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Fygame! Greek Language Book – Off we go to learn Greek! + AUDIO

Fygame! Φύγαμε για ελληνικά!  The Story Behind Omilo’s Greek Language Book

How do you keep improving your Greek after returning home from an intensive language course in Greece?

This was a question we often heard from Omilo students,  and it eventually led to the creation of «Φύγαμε για ελληνικά!» (Fygame gia Ellinika – Off we go to learn Greek!), our language book for intermediate learners of Modern Greek.

Written by experienced Omilo teachers Marina Braila, Konstantinos Oikonomou and the late Dora Stoimenidou,
the book is the result of many years of teaching Greek to adult students from all over the world.

Today, Φύγαμε για ελληνικά! is used not only by Omilo students, but also by teachers and schools teaching Modern Greek in different countries.

And now we have made a new video to give you a closer look inside the book!
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Learn More About Greek Music and Greek Singer Eleftheria Arvanitaki

Do you also like Greek music?  Who is your favorite singer?
We here present you… Eleftheria Arvanitaki! A renowned Greek singer with a career that spans four decades and is a strong favorite among Omilo students. Let’s learn more about her life and work!

Click here to read the article in Greek
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Greek Expressions; “See you!” and “We will see!”

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

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Learn the Greek verb ‘to do | to make’ and useful sentences

How to say “I do” in Greek and other useful sentences with this verb?

One of the most important verbs that you need to memorize when starting learning Greek is the verb “κάνω” = I do or I make

It is an easy verb that we use in many everyday phrases. Below you will find some important expressions and some useful tips on how to use this verb.

Let’s have a look!

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A Rebetiko Song and a Grammar exercise

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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Aristophanes In Comics! Learn About The Famous Ancient Greek Comedy Writer

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.

Read this article in Greek and listen to the Audio

Comedy in ancient Athens

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. Lire la suite

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Greek Song by Machairitsas, and Greek Vocabulary

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…

Who is Machairitsas?

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The verb « to go », along with useful phrases

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. Lire la suite

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Learn Greek With An Entechno Song – George Dalaras

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, like Rembetiko, Pop, Rock, but maybe not another genre like Laika, Entechna…?

So a better question might be;
Which genre of Greek Music do you like? Or, do you like Greek entechna songs ?
But  with those questions,  many non-Greeks will not be able to answer them, since they do not know the names or the difference between the various musical genres, neither the time-period that particular music was created in Greece.
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Greek verbs “πίνω” and “πεινάω” – I drink and I am hungry!

The Greek verbs Greek verbs “πίνω” and “πεινώ” ( I drink and I am hungry) are verbs you hear on a daily basis, but might be a bit confusing for you. Those two verbs are conjugated differently, since they belong to different verb categories. 
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