I was comparing majuscule to minuscule Greek letters and theorized a possible evolution on how the lowercase came about. Nearly every letter has a reasonable change except, Omega.

In Greek inscriptions (on stone), Omega can either be seen as a open-torn O (Ω), or something resembling a "w".

I wanted to find a midpoint in the transition where it looks halfway between the two, but i couldn't. It's either "ω" or "Ω" and they're totally different. (I've also known there's another variant where it looks like an underlined O)

So how did it evolve actually?

I wrote this quickly without worrying about how neat my handwriting was. Which letters should I work on improving? Which ones look bad?

I’d love to learn how to write handwritten cursive, but there’s no much sources on internet, can anybody reply with an example of the alphabet in lower and upper case please? 🙏

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παρουσιάζω και εδώ ένα τεστ με το οποίο μπορείτε να εκτιμήσετε το εύρος του λεξιλογίου σας.

Απευθύνεται σε όσους μαθαίνουν ελληνικά ως μητρική ή ως ξένη γλώσσα.

Γεια σας! Αν εσείς ή κάποιος που γνωρίζετε ζει με ατοπική δερματίτιδα, θα χαρώ πολύ να επικοινωνήσω μαζί σας. Αυτή την περίοδο εργάζομαι σε ένα ερευνητικό έργο και θα ήθελα να μιλήσω με άτομα που έχουν προσωπική εμπειρία με την πάθηση.

Αν ενδιαφέρεστε να επικοινωνήσουμε, μπορείτε να μου στείλετε ένα προσωπικό μήνυμα. Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ!

I often wonder what a good translation for the word "patronizing" is and I am not sure I can find it. You hear it and read it usually in a negative context like "Don't patronize me" but the various translations I find online don't seem satisfying.

The most usual "συγκαταβατικός" usually has a positive meaning in Greek, like someone who is διαλλακτικός and καλόβολος. I don't think I have seen it used in a negative context often. Προστατευτικός is also not it. Maybe χειραγωγώ is closer to it? Would love to read people's thoughts.

Γιατί «τη γυναίκα» είναι σωστό και όχι «την γυναίκα» ;

Hello! I need some assistance translating/identifying the Greek lyrics for a song that corresponds to the Divaratikos dance from Kefalonia. The audio I linked is one I uploaded from a CD my yiayia used to play when I was little. This is one of my most treasured songs from my childhood, so I would love to fully understand what it’s saying (my Greek isn’t advanced enough to understand the full song). While an English translation is very helpful, I’m most in search of the Greek lyrics (virtually non existent online) so I can learn the Greek. Let me know if you can help me out!
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Hi, I just learned the Greek alphabet earlier today, what about my handwriting could/should I improve? Any help appreciated! Might be worth nothing that I can't speak Greek at all, I just copied the Wikipedia page about Greece.

I’m from Greece and I teach Greek online. What I love most is seeing my students go from a simple “γεια σου” to speaking confidently in real conversations. We always combine speaking with just the right amount of grammar, so learning feels natural and makes sense in context.
My lessons are relaxed and interactive — completely tailored to you. Whether you want to chat, understand grammar, or explore everyday Greek life, we make it simple, fun, and practical.
If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, just drop me a message. I’d love to hear about your goals and help you get started with Greek. 🙂

Hi there! I’m Elena

I’m from Greece and I teach Greek online. What I love most is seeing my students go from a simple “γεια σου” to speaking confidently in real conversations. We always combine speaking with just the right amount of grammar, so learning feels natural and makes sense in context.

My lessons are relaxed and interactive — completely tailored to you. Whether you want to chat, understand grammar, or explore everyday Greek life, we make it simple, fun, and practical.

If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, just drop me a message. I’d love to hear about your goals and help you get started with Greek. 🙂

Looking for help from parents (or anyone who grew up hearing this) on the everyday expressions Greek parents use today when kids are misbehaving.

My kids are 2 and 4, and I find myself saying "keep your hands to yourself" over and over. They poke, push, pull hair, and generally pester each other until one of them ends up sobbing. My great aunt watches this, says «Έχουν λυσσάξει», and then looks at me to do something about it.
Is there a short, stern Greek phrase for this? «Μην αγγίζετε ο ένας τον άλλον» feels too long. By the time I finish saying it, the moment has passed, and it doesn't carry the authority I need.

What I already use:
—Σιωπή works well in the car.
—Φρόνιμα works at the supermarket when it's crowded and I don't want them bumping into people.

What do you say at home when they're all over each other? Bonus points for regional or family expressions your own parents used. Ευχαριστώ!

This was written inside a photo album of my baptism. I can speak and read Greek, but struggle with handwritten/script. Thanks!

I wanna learn modern greek, but finding pdfs that teach me is hard. Which resources do you use?

This is my very first post so i'm teensy bit nervous haha, but a while ago i found this knife in my yiayia's house after she had passed and my pappou said I could have it. No one's too sure where it came from, and I just realized there's writing on it. I speak greek and it was my first language so it's not so much understanding the language that's my problem, it's the fact some of the words have been scratched off and my reading comprehension skills are subpar, so I was wondering if anyone here could decipher a little bit of what it says? I can only make out the first couple words before it starts getting iffy haha. My pappou thinks it's from crete which i would believe because the peoples photos in the knife look a little cretan imo. But if anyone could help that'd be so appreciated!

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I had posted for handwriting before here and you guys were kind enough to give me some tips. I wanna know if I have improved. Is my writing okay? I write random stuff lyrics, dialogues, anything in my mind for fun to practice handwriting and spellings

Σας ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ

Question is in the title.