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We have already talked about some adverbs with slightly different ending but the same stem. Let us see now the most popular ones, the adverbs of place which mainly tell us where something is! They answer to the question “where?”, or «πού?» (pu) in Greek:… Read More »Adverbs of Place in Greek

Happy New Year – Καλή Χρονιά (kalí chroniá)! Let’s welcome 2022 with some grammar! Adverbs are words that accompany verbs and can indicate the place, the time, the manner, the quantity etc.  

A typical custom to warmly welcome the New Year is the Greek vasilopita, βασιλόπιτα, a brioche bread or cake with a hidden coin inside. Whoever has this coin in his piece will have good luck for the New Year!   People make this type of cake by themselves or buy it a few days before… Read More »New Year’s Day Greek cake

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Let’s see the related vocabulary for Christmas in Greek, as well as some traditions and myths!  Usually, Santa Claus, «ο Άγιος Βασίλης» (o ághios vasílis) brings the presents on the New Year’s Eve, «την Πρωτοχρονιά» (tin protochroniá).… Read More »Χριστούγεννα (christúghena) – Christmas

It is winter already and the weather is getting colder and colder, even in Greece! There are, however, these days during the winter season when the weather is warmer and sunny. Meteorologists might explain this phenomenon in their own words; but Ancient Greek mythology has… Read More »Αλκυονίδες μέρες (alkioníthes méres) – Halcyon days

Today we have for you five expressions with different body parts that we use in our daily speech as metaphors! Eyes, ears, nose, head and mouth play a vital role in the human body but also in our conversations!  

Punctuation marks are the symbols or signs we put between words to make them easier to read and understand. Have you ever thought how they are named in Greek? Let’s see the most popular ones! ? 

Spelling mistakes occur very often in the Greek language, even by native people. Unfortunately, there’s not a single rule that will help you write every word correctly. It comes by practicing, etymological analysis or linguistic approaches. But what we can do to make your life a bit… Read More »Some tips about spelling in Greek

Have you been learning Greek for a while? Are you curious to see how many tenses there are in Greek?

As you may know, in Greek we have pronouns that are inflected (nominative, genitive, accusative). Let us summarise a few points for you!