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I've just started to learn Greek. I've manage to be able to read the words, but don't understand the grammar well, which makes it difficult to understand the more complicated words.

He knew how to live !

00:30 Paralia To Simo!!!

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I only had to learn the 3rd letter. All the others was very easy because I am not English!!

How are they pronounced in classical ancient Greek? Do you know?

Fantastic video - I especially liked your observation about the diminuitives! May I please ask in future for you to omit the background music? I find it more difficult to understand what you are saying. Unless there is a good reason for it maybe? I'd like to know!

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Soy de Perú y mi esposo tiene el apellido Arditto,pero desciende de italianos de Genova , Sta..Margarita de Liguria,nos enteramos que existe Ardittos Hill.

The first time I walked around a Greek supermarket and saw an old guy smoking casually while shopping was a real 'woah' moment for me. The Greek culture is stubborn and it took 3 attempts and legal threats/implications for them to succumb to the indoor smoking ban. In private houses though it is still common for people to smoke inside and even the non smoking host will bring out their ashtrays for their smoking guest 🙂

Late September and all through October are my favourite time of year in Greece. Our village is in the South East Peloponnese and it's perfect that time of year, the weather is great, not too hot, most of the tourists (and locals!) have left the beaches and the sea temperature is at it's best 😊

As a British guy, when I moved to Greece in my late 30s, the driving culture was a big shock. The lack of safety awareness, consideration or appreciation was very different to what I was used to in England. Although the footpaths are not always good (or even there!) pedestrians still walk in the middle of the road. Some crossroads have no stop signs at any junction and some have a stop at every junction! I was once advised that I should treat everything while driving, including road signs, one way streets and driving lanes as suggestions, rather than requirements and it was pretty much spot on! 😆

Rome was the Greek - Latin civilisation. All the people who sees a contradiction between “Greece / Greek” and “Rome / Roman” clearly doesn’t understand the very fundaments and essence of Roman history whatsoever. It’s as absurd as to claim whether Spartans were Spartans or Greeks.

Many people think that the Greeks wanted to be tortured and so they put five different "ee" in the alphabet. So this question is an opportunity to clarify a few things about the Greek language, the alphabet and the many ... "ee's". The Greek language was created and codified over thousands of years of observing nature and human activity and slowly each word gives the exact meaning of the object or ideal (the signifier is related to what is pointed out and not random words that will be called everything). This development, when it came time to move on to the written record - and after the first attempts at representations, followed the rules of spoken language. Thus were discovered the forms of letters that could reproduce everything around us in the best possible way. No letter is random and of course none comes from a different language. How could that be? When we open our mouths, we hear A (the letter shows above, the man looks up). B(Vita), as one can easily see, represents the blast, the sound of B(V)-orrea=north wind > BBBB (VVVV), so the North (cold wind) is written with B(Vita). The exact same rule applies to all letters, but that's not the point here. The reason for the participation of more than one letter with the same phonetics was the need to illustrate various forms of things, which were not distinguished by oral speech. E.g. "Υδρία-(H)YDRIA - Υγρόν-(H)YGRON - Κύλιξ-KYLIX" etc. These words could not be better defined than with the "Y-υ" scheme, showing a cavity (water accumulates in cavities). It is difficult and complicated to explain the existence of "H-n". Plato says that they used it for the grandeur of words, but that was not all. "H" is two "I's" joined together (I-I), which means a heavier and more emphatic pronunciation of ee, for serious things (Ήλιος-Eelios -Sun - Ήθος-eethos-Moral - Ήρα-Eera -Hera - Ηφαίστιο-eefestio-Volcano) etc. "I-i" says Plato in Kratylos, is used to express the "thin (Ιστίο-tissue) - thin - weak or for intelligence (Ιδέα-Ιdea, which passes like an arrow from the mind). The double "ει" and "οι" were created to represent the long "ee" that existed in the spoken language and acquired spelling rules that we cannot analyze here. "οι" is always used in the suffixes of the masculine plural and in words that are related to something that surrounds us or that are related to human activity, eg. (οίνος-wine, οίκος-house, οίδα-I know, ο οποίος-which, (here "o" means the circle in which we act). "Ει" is a long "ee" and combines "ε" and "ι" because "ε" has a close phonetic relationship with "ι-ee". The "Ο-o" and the "Ω-ω" differ for the same reasons. The omega is a long o (oo), it always enters the endings of the verbs and the endings of the plural of all things or gernes e.g. (των ανθρώπων-of men, των παιδιών- of the children, των πόλεων-of the cities, των σκύλων-of the dogs, etc). The "ο=circle" in everything that bothers us and is related to property, energy, etc. (κόσμος-cosmos-world, πόλεμος-polemos-war, τόπος-topos-place, δρόμος-thromos-road, έξοδος-exodos-exit and so much more). In closing, I will repeat that every letter and especially the many "ee" have to do with the root of each word, so that we can understand what we are talking about to the one who reads us.

So how do you pronounce the Bee 🐝 sound? Or you don't have it in your language?

I’m using this video for insight because I have a Greek OC I want to develop more, and it’s surprisingly that I’ve already given him some of these cultural attributes! This helped a lot and was a great video, Thank You. ❤️

I grew up in Greece till 18 then I left and I still missing it so much

Which language test do you recommend to assess what level of Greek im at?

Just came across your channel..awesome work. Looking for next level in greek language? you can find it all right here. Hope more people find this channel.

ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ για αυτά τα βίντεο, είναι πολύ χρήσιμα!

I gambled on the bonus question and lost. If I didn't do that I'd have 45pts. Damn!!

Does it follow the ABC pattern?

Did you make it till the end?

:D Hiiii ✍️ ready 🫡

You: this is a good thing: people share meals Me: wow, that's weird and not hygienic, I can't even imagine sharing my meal with someone else, maybe with family but definitely not friends 🙃

Do you do Greek lessons on line

Another great piece of advice thank you.

Love Greece!

7:47 "don't want to confuse you in van further" IN VAN...???

Hello, dear Marialena! My only interest in the Greek alphabet and language is based on my desire to read the texts of the Greek writings of the Bible. In your video, you bring out the "modern pronunciation" of some alphabets. That's why I have a question for you: How were these alphabets pronounced 2000 years ago? At that time, did the Greek language also have other alphabets than the current ones?

Thank you so much for this overview! I'm planning my first trip to Athens and this was very helpful to get an impression of which neighbourhoods I'll be most interested in exploring. Great content all throughout your channel btw, awesome ❤

Video actually starts at 1:20

Aphrodite is my favorite!

That’s is the Cyprus tone?

I only speak english and am currently in the process of learning Portuguese. Theres a few more languages i want to learn, and sometimes its difficult to think about what will take priority after i get a handle on Portuguese... but Greek intrigues me so much. It feels so ancient, well BECAUSE IT IS. I also thought it was interesting how few videos there are of Americans speaking Greek. What you say about it possibly being helpful for your career adds to the appeal. I hope to learn it someday :) and to visit Greece myself.

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I really enjoy those stories but I liked the old version better were the text was already written and not appearing. it’s very distracting to try to follow like this. And usually I listened a first time, shadowed a second and then on a third followed the english sub while listening but now the english sub are not there to follow at the same time. A little feedback, maybe I’m not the only one. Anyway, I love your channel ! Thank you so much I

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A korean here discovering greek cinema recently as I am obsessed with philosophy of Greece. Starting with Theo Angelopolous and Michael Cacoyannis. Much love to the greeks and their arts ! Ζήτω η Ελλάδα

bravo!

The Byzantine Empire never existed. There was a part of the Roman Empire that survived after the Western Roman Empire was defeated. That part continued to call itself Roman and was called Roman by everyone else for the majority of its history. Even before the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, Greek was spoken in the East sections because the majority of the population knew Greek. That said, the official language was still Latin and continued to be so for a long time after the fall of the western part of the empire. That means that, even though most people spoke Greek, the state was so dedicated to its Roman identity they kept using Latin. Our timeline for the Eastern Roman Empire started at the 5th century. Once we get to the mid 13th century, ancient Greek philosophy started to gain prominence in certain circles, though it was controversial because of its perception as anti-Christian. By that time, since everyone spoke Greek, the official language had been changed to Greek, and you could say that a distinct Greek identity had developed, though it was not universally accepted. Once we get to the 14th and 15th centuries, the borders of the Eastern Roman Empire were so small that they basically only encompassed modern Greece and few other regions in the Balcans and the Turkish coast. By this point it's safe to say that people thought of their identity as very influenced by Greece - if not outright being Greek. However, this was a culturally Greek identity that had developed as a result of mixing ancient Greek philosophy with Orthodox Christianity. It was completely unique from the culture of Classical Greece and could in way be seen as a continuation of it. Also, the *cultural* aspect of this identity should be stressed. This is because many people who lived there identified through this Grecofied Roman identity despite being what we today think of as ethnically Albanian and Bulgarian. There was also significant linguistic diversity, despite Greek being by far the most spoken, as well as a plurality of local customs and unique traditions. The idea of a nation being tied to a certain ethnicity, language, and cultural tradition only emerged in the 19th century with the advent of nationalism. After the Ottomans took over the Eastern Roman Empire in the 15th century the people who lived there became less unified due to exposure to neighbouring regions that the Eastern Roman Empire was previously closed off to, but that the Ottoman Empire united. As a result, the culture and language of each part of Greece changed to more closely resemble the neighbouring languages and cultures. They retained their Orthodox Christian religion, but not much else. As a result, when, influenced by the emerging 19th century nationalism, the modern-day Greek national identity began to form, people from different regions were unable to understand each other. It was necessary for them to create an entirely new, made-up language based on a simplified form of ancient Greek mixed with these local dialects so that everyone could speak the same language. This was called Katharevousa. Modern Greek is a bastardised form of Katharevousa that resulted from the mix of Katharevousa with local dialects. The Greek identity, as modern Greeks think of it, has only existed for 200 years or so. If you ask a modern Greek, they will likely tell you that there existed a single Greek identity since the time of Socrates that has carried through to the present day, because that's what we are taught by the education system and the general culture. We are taught to look at ancient Greek civilization and think that we're the ones who built it. You will even find many clerics in Greece claiming that Classical Greek philosophers were proto-Christians, and that certain Greek plays and poems contain quasi-prophecies about the birth of Christ, in an attempt to reconcile the irreconcilable. Classical Greek identity was one thing, Eastern Roman "Greek" identity at the very final century of it's existence is another, and 19th century nationalism is yet another. I wouldn't say that English identity is the same thing now as it was during Alfred the Great. The claim made by Greeks spans thousands more years.

Yes i will starting to learn greek before i land there,thank u

Byzantine empire was Roman, whom conquered lands with Greek inhabitants. Byzantine was never Greek, however on the eastern block Greek was a predominant language.

These are all very good tips. If you know in advance it's not a big deal. Do your research before staying in Greece. Still the best place to visit!!!

I'm planning a trip to Athens in October, I'm really hoping there are no strikes then that will affect flights? Is October a big strike month?

The similarities between Egypt and Greece in all those points are scary and comforting at the same time. I’m planning to move to Greece in a few years

Very nice video setup 🙂

Good to see you uploading again, I found your channel while preparing for an extended trip to Greece and I've found your videos very helpful for learning cultural nuances and useful phrases. I'll be staying a bit longer than the average tourist but I won't be there (I think) for more than a few months so I was wondering about a few things I've heard and also wanted to ask about appropriate ways to deal with certain situations. 1. I don't use social media, sans UA-cam, so if I want to keep in contact with anyone I might make friends with what would be the best way to go about that? I've heard Viber is a popular messaging service but I'm not sure if that's still the case or if it's limited to a certain segment of the population. 2. To what extent is φιλότιμο expected/appreciated from foreigners? I've found the concept more than a little familiar and it's interesting to have a word for what was otherwise just a way of life for me but will this come off inauthentic or in some way be miscommunicated? Should I "cut loose", so to speak, or will my own self-cultivated integrity serve me well in interacting with locals? 3. In the same vein as above, what is the socially appropriate way of dealing with unscrupulous people? If an apartment I lease hasn't been cleaned, is missing things, or is generally inconsistent with what was described how do I go about remedying that, if at all? Should it be expected that people will cut corners if possible and must be coaxed into providing what was promised to the letter, or can I trust people to give me what I'm paying for/what was agreed to me? 4. If one were to start dating a Greek woman what are social expectations one should be aware of beforehand? What is someone getting themselves into if it were to progress, and what is the cultural climate of dating non-Greeks? Please feel free to disregard this, I know it's quite a bit, but your videos have been most helpful so this fresh upload a week before my trip seems quite serendipitous and I hoped to take advantage of it if I could. Ευχαριστώ

So glad to see a new video from you!

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