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Easy Greek Stories Podcast #38 – Carnival…Greek Style!

Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.38

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 #38 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 38; Καρναβάλι… αλά ελληνικά !

Carnival… Greek style !

In this episode, Myrto reads you a story about 2 friends going to Edessa for the 3-day Carnival weekend, celebrating carnival in an unexpected way, but really fun.

Author story, Podcast script +  Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast narrator;  Myrto Yfanti
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5 Greek Love Songs and 2 Love Stories!

Valentine day became the international day for romance, but in fact,
any time of the year, is a good time, to listen to Greek Love Songs or  Love stories!
Do you agree?
In general, Greeks are romantic! And this reflects in many love songs or real love stories…
Let’s take a look…

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Easy Greek Stories Podcast #37 – From a bottle of water ..to Epirus!

Easy Greek Stories podcast -no.37

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 #37 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 37; Πώς ένα μπουκάλι νερό μας πήγε στην Ήπειρο

From a Bottle of Water…to the Mountains of Epirus

In this episode, Sophia reads a story about 3 friends from Tinos, traveling to Epirus, looking for the Vikos spring,
and ending up in an adventure. 

Author story, Podcast script +  Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast narrator;  Sophia Devetzi
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Your Persistence | A Greek Song by Eleonora Zouganeli

Greek songs and Greek music are often the reason many Greek language learners decide to start learning Greek in the first place.
Music creates an immediate emotional connection and makes the language feel alive, meaningful, and personal.

Listening to Greek songs is a fun  way to learn and build your vocabulary.
You do not only learn more about the language, but also to its culture, emotions, and everyday life. Read more

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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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Dionysis Savvopoulos and his songs

 Who is Dionysis Savvopoulos?

Dionysis Savvopoulos is one of Greece’s most influential musicians, since he sings, writes lyrics and composes his own songs.
Born in Thessaloniki in 1944, he became known for blending Greek folk music with rock and poetic lyrics, creating a unique sound that marked the cultural awakening of the 1960s and 1970s.  For many Greeks, Savvopoulos is not just a musician but a storyteller who captures the spirit of modern Greece through his words and melodies.

He began his career in 1964, appearing in nightclubs together with Maria Farantouri and Manos Loizos.
Savvopoulos was imprisoned twice during the Greek dictatorship. People fell in love with him straight away, making him and his music very popular in Greece and abroad.
In some of his songs, he combined the music of American musicians such as Bob Dylan with folk music from Macedonia, northern Greece, and lyrics about current political affairs. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Department of Philology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Ο Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος θεωρείται ο πρωτεργάτης της σχολής των Ελλήνων τραγουδοποιών. Τραγουδοποιοί ονομάζονται όσοι γράφουν μουσική, στίχους και τραγουδούν οι ίδιοι τα τραγούδια
τους. Άρχισε τη σταδιοδρομία του το 1964, και έκανε εμφανίσεις σε νυχτερινά κέντρα με τη Μαρία Φαραντούρη και τον Μάνο Λοΐζο.

Κατά τη διάρκεια της δικτατορίας φυλακίστηκε δύο φορές. Γνώρισε πολύ γρήγορα τεράστια επιτυχία και σύντομα έγινε πολύ δημοφιλής στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό. Είχε συνδυάσει τη μουσική Αμερικανών μουσικών όπως του Μπομπ Ντίλαν με μακεδονική λαϊκή μουσική και στίχους πολιτικού περιεχομένου. Έχει ανακηρυχτεί επίτιμος διδάκτορας στο τμήμα
Φιλολογίας του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης.

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Easy Greek Stories Podcast #36 – At the hairdresser!

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 #35 – A life with… earthquakes!

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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Learn the Greek verb “to sleep” in Greek + Video

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

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Easy Greek Stories Podcast #34 – Metsovo; Vlach Hospitality and Adventures

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

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