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quick summary, I have a formal presentation about the origins of stones and their detailed background. Research says diamond came from the ancient greek word adamas. Though I'm not sure what the correct spelling/tonation is. Is it αδάμας or άδάμας ?

Also are there any available sites that have fonts for greek letters? To make it look more handwritten than corporate. Appreciate it!

Which one? And why?

I want to make learning Greek even more fun by listening to Greek songs.

So I speak Arabic since I am an Arabic native speaker and I have C1 in English and I just recently reached B2 in Spanish I am planning to start learning another language with Spanish and I planning on learning either Greek or french If ready to dedicate 1 year to it(french or Greek)since I am a fast learner I tried learning Greek for 2 days just for few minutes and it's hard for me to read normal at a non slow speed even though I nearly mastered the Greek alphabet but I am slow at reading in Greek Also I find it so difficult learning and memorizing Greek vocab because they feel so weird to me😅 Do you suggest me to choose french and after I reach B2 in french I start Greek or do you think that Greek is worth it especially because I have a fetish for it like I adore the Greek language🤣 What do you think guys?

I want to translate the English phrase “ out of the darkness shal ye rise upward , one with the light and one with the stars “ to greek.

Google translate : “ από το σκοτάδι θα σηκωθείτε προς τα πάνω, ένας με το φως και ένας με τα αστέρια “

I moved to Greece 2 years ago to marry my wife. I am around Greek things everyday. I study/ speak what I can and feel like I have made no progress. I know many Greek words, my vocabulary is nice. However, the grammar and the ability to create sentences is deathly for a native English speaker. The strange part is that English borrows an insane amount of Greek words, but we completely fucked them up from their origins and made them sound just slightly different. The verb endings are brutal here. You can try to make a sentence but if you mess up the ending, it actually just sounds completely ignorant. There are rules for the endings but in many cases there are a subset of exceptions for different words that have no rules… If you are at all curious just look at the word ύπνος “sleep”. If you want to say things like how was your sleep, how are you sleeping etc. we counted about 10 variations you need to understand. In English we would just use sleep, sleeping, slept. There are a near infinite number of words like sleep in Greek that you have to understand. Usually in English we describe things as they are with compound words/ adjectives mixed in: hot dog, house plant etc. In Greek nope there is a specific word for everything. You just have to know them. Not to mention gender. Pronunciation is also very nuanced. You will get corrected to say the words properly, try to drill that into your mind and then later still mess up the pronunciation you tried so hard to correct. That’s my rant. It’s just very non intuitive to learn Greek.

I’m very interested in learning the language I just need a good direction in where to begin…plz help

I'm so, so sure I read in an online recipe something about declaring a "You found the coin" or "I found the coin!" when finding the coin in your slice of vasilopita, but for the life of me, I can't find it again! 😑

All my searchers the past few days are giving outputs such as: "O Holy Saint Basil, pray unto God for us.” or explanations that the coin represents prosperity and good fortune for the year ahead.

What is the traditional saying when you find the coin? 💰🍰

Using the "Γκόλφω, βάδιζε μπροστά ξανθή ψυχή!" (Pangram #1 from https://backpacker.gr/pangrams), a full sheet of paper, Decent lighting, Letters under the line fixed to the best of MY KNOWLEDGE (Not meant to be passive agressive lmao)

Hi! Can anybody explain to me what does δαύτος mean? Please help

When I was a young girl my grandma used to sing a lullaby/ nursery rhyme in Greek about a little bird that would land on your nose. I can’t find anything online about a song like it. Forgive me for not knowing the exact words but it phonetically sounded like this in the beginning: eye lie lee, eye lie Lee. I remember her telling me that it was about a bird landing on your nose. She passed away a few years ago, otherwise I’d be asking her. If anyone could help, I’d really appreciate it.

https://www.youtube.com/@greeklessonsonlinevideos

Start from the beginning of her videos as it's a progression. I listen to her videos repeatedly until I'm sure I understand the concept before I move on. Full disclosure: I have been studying/learning Greek for more than 6 decades and since listening to her I realize that I had so much wrong!

Γεια σε όλους σας! I'm looking for a translation for "Self-sufficient" in greek. I found “Αυτάρκης” but I don't know if it applies to me (male). I'm learning Greek but not at the speed I'd like and I'm still not so sure, so I'd rather ask for opinion to avoid mistakes (:

This tattoo represents a scene of me from the past telling my parents “Look! It says I'm self-sufficient!” showing them a test they gave us at school. Indeed, my parents laughed loudly XD

Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

Hey, my family and I are from the territory that used to be the Minoan empire. I really enjoy the culture and stories from this time period. I was wondering if I am allowed to call myself "Minoan" to honor my ancestors?

Thanks!

(also pls don't be mean 😿)

Hey all, I am a Greek teacher and I would like to improve my English. I’m looking for someone interested in a language exchange (English-Greek) online, for one hour per week. Please, only native speakers or highly proficient speakers of English. I am exclusively interested in speaking practice (with corrections to grammar, etc.).

Feel free to let me know if you’re interested!

Καμία κοπέλα να μιλήσουμε;

Hey there, could any of you guys help me understand an official government paper? I only started to learn 3 months ago, and I'm completely lost 😂 due to it's personal nature I'd rather share it in private, hope that's okay and thank you!

It's called "Η ώρα τούτη" As far as I know it was composed by 'Christodoulos Halaris'(Χριστόδουλος Χάλαρης) and sang by 'Nikos Xylouris'(Νίκος Ξυλούρης)

Η ώρα τούτη δεύτερη μετά το μεσονύχτι Είν’ ώρα αναμνήσεων Μα όχι πάντα

Η ώρα τούτη δεύτερη μετά το μεσονύχτι Είν’ ώρα περισυλλογής Μα όχι πάντα

Η ώρα ετούτη δεύτερη μετά το μεσονύχτι Είναι ώρα για δάκρυα Και μένει πάντα

Estou aprendendo a falar grego e uma das coisas que mais me deixa confuso na língua grega é como eles conseguem saber quais dessas letras ou ditongos usar na ortografia, porque o som delas é literalmente igual. Alguém pode explicar como se usa elas? Além disso, se possível, podem explicar como se utiliza o Omicron (Ο,ο) e o Ômega (Ω,ω), que também tem sons semelhantes.