Ellis & Yiuli

Unlocking Greek potential

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Unlocking Greek Potential is a complete guide to learning Greek for beginners. It's guided by Yiuli a native Greek teacher and Ellis who is learning Greek. Yiuli will teach Greek to Ellis, and you can learn alongside her! Our goal is to teach Greek as effectively as possible. We focus on the most important words so that you can form sentences as quickly as possible. Anyone who has learned the Greek alphabet can listen to it.  A new episode comes out every Friday.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.unlockinggreekpotential.com

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Ellis & Yiuli

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Latest episode

Aug 23, 2024

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2.01 | The influence of Greek 01.03.2024

We are finally back with our podcast! For the past few months, we have tried to find ways to make this experience even more student-friendly for all of you guys! we created ~ a website! Yes, that’s right! A brand new website where you can listen to the entire first season and all the new episodes we will release. www.unlockinggreekpotential.com ~ a transcript ! Now, you can find all the valuable v...

Bonus episode | Christmas 15.12.2023

Right before Christmas, we made one more episode to teach you festive words!  You will learn the following words: τα Χριστούγεννα - Καλά Χριστούγεννα! η Πρωτοχρονιά / Καλή Πρωτοχρονιά!  ο Άγιος Βασίλης  το δώρο  το δέντρο  το στολίδι τα φωτάκια το αστέρι το δείπνο   στολίζω αγοράζω μαγειρεύω φτιάχνω Greek Christmas Carols We wish you all  καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή Πρωτοχρονιά!  We will be back fo...

1.25 | An interesting story in Greek 08.12.2023

We are already in episode 25! Can you believe it?  You've learned so many things this year:  You can talk about yourself, your feelings, your job, and your interests. You can form questions and negative sentences, express likes and dislikes, and give your opinion.  We are so proud of you! You deserve a vast BRAVO for your progress this year!   This is our last episode for 2023, and what'...

1.24 | Expressing opinion 01.12.2023

In today's episode we will teach you how to express your opinion in Greek. You will learn the following phrases: νομίζω ότι / πιστεύω ότι συμφωνώ (ναι, φυσικά, καλή ιδέα! βέβαια. Γιατί όχι; Εχεις δίκιο!) διαφωνώ (όχι, μπα) δεν είμαι σίγουρη/ σίγουρος.. η κουβέντα η συμφωνία  η διαφωνία η αλήθεια έχουμε μία μικρή διαφωνία η γνώμη  προτιμώ Support the show If you want to maximize your Greek lea...

1.23 | Expressing emotions 24.11.2023

Today's episode is devoted to emotions and feelings. We will learn helpful vocabulary to help you express your feelings in Greek. Also, here's a video in slow Greek from Yiuli's channel, which uses simple examples to help you comprehend the words.  Vocabulary: ενθουσιασμένος / -η χαρούμενος/ -η  λυπημένος / -η  θλιβερός/ -ή θυμωμένος  -η  αγχωμένος / -η  φοβισμένος / -η  έτοιμος / -...

1.22 | Describing someone 17.11.2023

In this episode you will learn words to describe someone. We will give you both words to describe someone physically and characteristically. You will also learn how to compare in Greek.   you will learn the following words: ψηλός / -ή / ό  κοντός/ -ή / ό μεγάλος/ -η / ο μικρός, -ή, -ό  όμορφος, -η, -ο ευγενικός/ -ή / -ό  φιλικός/ -ή / -ό  έξυπνος / -ή / -ό  Support the show If you want to maximize...

1.21 | Asking for help 10.11.2023

Useful words & phrases for this episode:  η βοήθεια βοηθάω  το ζώο/ τα ζώα χρειάζομαι  ζητάω  η χάρη  ρωτάω η ερώτηση  απαντάω η απάντηση  έχω μια ερώτηση Μπορώ να σε ρωτήσω κάτι;  (formal: Να σε ρωτήσω κάτι;) Μπορώ να σας ρωτήσω κάτι;  (formal:Να σας ρωτήσω κάτι;) Μπορείς να με βοηθήσεις; Support the show If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole tra...

1.20 | Making plans with friends 03.11.2023

In this episode you will learn how to make plans with your friends in Greek! We will teach you the following vocabulary: τι κάνεις αυτό το Σαββατοκύριακο; έχεις χρόνο το Σάββατο; έχεις χρόνο αύριο / απόψε; έχω ένα ραντεβού ελεύθερος, -η, -ο ελεύθερος χρόνος,  έχω ελεύθερο χρόνο είσαι ελεύθερη / ελεύθερος; πάμε για ποτό / καφέ / μπάνιο / φαγητό / ψώνια; τι ώρα θέλεις να πάμε …. στο σινεμά.. στο κέν...

1.19 | Directions 27.10.2023

In today's episode, we will learn useful vocabulary and phrases so you can start asking and giving directions.  Useful vocabulary: Πού ειναι… το σούπερ-μάρκετ/ το μουσείο/ το φαρμακείο/ το εστιατόριο/ το μπανιο/ η τουαλέτα/ το πάρκο/ το κέντρο/ ο σταθμός/ το τρένο/ η στάση; Είναι εδώ/ εκεί  ευθεια/ δεξια/αριστερα κοντά /μακριά  με τα πόδια Υπαρχει / Υπαρχουν (δεν υπαρχει) Υπαρχει σούπερ-μάρκε...

1.18 | Ordering Food 20.10.2023

Useful Vocabulary  τρώω πίνω  το φαγητό  το εστιατόριο το τραπέζι  το άτομο  έτοιμος, -η, -ο ο κατάλογος περισσότερο  το νερό  το ψωμί  ο λογαριασμός    Useful phrases Μπορώ να φάω εδώ;  Μπορώ να κάτσω εδώ;  Μπορούμε να κάτσουμε εδώ;  Έχετε τραπέζι για δύο άτομα;  Έχετε τραπέζι για τέσσερα άτομα; Είστε έτοιμοι;  Είσαι έτοιμος; Είσαι έτοιμη;  Έχετε μενού στα αγγλικά;  Θα ήθελα ...  Μπορείτε να μου/...

1.17 | Ordering drinks 13.10.2023

In this episode you will learn how to order drinks in Greek. Along with these new words, you will also learn about some cultural differences that Ellis noticed when she went to Greece to order a coffee.  The words you will learn: ο καφές/ ελληνικός καφές/ καπουτσίνο/ φραπές/ φρέντο εσπρέσο το γαλα/ η ζάχαρη (σκέτος/ μέτριος/ γλυκός) το τσαι το μπουκαλάκι το νερό. - ενα ποτήρι νερο η μπίρα το κρασί...

1.16 | Rehearsal Episode 06.10.2023

This is a very interactive episode, where you will get the chance to test all of your knowledge so far! Yiuli is going to ask Ellis to translate sentences to Greek. As always, we have added a pause, so you have time to answer first as a listener.  We'll end the episode with a whole story in Greek that Yiuli will read out loud. You'll be surprised how much Greek you can already understand...

1.15 | plural in Greek ~ part 2 29.09.2023

In the previous episode, we discussed the plural in Greek. Let me quickly recap what we’ve learned in part one, and then we will move on to some new information. Revision Neutral words:  το Σαββατοκύριακο - τα Σαββατοκύριακα το παιδί - τα παιδιά το μάθημα - τα μαθήματα Feminine words:  η εβδομάδα - οι εβδομάδες   Masculine words:  o μήνας - οι μήνες ** attention**  ο δάσκαλος - οι δάσκαλοι  Gender...

1.14 | plural in Greek ~ part 1 22.09.2023

In this episode we'll teach you everything you need to know about articles. How to know if they are masculine, feminine of neuter. How to make them plural. By the end of this episode you will know what rules to apply, when it comes to articles! Masculine singular Ο - δάσκαλος     - μήνας     - μαθητής Feminine singular Η - Kυριακή      - εβδομάδα Neutral singular Το - Σαββατοκύριακο      - πα...

1.13 | Family members 15.09.2023

In this episode, we will talk about family. In textbooks, family is one of the very first topics, but we thought we should cover some general vocabulary, such as asking questions or some basic verbs.  Useful vocabulary  ο αδελφός η αδελφή τα αδέλφια ο πατέρας / ο μπαμπάς  η μητέρα / η μαμά οι γονείς (οι γονείς μου) το πατρικό σπίτι η μητρική γλώσσα ο γιος η κόρη  τα παιδιά η οικογένεια Support the...

1.12 | Asking questions 03.09.2023

In today's episode, we are going over the question words in Greek: τι πού  πόσος, πόση, πόσο πώς  ποιος, ποια, ποιο πότε  γιατί  After that, we will answer the most commonly asked questions when you are learning Greek: Γιατί μαθαίνεις ελληνικά; Πόσο καιρό μαθαίνεις ελληνικά; You will learn how to answer them: μου αρέσει να μαθαίνω ξένες γλώσσες μένω στην Ελλάδα/Κύπρο / Δουλεύω στην Ελλάδα/Κύπ...

1.11 | Building your arsenal 01.09.2023

In this episode, we will build our vocabulary by learning time-related words.  The learning part is divided into three sections. The first one is about numbers from 1-12. Even though learning numbers is generally the most boring part when it comes to Greek, you will discover some interesting facts about them. In the second one , we discussed about time-related nouns. Such as:  η ώρα η μέρα η εβδομ...

1.10 | Forming sentences 25.08.2023

In this episode we are connecting the dots and we are going to make sentences! Now that you've learned some important verbs and nouns, we will teach you some adjectives, so that we can glue a sentence together. It's important to us that you understand how sentences are formed, and how the sentence structure works, so you can do this by yourself. After this episode you will be able to say...

1.09 | Conjugating verbs ~ part 2 18.08.2023

In today's episode, we will learn Group B and share some tips on acquiring new vocabulary.    Verbs like μιλάω (to speak), ξυπνάω (to wake up), and ρωτάω (to ask) belong to the second group, and we conjugate them differently. Here's an example: μιλ- άω μιλ- άς μιλ- άει μιλ- άμε μιλ- άτε μιλ- άνε   Homework: Create some simple sentences with the following verbs: απαντάω, πεινάω.    Suppor...

1.08 | Conjugating verbs ~ part 1 11.08.2023

Today we are going to give you an introduction to verb conjugation. In this episode we will point out what to pay attention to and give you some useful tips to make this easy. We will conjugate the verbs of group A with you together.  We also go over the personal pronouns in Greek: εγώ, εσύ, αυτός, αυτή, αυτό, εμείς, εσείς, αυτοί  Below you can see an example of the pattern with the verb κάνω: Κάν...

1.07| Revision episode 04.08.2023

This episode is a small revision of what we've already learned together.  Every beginner should master these ten important verbs: ειμαι, κάνω, μιλάω, καταλαβαίνω, μαθαίνω, ρωτάω, διαβάζω, ξυπνάω, δουλευω and πηγαινω If you can't recall all of them, no worries :) We know that it is tough to maintain all the new words and phrases. So, this episode is your chance to find out if there is any...

1.06 | Talking about jobs 28.07.2023

In this episode you will learn how to talk about your job and ask someone what they do for living.  You'll learn the following phrases: είμαι δασκάλα/ δάσκαλος είμαι μαθητής/ μαθήτρια τι δουλειά κάνεις;  ειμαι νοσηλεύτρια / νοσηλευτής δουλεύω σε ένα γραφείο/ σε ένα κατάστημα  δουλεύω από το σπίτι  δε δουλευω  Links mentioned: Video Yiuli: How to say "me too" correctly in Greek (slow...

1.05 | Likes & Dislikes 21.07.2023

In today's episode we will learn how to express likes and dislikes in Greek.  μου αρέσει μου αρέσει να διαβάζω μου αρέσει να κάνω γυμναστική μου αρέσει  να πηγαίνω στο σινεμά (στον κινηματογράφο) η φωτογραφία ο κινηματογράφος γράφω  σου αρέσει (να διαβάζεις) κι εμένα/ εμένα όχι δε μου αρέσει να καθαρίζω δε μου αρέσει να ξυπνάω νωρίς Ούτε κι εμένα. Useful Videos: https://bit.ly/43DMbuZ Support...

1.04 | Greek survival phrases ~ part 2 18.07.2023

In today's episode, we learn more about the formal forms in Greek. You also learn the following phrases: συγγνώμη μιλάω λίγο ελληνικά τι σημαίνει αυτο; πώς λέτε ….. στα ελληνικά; να σε ρωτήσω κατι; φυσικά! Support the show If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide, featuring vocab,...

1.03 | Greek Survival Phrases ~ part I 13.07.2023

In this episode, you'll learn the following phrases:  ευχαριστώ παρακαλώ μαθαίνω ελληνικά Mιλάς αγγλικά; δεν καταλαβαίνω δεν πειράζει  We also give you a few pronunciation tips and explain how questions are formed in Greek.  Support the show If you want to maximize your Greek learning with our podcast, you can find the whole transcript of season 1 on our website. This is your all-in-one guide...

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