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Why do you learn Greek? Name a reason Posted by on Jul 12, 2018

If you learn Greek and plan to conversations with a native speaker via Skype or one-to-one you should keep in mind that the first questions they will ask you is why you learn Greek and if you have ever been to Greece. In this post, there is a list of phrases that you might use…

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Greek vocabulary: special diet Posted by on Jul 5, 2018

Γεια σας!Most Greek restaurants and tavernas have English speaking staff. However, if you are on a special diet it would be very useful to say some phrases in Greek, just to avoid unpleasant surprises. In this post, there are some basic phrases that you can use. Λέξεις και φράσεις – Words and phrases είμαι αλλεργικός…

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Uses of the Greek verb “to hit” Posted by on Jun 20, 2018

One of the most common verbs is the verb χτυπάω (to hit). It is used in many contexts and has various meanings. #Example 1: to hit a person Μαμά! ο Γιάννης με χτύπησε! Mom! Yannis hit me!   #Example 2: to hit (one’s head, arm etc.) Ο Θάνος σκόνταψε στο τραπέζι και χτύπησε το πόδι…

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Use of Greek: to pass Posted by on Jun 6, 2018

Verbs give people a hard time but not only because of their grammatical characteristics. In Greek, as in many languages, a verb has more than one significations and can be used in different contexts. In this post, there are some sentences with the verb περνάω,which means “to pass”. It is one of the most common…

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Greek vocabulary: different forms of the word “house” Posted by on May 17, 2018

Γεια σας. The word σπίτι (house) is one of the first words students learn. In this post, there is vocabulary  morphologically related  to the words σπίτι and οίκος, which is the ancient Greek word for “house”. #1.σπίτι: house / home Το σπίτι μας έχει δύο υπνοδωμάτια, ένα σαλόνι, μία κουζίνα, ένα μπάνιο και ένα W.C (βεσέ)…

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Greek tongue twisters Posted by on May 2, 2018

Γεια σας! Do you like tongue twisters? Did you use to play this game when you were kid? If so, this post, which was a suggestion of one of the readers of this blog, is for you: there is a list of nine Greek tongue twisters and two audio files to help you practice. Some…

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“Each” and “everyone” in Greek Posted by on Apr 24, 2018

Γεια σας! Today, we will see the different meanings and uses of the words κάθε, καθένας, καθεμία, καθένα. They are all important words to know and make part of our everyday life vocabulary. In some cases, there is no accurate translation of the sentences, so I have translated the meaning.    Κάθε It is used as…

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