Unlocking Greek potential – Details, episodes & analysis

How to learn Greek?
How to find Greek resources?
How to memorize words?
How to start speaking Greek?
How to stay motivated/consistent?

In this episode we will answer all of these questions and more!

Links mentioned in the episode:
- Resources document
- Video: More tips on speaking Greek
- App to find a Greek speaking Partner

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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In this episode, we will have a blast playing a Greek game called "What is it and Who is it?" Listen carefully and try to guess the words. It will be a lot of fun, so join in!

Useful vocabulary: 

• o/η ηθοποιός
• διάσημος,-η,-ο
• ξανθός,-ά,-ο
• η ταινία
• το συγκρότημα
• η φυλακή
• το φιλάκι
• ο/η πρόεδρος
• το σύμβολο
• η ειρήνη 

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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In 2 dialogues we're going to show you how to rent a car in Greek. Next time you are in Greece, you will be able to do it in Greek!

You will learn the following vocabulary:
- αυτοκίνητο / αμάξι
- νοικιάζω
- το ενοίκιο 
- τυχερός / τυχερή / τυχερό
- το δίπλωμα
- υπογράφω
 - το έγγραφο

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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Thank you for listening!

We all book hotels online nowadays, but having an episode about this is still useful. We’ll give you some tips about booking hotels in Greece, and we have two dialogues to teach you how to make a reservation and check in.

Useful Vocabulary 

• το ξενοδοχείο
• η κράτηση
• το δωμάτιο
• κλείνω
• το άτομο 
• ο άνθρωπος 
• ο κόσμος 
• κάνω check in 
• το διαβατήριο 
• το κλειδί  
  
  

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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Let's find out some cultural differences that Ellis experiences in Greece! We will take you on a vacation to Greece with Ellis and her Greek friends. We are sure a lot of you are going to relate to some of the cultural differences!

Vocabulary you learn:

• η παραλία
• η θάλασσα
• κολυμπάω
• κάνω μπάνιο
• το παγωτό
• το ηλιοβασίλεμα
• κάνω ντους
• κοιμάμαι
• πάω για ύπνο
• σκέφτομαι

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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Today's lesson is "how to buy a ticket." While it's true that many things can be purchased online, some tickets, such as those for museums and archaeological sites, need to be bought on-site.

Useful Vocabulary 

• το εισιτήριο
• το τρένο 
• το λεωφορείο
• το πλοίο
• το αεροπλάνο
• απλός,-ή,-ό
• η επιστροφή
• η είσοδος 

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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How Greeks perceive weather might be different from the way you perceive it! In this episode you're going to find out some cultural differences, and we will teach you how to talk about the weather in Greek.

You'll learn the following words:

• ο καιρός
• πως είναι ο καιρός?
• Τι καιρό κάνει σήμερα;
• κάνει κρύο
• κάνει ζέστη
• κάνει ήλιο
• έχει αερα / φυσάει
• βρέχει
• χιονίζει
• έχει καλό καιρό

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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In today's episode, we're introducing prepositions of place. You've probably encountered these words before—like "under," "on top of," "next to," and "in front of." 

Typically, they're taught using buildings as examples, but we take a different approach 🐈


Vocabulary 

• κοντά 
• μακριά  
• μέσα
• έξω
• δίπλα
• πάνω 
• κάτω
• μπροστά 
• πίσω 

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If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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In this episode we are going to rehearse everything we've learned in the previous episodes. We will also end this episode with a story in Greek that Ellis is going to read to you 

Support the Show.

If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

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In today's episode,  we will learn how to agree and disagree correctly with affirmative and negative statements.  

But first, let's go over the verb "μου αρέσει"

μου αρέσει
σου αρέσει
της/του/ αρέσει
μας αρέσει
σας αρέσει
τους αρέσει

Useful phrases: 

• κι εγώ 
• κι εμένα 
• ούτε εγώ
• ούτε εμένα
• εγώ όχι 
• εμένα όχι  

Support the Show.

If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab, stories, lesson notes, and insider tips from our podcast.
The transcript of season 2 will come out halfway September.

You can also support us by buying a coffee!
Thank you for listening!