Greektionary on Facebook and Twitter

by Harry G. on May 28, 2011 in Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Entertainment, Greek Language, Greek Music, Modern Greek

Learn to speak Greek on Facebook and Twitter

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How To Learn A New Language

by Harry G. on May 25, 2011 in Greek Language, How To

How to learn a new language. Do’s and don’ts for picking up a new language.

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Greek Bouzouki

New facebook page for the Greek Bouzouki

by Harry G. on Apr 27, 2011 in Greek Music

Our sister site www.bouzoukidvd.com recently set up a brand new facebook page that contains free information on learning to play the Greek bouzouki. The site is located here: http://www.facebook.com/BouzoukiGreek. Make sure to click the “Like” button when you visit the site in order to get access to the bouzouki scale and chord charts, as well [...]

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Greek Dancing Blog and Facebook Page

Greek Dancing Blog and Facebook Page

by Harry G. on Apr 14, 2011 in Greek Dance

This is just a short posting to remind everyone that the folks over at www.NowYouCanDance.com have released a new blog, as well as, a new facebook page. The blog can be accessed here: www.NowYouCanDance.com/blog The facebook page is located here: www.facebook.com/GreekDanceLessons We encourage you to visit the facebook fan and click on the “Like” button [...]

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Suggestions

by Harry G. on Oct 19, 2010 in General

Suggestions, comments and ideas for improving Greektionary.com

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How To Make The Perfect Greek Galaktoboureko Dessert

by Harry G. on Sep 08, 2010 in Greek Cooking, How To

Lately, we have been receiving many requests for authentic Greek dessert recipes. Well folks…today is your lucky day!  Mrs. G has decided to share her step-by-step recipe for her world famous Galaktoboureko. Greek Galaktoboureko Recipe Ingredients for the creme 1 pack of  phyllo dough 5 eggs 1 kg of sugar 1 liter of whole milk 100 [...]

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Useful Greek Phrases

by Harry G. on Jul 05, 2010 in Greek Language, Modern Greek

Multiple resources for learning Greek exist online. The following video teaches some useful Greek phrases that you will certainly find informative. We will be posting similar videos in the near future. If this method of learning Greek is helpful to you, visit our online store at Greek Store and check out the Modern Greek section. [...]

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The Zeibekiko Dance

by Harry G. on Jun 24, 2010 in Greek Dance

The Zeibekiko dance is undoubtedly one of the most popular Greek dances around. It is known for its improvisational and freestyle form and it is characterized by a 9/8th’s rhythmic signature. According to wikipedia: Zeibekiko (or Zeybekiko, Greek: Ζεϊμπέκικο) is considered an folk improvisational dance from Greece with a rhythmic pattern of 9/8 or else [...]

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El Greco – Greek Painter

Who was El Greco?

by Harry G. on Jun 21, 2010 in Famous Greeks, Greek Culture

“El Greco” was a 16th – early 17th century artist born in the city known today as Heraklion, Crete. Coming from a wealthy and prominent family, El Greco trained to be an icon-maker as a child in Crete. His interest in art did not stop there. As a young man in his 20′s, El Greco [...]

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8 Easy Steps to Writing Greek in Windows

by Harry G. on Jun 18, 2010 in Greek Language, How To

One of the questions we get a lot is: How can we type in Greek fonts on a Windows machine? Here are the 8-simple steps you need to follow on a Windows machine: Step 1 Go to Start, Control Panel, Region and Language Step 2 Click on the Keyboards and Languages tab and then Change [...]

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