Φακές
Do you know to cook any Greek dish?
The bouzouki
The bouzouki
(also buzuki; Greek: μπουζούκι) is a musical instrument popular in Greece that was brought there in the 1900s by Greek immigrants from Turkey, and quickly became the central instrument to the rebetiko genre and its music branches.
The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but pitched lower.
There are two main types of bouzouki: the trichordo (three-course) has three pairs of strings (known as courses) and the tetrachordo (four-course) has four pairs of strings.
παίρνω - περνάω
παίρνω and περνάω
They sound similar but they are different. Here is an example for each and and how they are formed in the three tenses. Could you form a sentence for each?
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Goal
"My goal is to learn Greek. To be able to communicate with local people in Greece. To talk to my husband's/wife's/boyfriend's/girfriend's relatives. To watch greek films or listen to greek music." And the list goes on..
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η Πιο Ωραία Στην Ελλάδα
Χτυπάει σαν τρελή για σένα η καρδιά μου
Σάρκα και οστά παίρνουν τα όνειρα μου
Και μ' ένα βλέμμα σου ξεχνάω τ' όνομα μου
Άιντε, ποια δύναμη να βρω,
Να ρθω να σου μιλήσω, κάτι να σου πω
Πρέπει να πιω για να φτιαχτώ
Μήπως καταφέρω και ρθω ...
Ζαλίζομαι απ' το πολύ ποτό,
τα χείλη σου μυρίζουν αλκοόλ
Μα δεν με νοιάζει, δεν με πειράζει,
απλώς θέλω να τα γευτώ.
Τίκα, τάκα, τίκα, τακ ...
Άκου πως ηχεί η καρδιά μου για σένα,
παλαμάκια σου χτυπά, στο ρυθμό της
χόρεψε εσύ για μένα.
Το στυλ κι η ομορφιά που έχεις εσύ φως μου
Ανήκουν στα 7 θαύματα του κόσμου
Και το κορμί σου αυτό που μοιάζει με λαμπάδα
Σε κάνει αυτομάτως την Πιο Ωραία Στην Ελλάδα
Άιντε, ποια δύναμη να βρω,
Να ρθω να σου μιλήσω, κάτι να σου πω
Πρέπει να πιω για να φτιαχτώ
Μήπως καταφέρω και ρθω ...
Ζαλίζομαι απ' το πολύ ποτό,
τα χείλη σου μυρίζουν αλκοόλ
Μα δεν με νοιάζει, δεν με πειράζει,
απλώς θέλω να τα γευτώ.
Τίκα, τάκα, τίκα, τακ ...
Άκου πως ηχεί η καρδιά μου για σένα,
παλαμάκια σου χτυπά, στο ρυθμό της
χόρεψε εσύ για μένα.
Ζεϊμπέκικο
Zeibekiko (Greek: Ζεϊμπέκικο) is a Greek folk dance.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in 161 AD and then renovated in 1950.
It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla.
It has been the main venue of the Athens Festival, which runs from May through October each year, featuring a variety of acclaimed Greek as well as International performances.
"What I know is that I know nothing"
Socrates (470 – 399 BC)
was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought.
An enigmatic figure, he made no writings, and is known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers writing after his lifetime, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon.
Είμαι αλλού
A nice song for intermediate students. Here are the lyrics in english. The videoclip is awesome
I see you in front of me,wearing that dress again
the one I said it suits you
The body talks and time flows and you look at me
as if all is easy like before
But not anymore I'm not here for you,
for you to look again for an excuse
I've got no more even eyes for you
I'm gone away... away!
I'm elsewhere, in the sky's stars in the moonlight
Where you can't get anymore
And everything's cool and in a crazy course
I'm flying now, you can't reach me
I'm elsewhere...
I know baby that it is all strange for you
Everything was granted with me but forget me!
I grow wings and from the top
I see you fading away slowly
I'm gone away... away!
I'm elsewhere, in the sky's stars
in the moonlight
where you can't get anymore
and everything's cool and in a crazy course
I'm flying now, you can't reach me
I'm elsewhere...
μολὼν λαβέ
Molon labe (Ancient Greek: μολὼν λαβέ, lit. 'having come, take'), meaning "come and take [them]",
is a classical expression of defiance.
According to Plutarch, Xerxes I—king of the Achaemenid Empire—demanded that the Spartans surrender their weapons and King Leonidas I responded with this phrase.
It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase.
It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase.
The Colors
Ποιο χρώμα σου αρέσει;
Ποιο είναι το αγαπημένο σου χρώμα;
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Τι λες τώρα!! Τι λες τώρα!!
Τι λες τώρα!! Τι λες τώρα!!
- expression of surprise, said when you listened or saw something unbelievable, something that surprised you!
eg. - Ταξίδεψα σε όλη την Ευρώπη σε 1 εβδομάδα!
- Τι λες τώρα! Σοβαρα;
Make your own Τι λες τώρα!! examples at the comments.
(Special Thanks to Lorenzo Kariere, a reality show player, who made this expression popular, after watching his footbal team scoring at an important match:) )
(Special Thanks to Lorenzo Kariere, a reality show player, who made this expression popular, after watching his footbal team scoring at an important match:) )
Kafenio
A kafenio (Greek καφενεíο) is a Greek café.
A kafenio typically serves various types of Greek coffee, including Greek coffee and frappé, as well as beer, retsina, and ouzo. Most kafenia provide meze or free snacks and rarely serve full meals.
Kafenia were traditionally family-run businesses and furnished simply.Kafenia often serve as social centers of the villages and islands where they are located.
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