Tag Archives: Greek vocabulary
Greek phrases about the environment Posted by Ourania on Apr 22, 2019
Γεια σας! Σήμερα γιορτάζουμε την Ημέρα της Γης. Today we celebrate the Earth Day. In this post, there is vocabulary and phrases related to the environment. περιβάλλον (το): environment φιλικός-η-ο προς το περιβάλλον: environmental friendly κάνω ανακύκλωση: to recycle ανακυκλώσιμος-η-ο: recyclable σπατάλη (η): waste υπερθέρμανση του πλανήτη (η): global warming φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου (το)…
Phrases with the Greek adverb “well”. Posted by Ourania on Feb 28, 2019
Γεια σας! One of the most common Greek words is καλά and it means “well”. In this post, there is a list of phrases and expressions with καλά. The examples in Greek are translated literally. #1. να ‘σαι καλά / να ‘στε καλά (να είσαι καλά, να είστε καλά): Βe well. We use…
Greek quiz: How good you are in slang? Posted by Ourania on Feb 19, 2019
Γεια σας! Most people like learning slang words because they are funny. If you want to test how good you are in Greek slang or if you want to learn new vocabulary, you can do the following quiz. Please, note that although the words are relatively “standard”, the content of this article might be offensive…
Use of the Greek verb “to speak” Posted by Ourania on Feb 10, 2019
Γεια σας! This post is about the uses of the verb μιλάω, which means “to speak”. In some contexts, it means “to say”. Some examples are translated literally. Μιλάω is followed by: #1. με (with) Examples: Μιλήσαμε με την γιατρό μας. / We spoke with our doctor. Πρέπει να μιλάς πιο συχνά…
How to use basic prepositions in Greek Posted by Ourania on Jan 31, 2019
The basic prepositions beginners learn are: από, για, με, σε. They are followed by a noun or an adverb. When they are followed by a noun, the noun is in the accusative case. In this post, there are examples on their use in a sentence. #1.από It indicates: Example: Είμαι από την Ελλάδα. ->…
Greek words: expensive, punctual,exactly Posted by Ourania on Dec 26, 2018
Γεια σας!If you are on holidays and have free time to study Greek, this post is for you: today, I have some information about the words ακριβός, ακριβώς and ακριβής which give students a hard time. However, explanation is not enough, so it would be good to try to put them in sentences and ask…
The most popular Greek tweet in November Posted by Ourania on Nov 20, 2018
Do you ever read Greek tweets? A few days ago, a tweet by a famous Greek basketball player appeared in Greek media, making some of us embarrassed. A few days ago, a Greek -Nigerian basketball player of Panathinaikos, Thanasis Antetokoumpon (Θανάσης Αντετοκούμπο), was called “ape” (πίθηκος) on air by a TV show host who…