Randstad, a leading human resources company in Greece, is hosting a one-hour webinar on “Language Jobs in Greece” on February 22, starting at 11 a.m.
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February 9 has officially been declared as International Greek Language Day and is a day for Greeks and…
The Olympic Anthem was sung in Greek by forty Chinese children during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday. The Greek words were learned by the Chinese children in less than three months.
These maps show the etymology of various words around Europe and the cultural background and…
Egypt’s Ministry of Awqaf said it has published a translation of the Holy Quran’s selected…
A mosaic made by a freed slave to thank God written in Greek for his…
Greek City Times speaks exclusively with Tony Kariotis, otherwise known as @iamgreece on social media, to discuss what birthed his comical ‘Apagorevete’ catchphrase and viral video skit series.
Through Ancient Greek history, our ancestors from pre-Homeric to Homeric times had invented the Ancient Greek language, which is the treasury and genesis to all mankind and from the foundation of the language derived, most other languages were born.
The final brush strokes have been painted on a new mural in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville as part of the celebration of 200 years of Greek Independence.
We’ve all been guilty of mishearing song lyrics that somehow, at the time, in some way, seemed to make sense to us. But do not fear – let bygones be bygones, as you can now find the lyrics to your favourite Greek songs, scrolling in real time on Spotify. Did someone say “Greek karaoke party”??!
In a bid to distance itself from a series of embarrassing scandals, Facebook renames itself ‘Meta’. Like so many other things, we have the ancient Greeks to thank for the word ‘meta’, which was a word they used to mean “after” or “beyond.”
Why is it important to teach children a second language? Children’s author and cultural educator…
Philotimo, is a special Greek word that even Greeks themselves have trouble defining or translating,…
Vassilis Papadopoulos, author, diplomat and current Chief of Staff of the Greek Presidency under President…
The Ancient Greek (Hellenic) language & the crossbred Latin use known as “Greeklish” By Chrysanthe…
Painter and muralist, Fikos is the creator of the largest mural in the history of Greek and Byzantine art. Entitled ‘Earth&Sky’ the 46-metre high masterpiece covers the side of a seventeen-storey building taking the internationally acclaimed artist just thirteen days to paint.
Japanese is said to be one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. Little wonder that Terumi Kai is creating a Greek media storm as the women who is teaching Japanese to Greek language speakers in as little as two months.
Academic and Byzantine thinker John Argyropoulos pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th-century Italy, contributing hugely to the restoration of the classical studies and connecting humanists with the Greek spirit. With Leonardo Da Vinci counted amongst his numerous notable students, Argyropoulos’ translations and teaching of Greek philosophy helped to disseminate Greek culture to the Western world.
Commonly used in every day as part of the Greek language, when many Greek idioms are translated literally the results are often very puzzling and sometimes hilarious for non-Greek speakers. Here are some of our favourite and funny Greek one-liners.
Since ancient times the Greeks have long imparted wisdom to the world by way of proverbs, which can be found in ancient Greek literature as far back as the works of Homer. Greek proverbs have long provided inspiration to people around the world. Here is a list of some of our favourites.
