Practice your language skills with Helinika’s Greek language exercises. You will find various vocabulary, grammar, and listening exercises to improve your Greek skills.
Greek Listening #18: Greek News and Journalistic Phrases Challenge | Greek Comprehension
Journalists use specific words and phrases to share a news story, address an issue, or express an opinion. These words and phrases might surprise non-native speakers. Here are some Greek journalistic words and phrases to write down in your vocabulary notebook.
Greek Listening #17: Greek Job Search Vocabulary Challenge | Greek Comprehension
Helinika’s Greek listening exercise #17 will help you expand your Greek career and job search vocabulary. With the help of the story of a young Greek college graduate named Alexandros. Can you respond to the questions correctly?
Greek Listening #16: Pronouncing Greek Consonants (Β, Γ, Δ, Ρ etc.) | Greek Comprehension
One of the most challenging things of language learning is the pronunciation of vowels and consonants. In Greek, there is a group of Greek consonants (β, γ, δ, χ, ρ, θ) that are often mispronounced. Here is what you should know.
Greek Listening #15: Greek Verbs “Ξέρω” and “Γνωρίζω” (to know) | Greek Comprehension
The verb “to know” can be translated in two different ways in Greek: «γνωρίζω» and «ξέρω». Is there a difference between these two Greek verbs? When do we use «γνωρίζω» and when do we use «ξέρω»?
Greek Listening #14: Narrating a Story and/or Debating in Greek | Greek Comprehension
You might be improving your Greek language skills but you find it difficult narrating stories – real or fake- and you avoid expressing your opinion. That might be because your vocabulary lacks some linking words and expressions that can help you make your points clear and jump from point to point.
Greek Listening #13: Foreign Words of Greek Origin | Greek Comprehension
Did you know that there are 150.000 words of Greek origin in the English vocabulary? Many more languages have also adopted some words – usually anything that starts with “psych” and “phil”. Today’s listening comprehension video exercise will help you understand the roots of some very common words.
Test Your Greek Grammar Skills with These Exercises
Are you progressing in your Greek language learning journey but you are unaware whether you have grasped the basics of the Greek grammar/ Here are three exercises to practice and test your Greek grammar skills. You will find the answers at the bottom of the page.
Greek Listening #12: Foreign Borrowed Words in Greek | Greek Comprehension
Many languages have borrowed vocabulary from Greek. But the Greek language has also many loanwords from English, French, Italian, Turkish… Today we will be seeing a few of these borrowed words from other European languages.
Greek Listening #11: Confusing Greek Verbs & Phrasal Verbs | Greek Comprehension
Today’s Greek listening comprehension exercise (number 11) will be mentioning some confusing Greek verbs and phrasal verbs. An example the use of the Greek verb “to do” (κάνω) along with nouns such as “bike” (κάνω ποδήλατο).
Greek Listening #10: More Greek Phrases and Proverbs| Greek Comprehension
Today’s Greek listening exercise (#10) is dedicated to phrases, expressions, and proverbs we use in Greek. Can you easily follow this Greek comprehension exercise?
