!

Read this article in Greek

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Greek speaking villages in Southern Italy

You can find several Greek speaking villages in Southern Italy, so not only in Greece! Read the  story below, see a documentary and listen to a song in Grico dialect.

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Multilingualism: a documentary about languages in the EU and at Omilo!

Omilo was contacted by the Greek ERT TV-station, in March 2013, with the question  to interview the owners of the Omilo-school (Maya and Dimitris Andreadis) about multilingualism.
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