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Word families in Greek: Part One Posted by Ourania on Jul 7, 2020
Γειά σας! Today’s topic deals with word families in the Greek language. Word families are important and extremely useful because they provide us with an easy and fun way to expand our vocabulary and enhance our understanding of the structure of the Greek language. What is more, they can help us immensely in mastering and…
Listening Comprehension in Greek: wine in the ancient years Posted by Ourania on Jun 29, 2020
Γεια σας! Σήμερα θα κάνουμε μια άσκηση ακουστικής κατανόησης. Today we will do a listening comprehension exercise. It is suitable for B2-C1 students. If you are less advanced, the transcript is provided, so that you can listen and read at the same time. The extract is from a podcast from skai about the food during…
Colloquial phrases in modern Greek Posted by Ourania on Jun 24, 2020
Γειά χαρά! Today we are going to take a look into some colloquial phrases we often hear in Greek but are quite difficult to understand. Colloquial phrases are metaphorical expressions used in everyday speech. These are usually short, often incomplete, phrases, usually taken from a proverb or anecdotal incident, so it is difficult to…
Greek grammar: Personal Pronouns Posted by Ourania on Jun 17, 2020
Γεια σας! It’s time to review some grammar and syntax. Many students of the Greek language find it quite difficult to put the objects of a verb in the correct case. Why? Because there are a lot of different options. Today we are going to focus on what happens with the double object verbs. Most…
Mixing the old with the new Posted by Ourania on Jun 14, 2020
We often talk about compound words or derivatives that have an ancient Greek root. It’s time to explore them more closely. What usually happens is that an item, idea or notion is expressed with one word in Modern Greek – usually completely different to the ancient word, sometimes even meaning something very different to our…
Summer expressions in Greek Posted by Ourania on Jun 4, 2020
Even though it’s raining everyday, the summer is here in Greece ! Ice cream season has started, swimming season has started, and we all try to find some time to hit the beach and take some sun! So, along with the summer, the heat and the sun come some expressions which are very frequent but…
In a tour around Greece (part 2) Posted by Ourania on May 27, 2020
We have already reviewed six Gods of Olympus, together with the most famous or important temples dedicated to these Gods that we can still visit in Greece. Let’s continue this virtual tour of our most important archaeological sites by reviewing six more Olympian Gods! Apollo: Απόλλων: God of light, protector of the arts…