The negative δεν
“To be, or not to be…” If you want to negate a sentence in Greek, that is, to say ‘I am not ___’ or ‘it isn’t ___’, then you’ll need…
January 2025
Questions: Πώς;
Whenever you’re learning a new language, it’s important to be able to ask what something is called in that language. In Greek, this is quite similar to asking someone’s name:…
The auxiliary είμαι
The auxiliary verb ‘to be‘ (in Greek, είμαι) is quite irregular in many languages. In English, we say I am, you are, (s)he/it is, we are, etc. Fortunately, the Greek…
Get Ready for Take-off…!
If you can read το αλφάβητο without an English alphabet guide, you’re ready to launch into the A1 level! Need a refresher or extra practice? Take a look a Georgia’s…
Introductions: Πώς σε λένε;
To ask someone’s name in Greek, the standard phrase used is πώς σε λένε; (pos se lene) which literally means ‘how do they call you?’ If you want to be…
Greetings: Γεια σου, τι κάνεις;
‘Hello’ and ‘goodbye’ are some of the first words most of us learn in a new language. But we don’t often take the time to really analyse them. Let’s take…
Φωνητική (Phonetics) – Combinations
There are two types of letter combinations in Greek – digraphs and dipthongs. Digraphs The word ‘digraph’ comes from the Ancient Greek δι (di, two) + γράφω (grapho, write). It…
Φωνητική (Phonetics) – Vowels
Modern Greek has five vowel sounds – a, e, i, o, u. But there are more than five ways to represent these sounds in writing. Let’s take a look at…
Φωνητική (Phonetics) – Consonants
Like alphabet, ‘phonetics’ is another word with Greek roots. Similar to telephone (distance-voice), megaphone (large-voice), or phonology (voice-study), ‘phonetics’ refers to sound and voice, specifically, the sounds of spoken language.…
Το αλφάβητο (The alphabet)
The Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters. You might be familiar with some of the Ancient Greek names of letters, like ‘alpha‘ and ‘beta’. In fact, that’s where the English…