We selected 10 important Greek Proverbs for you, which are used very regularly in the Greek language. 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, […]
A Greek Movie About Eftihia Papagianopoulou – The Greek Female Lyricist , was very welcome. Eftihia Papagianopoulou was potentially the 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 […]
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, […]
With the Omilo Greek Diary you can listen to this Dialogue Teaching Greek at Omilo, during the very first course in 1997 Listen to Conversations and true stories in Greek, while learning a little bit of Omilo history! : ) With the extra Greek-English transcript and parallel text, which you can find under the video, […]
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 […]
Would you like to traveling to Greece or participate in an Omilo Greek Langauge and Culture course this summer, but you are not confident to travel yet, due to the corona pandemic? Do not worry, if you’re still looking to ‘travel’ from the comfort of your own living room whilst staying safe and practicing your […]
Mainland Greece; Let’s Learn About The Region Fthiotida and teacher Myrto! Ας μάθουμε λίγα πράγματα για την περιοχή της Φθιώτιδας στην Ελλάδα! We are happy to announce that a new experienced teacher, Myrto Yfanti, starts working at Omilo. Myrto already was teaching for Omilo during the September 2020 course on the island of Syros and […]
Ώρα για χορό! Ανυπομονούμε να ξαναδούμε από κοντά τους μαθητές μας και να χορέψουμε όλοι μαζί ελληνικούς παραδοσιακούς χορούς! Παρακάτω θα διαβάσετε για έναν αγαπημένο μας χορό από την Θράκη (βόρειο-ανατολική Ελλάδα), τον Ζωναράδικο. Είναι γνωστό ότι στους Έλληνες αρέσει πολύ να χορεύουν και έχουν μεγάλη ποικιλία παραδοσιακών χορών, ανάλογα με την περιοχή. Οι νησιώτικοι […]
Τι κάνεις; Ελπίζουμε να είσαι καλά.We hope you are fine, healthy and safe, and keeping up with all the corona changes in your country, legal measures, vaccines, etc… Since our dear students are coming from all over the world and we regularly hear updates and stories, it keeps amazing us how differently every country is dealing with […]
In 2021 Greece celebrated a special anniversary on March 25th – Its 200 Υears Οf Ιndependence! If you want to read more about this important National Celebration, the Greek National Anthem, useful vocabulary etc… then click on the button below, for the article in English, Greek, as well as a Greek -file Audio to improve […]
