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Greek letters for beginners Posted by Ourania on Aug 10, 2016
Writing and understanding the letters of a different alphabet can be hard. In this post, there is information on the Greek letters. The Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. In Greece, children start learning how to write at the age of five.Cursive writing is not taught and is used by elderly people. Below, you can…
10 Most Popular Greek Posts of 2015 Posted by Ourania on Dec 16, 2015
December will end soon so it’s time for a Top of 2015! The posts 9 and 8 are written by dareios, the former blogger. 10. Love talks A list of words and expressions related to love. Don’t be afraid to use them, just make sure you mean them! 9. Greek superstitions Do you want your Greek…
Sabotaging Greek Language Learning Posted by Ourania on Nov 4, 2015
There are many ways to sabotage ourselves when we learn a language: avoiding speaking to native speakers and following approaches which are not suitable to our style and goals are some of them. One of the best ways to restrain ourselves is to create a negative mindset and most of the times we don’t need…
Listen to Greek! Posted by Ourania on Aug 3, 2015
The summer is at its peak and some of you are probably on holiday. For those of you who want to practice Greek, in this post there is a listening comprehension exercise suitable for Intermediate students. Watch the video about the Toy Museum and do the exercise that follows: you have to tell whether the…
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…
Free Samples of Modern Greek Language Books Posted by Ourania on Mar 12, 2014
Learning a foreign language is not easy. Sometimes learners tend to buy loads of books in their attempt to master the new language as quickly as possible. However, instead of learning the language they often overload the shelves of their bookcase with books that they will never read. There’s nothing wrong with buying books and…
Enceladus strikes again Posted by Ourania on Feb 5, 2014
The last few days everyone in Greece talks about the earthquake that striked Cephalonia twice in a week. According to scientists, earthquakes happen because two blocks of the earth slip past one another. Many years ago, the ancient Greeks gave their own interpreting which is far more poetic and scary. The story goes that in…