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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!

It’s November! When a month changes in Greece, it is very popular to say «καλό μήνα» (kaló mina), that is “have a nice month”.   Let’s see what we can say about each month!  ο Ιανουάριος → τον Ιανουάριο είναι η πρωτοχρονιά (o Ianuários à ton Ianuário íne i protohroniá)  January → January is the new year  o… Read More »Οι μήνες (i mínes) – the months

We know that it can be very challenging to understand the difference between the definite and the indefinite article. Let’s try to make it easier for you! 

A very typical mistake in the Greek language is the wrong use of the adverb «πολύ» and the feminine adjective «πολλή». Both of them sound phonetically the same and are used to show the quantity or the high degree of something / someone. It is so easy… Read More »πολύ ή πολλή (polí í polí) – adverb or adjective?