Tag Archives: Greek vocabulary
Animal sounds in Greek Posted by Ourania on May 28, 2014
People speak different languages and have different accents. What about animals? Do Irish cats sound the same as Serbian cats? The sound that animals make is not affected by the country they live in. However, humans use their own onomatopoeias (ονοματοποιίες, sounds) to describe an animal sound. This is a list of some Greek onomatopoeias…
Building vocabulary with mind maps Posted by Ourania on Apr 29, 2014
There are many techniques used while learning new vocabulary, some of which are cloze activites, memorization, use of flashcards, word dominos, use of the new word in sentences, and the list goes on. Mind maps can also be an effective technique that helps learners face the challenge of “digesting” the new vocabulary by making connections…
Say the colors in Greek Posted by Ourania on Apr 6, 2014
Ήρθε η άνοιξη! (Irthe i anixi, spring is in the air) Spring is the season of colors and the Greek vocabulary is rich in adjectives and idioms related to colors (χρώματα, hromata). The colors grammatically are adjectives, so they have genders, singular and plural and cases, i.e. they are not invariable. 1. Form of colors…
Always, never, from time to time: expressions of frequency Posted by Ourania on Feb 24, 2014
Never On Sunday is one of the best known Greek movies. The Greek title is Ποτέ την Κυριακή (Pote tin Kiriaki). What about “always on Sunday” or “very often” ? Below there’s a list with the most common expressions of frequency used in Modern Greek and an example of their use. Πάντα (panda)= always Ποτέ…
Love talks Posted by Ourania on Feb 12, 2014
Valentine’s Day (η Ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου, imera tou Agiou Valentinou) is coming with teddies, chocolates and flowers, all wrapped in pink paper. In Greece, Saint Valentine has many believers, the most fervent of which are teenagers. Some people like this day and some others hate it. There are also those who wonder if Saint…
Greek quiz-Expressions of time and frequency Posted by Ourania on Jan 21, 2014
How good are you at giving the right answer to questions related to time and frequency? Do this quiz to find out. For questions 1-10 choose α, β, or γ. Only one answer is correct. This quiz is suitable for beginners who are able to read the Greek alphabet and who have been taught prepositions…
To make, to fix, to repair: a must know verb Posted by Ourania on Jan 15, 2014
A couple of days ago while I was having a lesson of conversational Greek, I realized that the verb φτιάχνω is one of the most common verbs. It can be used to mean to make, to fix, to repair, to prepare, to make one’s bed,to make up or to make one’s hair, and the list…