So, you’ve decided to take this step and try a new approach to learning Greek and participate in a language retreat! Great! But what exactly will you do during your stay in Pelio? Here’s all the information you need! When you book your place at the “Be a Greek for a week” language retreat, you are getting: • A welcoming dinner on the day of the arrival, 4/10 at a traditional     Greek taverna. Lets meet up and chat! • 10 hours of Greek language lessons (2 hours morning lessons with a 5 min break) from Thursday till Monday with a certified Greek language tutor, native in Gr ..read more

Come and join me for a full immersion week of learning and practicing greek, enjoying nature, greek food, activities and workshops in this little heaven! Avoid the heat! Avoid the crowds! Enjoy warm weather, swim and relax while learning and experiencing Greece! Let me share my 15 years of experience and research on language learning with you! Learn the tips and tricks that will help you learn greek faster and more efficient!  If you feel stuck with your study in Greek and see no progress maybe it’s time to unlock your potential, to be brave to take the next step and make that change ..read more

How to express disagreement in Greek Remember to always respect the other person’s opinion and view on things! Being clam, polite and respectful will help you express better your views and opinions and contribute to a fruitful conversation versus a positive outcome. So, here are some phrases we use (beginning obviously with «όχι» which means no. . όχι = no Δε συμφωνώ = i don’t agree (with you) Διαφωνώ = i disgree (with you) Έχεις άδικο = you are wrong, you’ve got it wrong, being in the wrong Δεν έχεις δίκιο = you are not right Κάνεις λάθος = you are wrong, meaning you are mistaken ..read more

How to express agreement in Greek? How to say that you are on the same level with someone about a topic, an opinion etc Here are some phrases to help you out! The easiest and most obvious way is of course by replying with “ναι”, however by learning and using one or more of these words and phrases you are making the conversation more fluid, you help it continue and you sound more like a native. So, let’s start! • Συμφωνώ = to agree • Έχεις δίκιο! = You are right • Σωστά! = Right • Ακριβώς! = exactly / precisely. (Be careful at the spelling here (-ώς) • Βεβαίως! = Sure! / certainly ..read more

How can you say “I’m exhausted” besides “είμαι εξαντλημένος-η-ο» but rather using colloquial or slang phrases? In English would be something like “worn out”, “drained”, “wasted”, «dead” etc So, here are the most common phrases that are used in more informal and friendly situations. 1. «είμαι κομμάτια» 2. «είμαι πτώμα» 3. «είμαι χώμα» 4. «είμαι ράκος» + (από την κούραση) You can use them adding or not the phrase in the parentheses. Πχ -Θα έρθεις μαζί μας στο πάρτυ; -Μπα, δε νομίζω! Βγήκα χθες και είμαι κομμάτια σήμερα! . So, next time you want to express your fatigue in Greek, just choose one o ..read more

Μάλλον ή πόσο μάλλον; Για να δούμε! Μάλλον 1 = Υπάρχουν αρκετές πιθανότητες, κατά πάσα πιθανότητα. Π.χ ας δούμε τον παρακάτω διάλογο: -Παίρνω τηλέφωνο στο γραφείο και δεν απαντάει κανείς. -Μάλλον θα έχουν φύγει = κατά πάσα πιθανότητα έχουν φύγει Μάλλον 2 = ως μονολεκτική απάντηση -θα πας στο πάρτυ σήμερα; -Μάλλον (υπάρχουν πολλές πιθανότητες) Στην έκφραση «πόσο μάλλον» (πολλές φορές ακολουθείται από το «τώρα» το νόημα αλλάζει και σημαίνει  ..read more

Φαρδύς ή πλατύς; Ποιο από τα δύο πρέπει να χρησιμοποιήσω όταν επίσης και τα δύο μεταφράζονται στα αγγλικά ως “wide ..read more

How to feel happ Instead of comparing yourself to natives or others, create the habit of comparing yourself to yourself, to the “ old you”, when you started this journey as a beginner student-learner in Greek! . See how much you have grown, what you have achieved and what progress you have made towards your goal. This habit has the benefit of creating gratitude, appreciation and kindness towards yourself as you observe how far you have come, the obstacles you have overcome and the solutions you came up with in order to move forward. . You feel good about yourself without having to think less o ..read more

Languages in Greek Remember: it’s neutral in plural and written with a small first letter (compared to the name of the countries and the inhabitants that are both written with a capital first letter). So the article in front would be «τα» and then the adjective of nationality in neutral plural (most common ending is in “-ικά” with a lot of exceptions like σουαχίλι, φαρσί, ζουλού, μαορί, ουρντού, μπενγκάλι κ.α -Η μητρική μου γλώσσα είναι τα ελληνικά. Μιλάω πολύ καλά αγγλικά και ιταλικά, αρκετά καλά γαλλικά και λίγο ισπανικά. -Τα ελληνικά μου αρέσουν πολύ! -Τα κινέζικα είναι αρκετά δύσκολα! . In ..read more

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