It’s not always sunny… even in Greece, we have our rainy days!
And of course, no Greek moment is complete without music to match the mood.
For a day like this, listen to the beautiful rebetiko song «Πέφτουν της βροχής οι στάλες»
(“Raindrops are falling”),
composed by Vassilis Tsitsanis and sung by Sotiria Bellou.
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Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.38
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 #38 on various Podcast channels listed below.
In this episode, Myrto reads you a story about 2 friends going to Edessa for the 3-day Carnival weekend, celebrating carnival in an unexpected way, but really fun.
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast narrator; Myrto Yfanti
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Boost Your Greek and Learn Greek by Listening, Reading, and Practising (A1–A2 levels)
Learning a new language is an exciting and rewarding experience, especially when you can see your progress and enjoy the process.
Greek is no exception, although it might be a bit harder than learning other European languages.
At beginner level, the key to improvement is regular practice, exposure to real language,
and activities that help you understand how Greek works in context.
And this is exactly the idea behind Boost Your Greek, a series of practice books designed for A1–A2 learners.
Valentine day became the international day for romance, but in fact,
any time of the year, is a good time, to listen to Greek Love Songs or Love stories!
Do you agree?
In general, Greeks are romantic! And this reflects in many love songs or real love stories…
Let’s take a look…
Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.37
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 #37 on various Podcast channels listed below.
In this episode, Sophia reads a story about 3 friends from Tinos, traveling to Epirus, looking for the Vikos spring,
and ending up in an adventure.
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast narrator; Sophia Devetzi
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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.
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