Easy Greek Stories podcast –  Where in Greece there are still drachmas?
If you are at an intermediate level in Greek, then boost your Greek listening skills with the Omilo Podcast.  It also helps you learn common everyday Greek vocabulary and life situations in Greece. In this podcast you can listen to every story first at a slow reading pace, followed by the same story, narrated at a normal Greek native speaking pace, as well as an extra vocabulary list at the end.

Every 2nd month one new Greek story. And it is free!
(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)

Listen to story #28 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 28; Πού υπάρχουν ακόμα δραχμές στην Ελλάδα;
Where in Greece there are still drachmas?

In this episode, Sophia reads for you the story about drachmas hidden in mattrasses, and on the bottom of the Aegean sea!

Podcast story script +  Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast and Video montage + Notebook proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator;  Sophia Devetzi
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Let’s learn a passive verb in Greek, with active meaning! the verb «θυμάμαι» which means “I remember”

In this lesson we will explain the present tense, as well as the future and the past tense.

If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here

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Valentine day became the international day for romance, but in fact, any time of the year, is a good time, to listen to Greek Love Songs or a Love story! Do you agree?
In general, Greeks are romantic! And this reflects in many love songs or real love stories…
Let’s take a look…

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Learn the useful verb “I need” in Greek, as well as useful sentences

This is useful verb, which you probably also will need, while holidaying or living in Greece .

This verb is conjugated like the verb
έρχομαι, which means I come,
or
πλένομαι, I wash myself, a
and you can also find those verbs  in our YouTube language videos list.

If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here

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How to say “I wash” or “I wash myself”  in Greek.
Learn the active and passive form of this verb

THIS PART OF GRAMMAR MIGHT BE CONFUSING, AND NEEDS SOME PRACTICE.

But do not worry, siga-siga!

When you learn Greek, a difficult part in grammar is the use of active and passive verbs.
Most students get confused, since it is not something you learn in other European languages.

So here below, we will explain the verb “to wash” in its active form, as well as  “to be washed” in the passive form.
If you prefer to watch and listen to the video first, then click here

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The Greek alphabet is unique and special. It has survived thousands of years without significant changes. From the times of Omiros and Platonas, in Byzantine and Kavafis, it ended up in our times with barely any changes to it.
The Omilo teachers are happy to help you learning this beautiful Greek Alphabet!
And by the way, it is much easier than it might look.
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Did you ever experience a Winter in Greece?  Many people think it is always summer in Greece, but this Winter Song, proves it wrong.
It might be not a known Greek Song, but the singer D. Savvopoulos is  very known !

Not all songs need to be about love, or the pain not to be loved… :-).  And not all songs always tell you the truth!

For example, the big hit “It is never cold in Greece“/ Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα” is a very popular song…but does it tell you the truth ?

At Omilo, we know better, and we have experienced several winters in Greece! Not only in the mountains, but also in Athens…
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Did you know you can learn Greek grammar with the  Aegean Airlines commercial videο?
Let’s take a look at some perfect examples to learn the the Present Perfect in Greek.
Whether you like to fly with Aegean or not, it is time to learn some more Greek grammar and practice your Greek 🙂

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Let’s watch a  Greek Movie; Christmas Tango! It looks like the ideal movie to watch around Christmas!   Here we’re presenting you a Greek drama film, Christmas Tango (in Greek: Το Τανγκό των Χριστουγέννων), which was directed by Nikos Koutelidakis and based on a novel by Yannis Xanthoulis. It is a story about love, loss and vulnerability.

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Easy Greek Stories podcast –  From Kastoria to Kalamata
If you are at an intermediate level in Greek, then boost your Greek listening skills with the Omilo Podcast.  It also helps you learn common everyday Greek vocabulary and life situations in Greece. In this podcast you can listen to every story first at a slow reading pace, followed by the same story, narrated at a normal Greek native speaking pace, as well as an extra vocabulary list at the end.

Every 2nd month one new Greek story. And it is free!
(Note: this podcast is not a Greek course and the episodes don’t follow a step-by-step grammar or difficulty sequence.)

Listen to story #27 on various Podcast channels listed below.

Story 27;Από την Καστοριά στην Καλαμάτα | From Kastoria to Kalamata

In this episode, Eva reads for you the story about two tourists from the Philippines visiting Greece, and how they ended up in Kastoria.  

Podcast story script +  Notebook content & design ; Maya Andreadi
Podcast and Video montage + Notebook proofreading and grammar; Myrto Yfanti
Podcast narrator;  Eva Christodoulou
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