Every year on February 9th, people around the world celebrate International Greek Language Day (Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ελληνικής Γλώσσας).
This day honours the Greek language and its important role in literature, science, philosophy, and world culture. Greek, known as “Ελληνικά” in Greek, is one of the world’s oldest recorded living languages, with a history spanning over 3,400 years. It has influenced many other languages, including English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
stophanes in Comics? Yes it exists!
AriDiscover 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.
Ancient Greek comedy was one of the three main dramatic forms of theatre in classical Greece; the other two were tragedy and the satyr play. The term classical Greece refers to the period from the beginning of the fifth century B.C and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. It was a period of intense conflict, first between the Greeks and the Persians, then between the Athenians and the Spartans. Aristophanes used the political circumstances of his time as the historical context for his comedies. Read more
A Greek song by famous Greek singer Machairitsas is also ideal to learn Greek vocabulary.
Let’s enjoy beautiful Greek music, while improving your Greek.
But just in case you do not know him…
How to say “I wash” or “I wash myself” in Greek.
Learn the active and passive form of this verb
THIS PART OF GRAMMAR MIGHT BE CONFUSING, AND NEEDS SOME PRACTICE.
But do not worry, siga-siga!
When you learn Greek, a difficult part in grammar is the use of active and passive verbs.
Most students get confused, since it is not something you learn in other European languages.
So here below, we will explain the verb “to wash” in its active form, as well as “to be washed” in the passive form.
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here
Greek grammar is always necessary is you want to speak correctly.
When you are at an intermediate language level in Greek, then learning the Past Tenses, is usually on the programme!
Most students, will learn the Αόριστος first, and then the Παρατατικός , or Simple Past and Past Continuous.
In this blog article, we will explain both tenses, their conjugations, and the difference in how and when to use them.
Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.36
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 #36 on various Podcast channels listed below.
In this episode, Myrto reads a story about a foreigner going for a haircut in Greece, and experiencing something she did not expect!
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Video montage + proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator; Myrto Yfanti
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Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.35
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 #35 on various Podcast channels listed below.
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast narrator; Eva Christodoulou
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Speaking Greek correctly, without knowing how to conjugate a verb, is impossible.
Every sentence has a verb, so one of the most important grammar aspects when you learn Greek, is ….learning verbs!
The verb Κοιμάμαι is conjugated like the verbs
λυπάμαι (I am sorry/ I am sad),
θυμάμαι (I remember),
φοβάμαι (I am afraid/ scared),
and you can also find those verbs in our YouTube language videos list.
So those verbs actually belong to the “passive verb” category.
Not sure what the difference is between an active and passive verb?
Then click here for more explanations
Good news!
Only these 4 verbs belong to this B2 category, so verbs ending on -άμαι .
The conjugation of those 4 verbs therefore is the same.
If you prefer to first watch and listen to the video, then click here
The Greek Expressions for “See you” or “We will see” are used on a daily basis, but….
Don’t mix them up in Greek!
Ever had that awkward moment when you confidently say something in Greek… and your Greek friend gives you that look?
Yeah — we’ve all been there.
Today’s Greek lesson is all about two tiny expressions that sound similar but mean totally different things.
They’re both super common, and if you’re visiting Greece, you’ll hear them all the time.
But warning: mixing them up is a classic Greek learner’s blooper! Let’s fix that today
Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.34
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 #34 on various Podcast channels listed below.
In this episode, Sophia reads a story about a winter holiday in Metsovo, going for skiing, and discovering the Vlach dialect.
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Video montage + proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator; Sophia Devetzi Read more
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