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Lesson 07 – The love

In this lesson we talk about LOVE! Love is maybe the most significant aspect of the greek life. The vast majority of the greek songs talk about love, let’s say about 99% of them. This is no exaggeration. Love poems, love songs, love tv series, love movies, love, love, love… Or, in Greek… Agapi! I love [...]

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Today is a holiday in Greece. It is the beginning of the fast. Now it is fourty days to the Easter. We go out, we take over the hills, we eat lagana, tarama and olives and fly the kite. The carnival is over. Short periods. I am in holiday as well, that’s why. This lesson [...]

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Food! Nutrition, alimentation or any other word cannot describe the smell of a roasted chicken in the oven with a lot of potatoes. In Greece we love so much eating out in tavernas, singing, drinking, dancing and enjoying our company. Food is a ritual, at least, it used to be one. But still you can [...]

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This is the special anniversary (epetios) of our podcast! We got 10! I thank you all for your nice comments. I would like you to know that they give me the desire to go on. Without so many listeners that give me power to continue, I would have no good reason to make these [...]

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Hello everybody! This is (another) really special session! People from all over the world joined us today thanks to the Greek dinner I prepared for them and they tried their Greek accent. Thus we have no ancient Greek lesson today. They are yours! Thanks to Maite from Argentina, Schuyler and Danielle from the US, [...]

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Hello to all of you! Since the universities in Greece are closed several weeks now but mine is not, this session will be about education. I have to apologize once again for being late. I hope you enjoy the course. Any questions you have, just ask me. Education pedia or ekpedefsi παιδεία ή εκπαίδευση Kindergarden nipiagogio νηπιαγωγείο Primary dimotiko δημοτικό 1st high gymnasio γυμνάσιο 2nd high lykio λύκειο Final exams panell ...

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Today is the Good Sabbath. In this occassion we explain the customs of the Greek Easter, Paskha! We also learn the days and listen to Easter hymns from the Greek Church in ancient hellenistic language. Stay tuned for the wedding customs are coming up next.. and later on the alphabet. Week Vdomada Monday Devtera (Second) Δευτέρα Tuesday Triti (Third) Τρίτη Wednesday Tetarti (Fourth) Τετ’αρτη Thurstday Pempti (Fifth) Πέμπτη Friday Paraskevi (Preparat ...

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Today’s session is dedicated to Claijon and Paloma! A Brazilian couple coming to marry in Greece! After giving you some wedding-words, I go on saying about wedding customs and ancient Athenian traditional wedding!Let’s start… Claijon loves Greece O Claijon agapai tin Ellada Κλαϊζόν αγαπάει την Ελλάδα Dove Peristeri Περιστέρι Wedding Gamos Γάμος I marry Ego pantrevome Εγώ παντρέυομαι I marry (ancient) Ego gamo � ...

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Hello again, I humbly apologize but I had to enter the hospital for some days. Nothing to be preoccupied about, but it took me time to recover. Here we go for Molly, the Greek alphabet…, I hope I was not late Molly! Αα Alpha  άλφα Ββ Bita  βήτα Γγ Gamma  γάμμα Δδ Delta  δέλτα Εε Epsilon  έψιλον Ζζ Zita  ζήτα Ηη Ita  ήτα Θθ [...]

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My friends are calling me from Greece to tell me how nice the beach and the sea was! Therefore this podcast is for the sea. Greek history is closely related to the sea and Greeks thrived because of it. Thalassa… “Thalatta! Thalatta!” Anabasis of Cyrus Sea thalassa θάλασσα Aegean Egeo Αιγαίο Aegeas Aigeas Αιγέας Ionian Ionio Ιόνιο Creta Kriti Κρήτη Theseus Thiseas Θησέας Minotaur Minotauros Μινόταυρος Island Nis ...

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Todays course is about Health! What a precious thing.. We appreciate it only when we miss it! Ygienete , be healthy, is my wish to all of you! Enjoy! Vocabulary health ygeia υγεία hygiene ygieini υγιεινή cheers geia mas (ya mas) γειά μας cheers stin ygeia mas στην υγειά μας hello geia su, sas (ya su, sas) γειά σου, σας hospital nosokomeio νοσοκομείο illness arrosteia or astheneia αρρώστεια ή ασθένεια illn ...

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In our first course we learn how to say hello, how are you, goodmorning etc in greek, the words kala (also kali and kalos) and ego are defined and then we have a brief history of the Greek language. The Greek language have been spoken thousands of years now but because time changes everything, the Greek [...]

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In our second course we learn how to address wishes, what’s your name and my name is this, as well as the basics on greek names. For the wish-giving part you can listen: Hronia polla Have many (blessed) years of life Note that the accent is on o Kali hronia Happy (New) Year Note that the accent is on a Hronia accented on [...]

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In the third lesson we cope with numbers 1-12 and the question “how old are you?”. The greek counting is similar to the latin or saxonic one. It wont be very difficult for you… How old are you? –> Poson hronon ise? (Mind that sometimes it can be heard without “n”, as [...]

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In the fourth pod-lesson of modern and ancient greek we learn the (rest of the) numbers, 13 to 100. Then we cope with the verb be in present and we give the vocabulary for you to make simple but complete sentences. Arithmi Αριθμοί (lesson 2) Number Greeklish (Ancient Greeklish) Greeklish (Αρχαία Greeklish) 13 dekatria (dekatris) δεκατρία 14 dekatessera (dekatessares) δεκατέσσερα (δεκατέσσαρες) 15 dekapente δεκαπέντε 16 dekae ...

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Hello everybody! Be happy! In this lesson we will talk about the joy and happiness! It’s the fifth lesson online; we thank you so much for your comments and e-mails. English Greek Ελληνικά Joy hara χαρά Other words to express joy and happiness Happiness eftihia ευτυχία Delight agaliasi αγαλίαση Blessing evlogia ευλογία Enjoyment apolausi απόλαυση Pleasure idoni (we take hedonism from this word) ηδονή Delight thelxi � ...

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This time we proceed with the verb I have “eho”, … what? I forgot to tell you about yes or no! Is anybody listening? Why don’t you ask it from me? Yes, no Yes and No, Yes or no? But still I have is the biggest thing in here. English Modern greeklish Ancient greeklish Modern Greek Ancient Greek I have eho eho έχω έχω you have ehis ehis έχεις έχεις he [...]

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In our first course we learn how to say hello, how are you, goodmorning etc in greek, the words kala (also kali and kalos) and ego are defined and then we have a brief history of the Greek language. The Greek language have been spoken thousands of years now but because time changes everything, the Greek [...]

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In our second course we learn how to address wishes, what’s your name and my name is this, as well as the basics on greek names. For the wish-giving part you can listen: Hronia polla Have many (blessed) years of life Note that the accent is on o Kali hronia Happy (New) Year Note that the accent is on a Hronia accented on [...]

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In the third lesson we cope with numbers 1-12 and the question “how old are you?”. The greek counting is similar to the latin or saxonic one. It wont be very difficult for you… How old are you? –> Poson hronon ise? (Mind that sometimes it can be heard without “n”, as [...]

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