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Once upon a time Posted by Ourania on May 4, 2015
The Greek culture is very rich in fairy tales (παραμύθια) and stories. Together with these stories, some of which are common in the area of the Balkans, one can find the classic ones which have their origins in Western Europe. For those of you who like fairy tales, in this post there is a list…
Sometimes we say it in French Posted by Ourania on Apr 27, 2015
Greek contains many French words related to clothing, food, art and technology. In this post there is a list of the most commonly used French words and an example of their use. 1. καλσόν: tights Αυτό το καλσόν δεν πάει με το φόρεμά σου. These tights don’t suit with your dress. 2. κασκόλ: scarf Πάρε το…
Frozen April in Greece Posted by Ourania on Apr 13, 2015
Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα. It’s not cold in Greece. These are the lyrics of a Greek song. Unfortunately, songs lie. The second week of April was windy, rainy and cold. It even snowed in the mountains of Attica, which is very unusual in this time of year. The weather got better in the weekend…
Greek expressions and idioms: to break Posted by Ourania on Mar 31, 2015
One of the most common verbs is the verb χαλάω (to break, to break down, to spoil, etc.). Below there are some examples of its use and meanings. 1. To break / to break down Μη χαλάσεις το τάμπλετ σου γιατί δεν έχουμε λεφτά να πάρουμε άλλο. Don’t break your tablet because we cannot afford another…
Happy Independence Day! Posted by Ourania on Mar 24, 2015
On the 25th of March we celebrate the Independence Day, i.e. the revolution of the Greeks against the Turks in 1821. This post is not about the historical facts, there are just some information about the way we celebrate, about kalamatianos, the famous Greek dance, and about the traditional foods we eat. Freedom or Death…
Describe your mood in Greek Posted by Ourania on Mar 16, 2015
One of my posts was about Geek idiomatic expressions related to feelings and mood. This post is about “mainstream” expressions that we use in order to express our feelings. We use the verb είμαι (to be) with a masculine or feminine adjective but sometimes we use a verb. In this case, the verb είμαι cannot…
Escaping to Greece Posted by Ourania on Mar 5, 2015
For some of us this winter has been overwhelming and although it is March, spring is not in the air yet. Therefore, it is a very good moment to have a touch of Greece by watching a video about Lemnos (Λήμνος), an island in the Northern Aegean. If you are intermediate students of Greek, you…