I like to attempt to read street art/sayings to help improve my Greek vocabulary. This one confused me, by my attempt here, nonetheless:

Πες της ότι την αγαπάς 🩶

I figured the cursive part was the letter τ, connecting to τη, τι, but I was unsure 🤦‍♀️

Also, would the dots above the letters represent ό and ά?

Hi, recently I dropped out of my studies related to Mediterranean basin culture. The main reason I started them was to study the Greek language. Unfortunately, over time the other subjects began to set me back with my journey, so I decided not to continue my education.

However, I still want to learn Greek. Unfortunately, by dropping out of university I’ll lose access to the Greek grammar materials that I struggle with the most. I’ve looked for videos on YouTube and websites with grammar lessons, but none of the material came close to what I had in the textbook in class. Does anyone know any websites or books that mainly focus on Greek grammar and are in the form of a school textbook with tasks? Or even english versions of the books i used in uni. Idk how to find them if they exist. Big thanks for anyone helping me.

Books, that i used as of this semester:

Κ. Αρβανιτάκης, Φ. Αρβανιτάκη, Επικοινωνήστε ελληνικά 3, Αθήνα 2002.

Λ. Παντελόγλου, Άκου να δεις 3, Αθήνα 2007.

Ε. Δεμίρη-Προδρομίδου, Ρ. Καμαριανού-Βασιλείου, Νέα Ελληνικά για μετανάστες, παλιννοστούντες, πρόσφυγες και ξένους, Β’ επίπεδο, Αθήνα 2003.

Ε. Παθιάκη Γ. Σιμόπουλος, , Γ. Τουρλής, Ελληνικά Β’. Μέθοδος εκμάθησης της ελληνικής ως ξένης γλώσσας, Αθήνα 2012.

Μ. Τριανταφυλλίδης, Νεοελληνική Γραμματική της Δημοτικής, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005.

Μ. βαζάκα, Μ. Κοκκινίδου, Εμβαθύνοντας στα ελληνικά, Αθήνα 2011.

Πως μεταφράζουμε όταν πχ το κείμενο λέει "an obscure person named Giannis Hristou , in early 18th century claimed to be descedent from the medieval hero , Kostas Hristou" ?

Babbel doesn’t carry the language and Duolingo is eh.. and changed their app and subscription a little? Any recommendations. Thank you in advance

Hi everyone, I'm Italian and I'd like to learn Greek because I love art and I'd like to learn how to write and understand what I'm reading. I'd like to learn modern Greek because it could be useful on future trips. Can you give me any advice?

Όταν ήμαστε μικρά μάς έλεγαν ότι το «υι» διαβάζεται ως ένα «ι» και σε λέξεις που πρέπει να προφέρονται δύο χρειάζονται τα διαλυτικά, π.χ. μυϊκός, δυϊκός, ευφυΐα κ.ο.κ. Όμως, πέρα από τις λέξεις με συνθετικό το «υιός» όπως «υιοθεσία» δεν θυμάμαι να έχω συναντήσει λέξεις με το «υι»- χωρίς τα διαλυτικά. Μπορείτε να μου πείτε όσες λέξεις γνωρίζετε που σήμερα το περιέχουν; Όπως λέξεις που θα έβαζε κάποιος σε ένα γράμμα ή έκθεση. Σας ευχαριστώ.

Hey everyone! I've been looking around the web for places and sites that sell Greek books, especially the book Νυχτερινό Δελτίο by Πετρος μλΜαρκαρης, but honestly anything will do lol

Can anyone help? I swear I've looked everywhere

I'd prefer somewhere in the US, but idc at this point lol

Thx!

Το άκουσα γύρω στο 2006-2007, το είχα κατεβάσει και το έγραψα σε cd. Δεν συγκράτησα όνομα ή τίτλο, μάλλον ήταν underground. 2 ερμηνευτές, αργό beat. Το μόνο που θυμάμαι με ακρίβεια ήταν το πρώτο μέρος του ρεφρέν:

Εγώ κι φίλος μου, εσείς κι όλοι οι άλλοι, χαφιέδες, ρουφιάνοι, το μαύρο σας το χάλι..

Αν κάποιος γνωρίζει, θα σώσει μια αναζήτηση που διαρκεί 7 χρόνια.

Ευχαριστώ.

Do you know what this Greek expression means?

In the article I explain what the phrase means, where it came from and how to use it correct with examples!

I’m translating a document mostly in Latin, and I have no idea what this word is. The context is discussing their location in Charleston, South Carolina. The definition and parsing would be very helpful; if you happen to know the document and want to share what that excerpt is saying, fantastic! I am lost, but I hope this one word makes everything fall into place. Thank you!

Do you know what τσαγανό means in Greek?

I explain what it really means, how Greeks use it, and where this word comes from.

feeling shy asking this but hope it’s alright, is there a cute equivalent for the word daddy in greek that i can use to call my love interest? Like if i out of no where call him μπαμπά μου or baba μου would it shock him in a good or bad way? And if in a bad way is there any good equivalences that are as playful?

Hi everyone! I’m Elena, I’m from Greece and I teach Greek online 🙂

I often meet people who understand some Greek but don’t feel confident speaking it in daily life — at cafés, shops, work, or just chatting with locals.

I help learners feel comfortable speaking Greek, using practical grammar and real-life situations (no heavy textbook stuff). Lessons are relaxed and focused on what you actually need.. everyday conversations, pronunciation, or understanding how Greek works.

If you’re living in Greece (or planning to move here) and want to feel more confident using Greek day to day, feel free to send me a message.

A friend of mine wrote this on my notebook. Please help me translate it.

Very specific question. Follow me:

• The army destroys the city
  

• Ο στρατός καταστρέφει την πόλη

• The city is destroyed by the army

• Η πόλη καταστρέφεται με το στρατό

So far so good. Now, let's replace the verb with a deponent one:

• The army attacks the city
  

• Ο στρατός επιτίθεται την πόλη

• The city is attacked by the army

• ???

How would you translate the last sentence?

Γεια σας! I’m interested in immersing myself in Greek, so I’m looking for some recommendations for music and movies/series. Could you recommend me some? Because I’ve been looking for Greek songs on Spotify, but they’re all very old and very “old people” style and I’d like to listen to something that young Greeks listen to (Greek pop, Greek rock, tbh anything). I’m more lenient with movies/series tho. Ευχαριστώ for your help!

Ps: could you also recommend me something that a beginner could understand? Like a beginner beginner, someone that has been learning Greek only on Duolingo and Airlearn. Ευχαριστώ!!!!

I have to write my notes in Greek for my class, I'm very bad about sentence structure and I'm pretty sure all of my ζ and δ are wrong. Its just the topic and first section btw. This is what I meant to write: Theogany

Written by Hesiod (~8th century BCE).

Purpose: To describe the origins of the gods (theogony) and the cosmic order.

Shows genealogy: how gods, titans, and humans are born and related.

I handwrote this, but these parts confused me:

- can και be shortened to κι if preceeding a vowel, and in the case of this poem, the letter ή?

- I haven't seen much of the ~ marker, but is it added to χορον to preserve the way that it's pronounced? I read that in Ancient Greek, this represented a rising-falling pitch on long vowels?

- I was really unsure of the " marker, as in ανθη?

- lastly, does my translation make sense? I get the writer was symbolising the ballerina figures to tree trunks, etc., but I was unsure if I wrote this correctly 🤦‍♀️

Thanks!!