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…
Greek Past Tenses: Making Peace with Aoristos and Paratatikos
If you have been learning Greek for a while, you’ve probably reached that magical (and sometimes mysterious) moment when you want to talk about something that already happened.
That’s when two important Greek tenses appear: Aoristos and Paratatikos —> the most used Greek past tenses.
They sound fancy, but they are just your new storytelling friends. And once you get to know them, you’ll start sounding a lot more like a native Greek speaker
Meet Mr. Aoristos (Αόριστος) – The Simple Guy
Aoristos means Simple Past in Greek. He’s direct, efficient, and never overcomplicates things.
He is the tense for completed actions —> things that happened once and are now done.
✏️ Example:
Έφαγα ένα σουβλάκι. → I ate a souvlaki.
That’s it. You ate it. Finished. No drama. Aoristos tells you what happened, fast and clean, and then moves on.
He’s the Greek grammar equivalent of “mission accomplished.”
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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.
Story 36; Στο κομμωτήριο – At the hair dresser.
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.
Story 35; Μια ζωή με… σεισμούς! A life with… earthquakes!
In this episode, Eva reads a story about a mother with child experiencing an earthquake in Athens.
Author story, Podcast script + Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast narrator; Eva Christodoulou
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How to say “I sleep”, I slept…or I will go to sleep,
in Greek?
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
If you’re learning Greek and love Greek music, the film Eftihia is a must-see! This moving biopic offers a unique opportunity to discover the life and legacy of one of Greece’s most influential female lyricists, Eftihia Papagiannopoulou. Watching this film is not only a great way to enjoy Greek cinema but also to deepen your understanding of Greek culture and enrich your vocabulary.
Who Was Eftihia Papagiannopoulou?
Eftihia Papagiannopoulou (1893–1972) was one of the most important female figures in the Greek music scene. She wrote lyrics for hundreds of laika and rebetika songs, many of which remain popular today and are still performed in tavernas, concerts, and festivals all over Greece.
She was born in Aydin, near Smyrna (modern-day Izmir) in Asia Minor, and fled to Greece after the destruction of Smyrna in 1922. Arriving in Athens with her two daughters, she would eventually become a beloved, though often underrecognized, figure in Greek music history.
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.
Μέτσοβο: Βλάχικη φιλοξενία και περιπέτειες | Metsovo; Vlach hospitality and adventures.
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
Learn the Greek verb “I can”, I could…and start making sentences!
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 “μπορώ” is a verb of the B2 category,
just like
προσπαθώ,
αργώ,
οδηγώ
etc..
and you can also find those verbs in our YouTube language videos list.
For more information and grammar about those verbs, take a look at this ebook
Ready to learn one of the most useful verbs in Greek?
πάω = I go
With just this one verb, you can already say many things in everyday situations. Read more
