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Autumn in Greece is full of surprises! Even though summer is probably the most popular season in Greece, for Greeks and non-Greeks, also autumn and winter have much more to offer than you might think! Since the Tourist Industry focuses on Greece as a typical country for summer holidays, not everyone knows that Greece is more than only beaches and sea.  Here an introduction to different aspects of the beautiful Greek autumn.


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The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast – Episode 16

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.

(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)

Are you more advanced already? Then also check the Ultimate Listening eBook.

Listen to story #16 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 16 ; Σαφάρι στην παραλία: Καλή ή κακή ιδέα;
Beach safari; A good o r a bad idea?

In this episode, Eva reads for you the story about  Greek friends holidaying in Santorini, renting a quad, and experiencing a small adventure.

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Learn how to say “I sell”, “it is sold” or “for sale”  in Greek?

Greek verbs are always useful to learn. With this lesson you will learn to conjugate the verb “I sell”-  πουλάω

If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here and listen to teacher Myrto

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If you are looking to learn more about Greek history of the 19th and 20th century in a way that does not remind you of school textbooks, we would recommend giving Greek author’s Nikos Themelis trilogy a try. The three novels describe the socio-political conditions of the time as well as important historical events that took place in mainland Greece, Asia Minor and the Balkans, which are woven into the stories of the key characters – never a dull moment!

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How to say “I try”  in Greek.
Learn the present and future form of this verb, as well as the Imperative form.

Since it is very useful to be able to say “I try”, “I will try” or the imperative “TRY!”,  here below, we will explain the verb “Προσπαθώ
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here and listen to teacher Eva

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The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast – Episode 15

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.

(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)

If you are more advanced, then also take a look at the Ultimate Listening eBook

Listen to story #15 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 15 ; Μια γλώσσα είναι γεμάτη εκπλήξεις.  A language is full of surprises

In this episode, Myrto reads for you the story about a German girl finding a job in tourism on the island of Kos, while learning Greek and adjusting to working with Greeks

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The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast – Episode 14

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.
If you are already more advanced, then take a look at our Ultimate Listening eBook

(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 #14 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 14 ; Αξέχαστη περιπέτεια στο βουνό Όλυμπος.
An unforgettable experience on Mount Olympus

In this episode, Eva reads for you the story about a group of friends planning to climb the Mount Olympus, but not taking into account the weather…

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How to say “I see/ I watch”  in Greek.
Learn the present and future form of this verb

Since it is very useful to be able to say “I see”, “I will see” or “I do not see it”, here below, we will explain the verb “βλέπω” in present and future tense
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here and listen to teacher Terpsi

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The “Easy Greek Stories” podcast – Episode 13

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.

If you are at a more advanced level in Greek, then check  The Ultimate Greek Listening eBook

(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 #13 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Η Sophie περνάει τέλεια στη λαϊκή αγορά!
Sophie has a great time at the weekly market!

In this episode, Eva reads for you the story about Sophie from Switzerland, living in Athens, and going regularly for her groceries to the weekly market.

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Building your Greek vocabulary with a Greek song, while listening to Greek music, is fun.
Below you can read the lyrics and listen to a very nice and popular Greek song by Rena Morfi.  


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