Yannis Charoulis is a celebrated Greek singer, songwriter, and musician whose music brings together elements from entekhno (orchestral music with elements from folk songs and lyrics often based on the work of famous Greek poets), rock, and traditional Cretan music. Continue reading to learn more about his career and music, and listen to one of […]
If you are not able to travel to Greece at the moment but would like to get that feeling again, then why not reading some travel diaries? And even better…If you are at the advanced level in Greek, then you can also improve your Greek reading and listening skills at the same time. Below more […]
It is never cold in Greece! Is it a myth or the truth? What do you believe? Μύθος ή όχι; Κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα ή όχι;
Most likely, you have heard this word many times recently, or seen it popping up all over the internet; the PODCASTS! And here is the good news, welcome to the new Omilo Podcast for Intermediate Levels. The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast If you are at an intermediate level in Greek, then boost your Greek listening […]
Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit. Almost every Greek has enjoyed a sunny morning with cold coffee (preferably a frappe) and a round of “Portes” or a summer afternoon with a glass of ouzo accompanied by a “meze” and a round of “Plakoto”. Το τάβλι είναι μία ιδιαίτερα δημοφιλής συνήθεια […]
Every culture and language has a collection of wise sayings that gives advice about how to live your life. These are the so-called proverbs. In Greek, they are called: οι παροιμίες. Of course, when you start learning Greek, it is useful to start learning the Everyday Greek Wishes and very common Greek expressions first, so […]
Eftihia Papagiannopoulou was the first and potentially most important female lyricist of the Greek music scene. She penned countless “laika and rembetika”(*) songs, many of which became Greek song hits and are sung and danced to even nowadays. Papagiannopoulou was born in Aydin near Smyrna (now Izmir) in Asia Minor in 1893, which she had […]
Technology changes non-stop, for good or for bad, but we try to focus on the good 🙂 Audio and Podcasts really help to learn Greek, so we also do our share, to keep you happy! For your info, during the past “corona-year”, we have worked on various audio files and audiobooks, which are available online, […]
A little bit of Omilo history with the Omilo Greek Diary! : ) Listen to the dialogue in Greek, improve your listening skills, and build your vocabulary, with the extra Greek-English transcript and parallel text, which you can find under the video. Introduction Omilo was founded in 1996 by Maya and Dimitris Andreadis, and the […]
Discover 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. Comedy in ancient Athens Ancient Greek comedy was one of the three main dramatic forms of theatre in classical Greece; the other two were […]
Discover The Greek Singer Yannis Charoulis 16/07/2021 - 2:31 pm
Travel Diaries About Greece, Greek-English Parallel Texts – Athens, Sparta & Mani14/07/2021 - 9:15 pm
It is never cold in Greece – Greek song by Locomondo14/07/2021 - 2:04 pm
NEW! Easy Greek Stories Podcast – Listen To Greek, At An Intermediate Language Level13/07/2021 - 9:35 pm