The most well known Greek New Year Song, is sang on December 31st! Children will ring your doorbell early in the morning, and sing the New Year Carol – ta kalanta Of course, you can hear this New Year song also on the radio, and maybe, you can also try to sing it yourself and […]
There are many Greek Christmas and New Year Traditions in Greece! Here below you will find more information about those traditions. In the meantime, in order to improve your listening skills, you can click on the button below, where you will find the translation in Greek as well as the Audio
Pork with celery and lemon sauce, is a delicious and typical Greek dish. Did you know it is also a great alternative for a Christmas table? (vegetarians can replace the pork with mushrooms )! Learn more about this Greek recipe and try once to replace your « turkey » with « pork » 🙂
Do you like Greek music? Σας αρέσει η ελληνική μουσική; Maybe this is not an easy question to answer, since there are so many different genres of Greek songs and music. Ίσως να μην είναι τόσο εύκολο να απαντήσετε σε αυτή την ερώτηση, αφού υπάρχουν πολλά είδη ελληνικής μουσικής. You might like one particular genre, […]
A Greek Recipe – Giouvarlakia (Greek Meatballs with egg-lemon sauce) is a great dish , now that the autumn season has started, temperatures go down and along with that, light summer dishes switch to warm winter recipes. The Greek kitchen has amazing salads, fish, and seafood for hot days, but when it is getting colder, […]
The Athens Classic Marathon is one of the most important sports events hosted by the city of Athens. Thousands of runners from all over the world participate in every year’s race. Apart from the sportive event, they have the chance to enjoy Greek hospitality, to discover the fascinating landscape and to explore a city which […]
Let’s learn the verb « to go », and at the same time some easy sentences and expressions. The Greek language has a lot of grammar, long words, an accent on every word with more than 1 syllable, a very rich vocabulary, expressions and difficult spelling. However, do not worry! Let’s look at it from the positive […]
Do you kow how to say Happy Birthday in Greek? If you have been to Greece, most likely you have already heard the popular wish «Χρόνια πολλά». It is not just used for Happy Birthday, but for many other occasions as well.
Syros island and Hermoupolis town, are locations our students love deeply. Every Summer, since 2005, Omilo organizes Greek Language and Culture Courses on the Cycladic island of Syros. After all those years, the island feels like a second home to the Omilo team, as well as to many returning students.
Greek etymology, is something we often use in our Greek lessons. But this time, we will use it to explain you a bit more about why we chose the name « omilo » or » ομιλώ ». « Omilo Greek Language and Culture » was founded in 1996, so we are around for many years 🙂 Even longer than « google » […]
