Greek Language

The Greek language survived almost 400 years of Ottoman rule due to the Greek Orthodox Church, which protected and taught the language.

It may come as a surprise to many parents choosing a name for their child, but many of the most popular English names are actually Greek!

The Italian city of Naples commemorated International Greek Language Day with events to highlight the timeless contribution of Greek to world history. After a two-year lull due to the pandemic, philhellenes, academics and members of the Greek Italian community at...

To celebrate Greek Language Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs created a video highlighting the Greek language’s endurance over the millennia. Young students of Greek from different parts of the world recite famous poems that marked Greek and world history. Poems...

Learning Greek online has become a popular method to understand and speak the language for tens of thousands of people throughout the world. Online teaching suits people of Greek heritage that want to connect with their loved ones in Greece...

Peter Mackridge, an acclaimed translator and scholar of modern Greek, has died, it was announced on Friday. Mackridge was born in the UK in 1946 and studied modern Greek and French literature at St. Johns College, Oxford. He became an emeritus...

The Greek War of Independence was the subject of an online lecture co-hosted by the Consulate General of Greece in Boston and College Year in Athens.

Pronunciation of Greek is the major problem in learning the language, according to an English speaker living on the island of Crete. "My plea to the Greek people would be to please be patient with us and to try and...

Is the Greek language, one of the most ancient languages in history of mankind, dying due to an avalanche of foreign words being introduced?

Ellinopoula, an award-winning digital platform, solves the problem for Greek diaspora parents and teachers who want their kids to learn Greek from the comfort of their home. As we celebrate International Greek Language Day on February 9th, Greek diaspora parents...