Έχω ... I have a dog. Έχω ένας σκύλος. Do you have money? Έχεις λεπτά; She has 1 cat. Έχει μια γάτα We don’t have children. Δεν έχουμε παιδιά They have 2 cars. Έχουν δυο αυτοκίνητα. I had 5 euros yesterday. Είχα πέντε ευρό χθες. Did you have a good meal? Είχες ένα καλό γεύμα; He had 2 red cars. Είχε δύο κόκκινα αυτοκίνητα. We had 3 birds. Είχαμε τρία πουλιά. They had 2 houses. Είχαν δύο σπίτια. I will have a lot of money next week. Θα έχω πολλά χρήματα την επόμενη εβδομάδα. Will you have time for that project? Θα έχεις χρόνο για αυτό το έργο; Maria will have friends over tonight. Η Μαρία θα έχει τους φίλους πάνω από απόψε. We will have three children. Θα έχουμε τρία παιδιά. They will have trouble with the bank. θα έχουν πρόβλημα με την τράπεζα.

Είμαι I am tired. Είμαι κουρασμένη. Are you tired? Είσαι κουρασμένος; She is tired. Είναι κουρασμένη. We are tired. Είμαστε κουρασμένοι. They are tired. Είναι κουρασμένοι I was sad. Ήμουν λυπημένη. Were you sad? Ήσουν λυπημένος; He was sad. Ήταν λυπημένος. We were sad. ‘Ήμαστε λυπημένοι. They were sad. ‘Ήταν λυπημένοι. I will be hungry. Θα είμαι πεινασμένη. Will you be hungry? θα είσαι πεινασμένος; John will be hungry. Ο Γιάννης θα είναι πεινασμένος We will be hungry. θα είμαστε πεινασμένοι They will be hungry. θα είναι πεινασμένοι.

5 Ways to Keep Your New Year Resolution of “I Want To Improve My English” Another year has passed and again we feel that sense of a new beginning. That’s a good feeling right? Whether you view it as a chance to start over or a chance to start something new, it’s a START either way. A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement or something slightly nice, such as opening doors for people beginning from New Year’s Day. (thanks Wikipedia!) I have been teaching English online since 2010, so I’ve been through quite a few of these annual holiday seasons. Every year, like clockwork, I get messages from many new students after the first of the year. Is it a coincidence? I don’t think so! Popular New Year resolutions are things like losing weight or going to the gym. New gym memberships skyrocket in the beginning of the year. Learning a language requires a the same kind of commitment that it takes to go to gym on a regular basis or eat healthier. They all take dedication and will-power. The downside of New Year resolutions are that MANY of them don’t last. We all have good intentions and want to improve ourselves, but we just can’t stick with the time requirements or for some reason or another, we just don’t follow through. How to keep your New Year resolution of “I want to improve my English” 1. Be specific with setting your goal. Don’t just say, “I want to improve my English” and leave it at that. Start with small goals and go from there. 2. Find a support team. People perform much better when they are accountable and responsible for something. Tell your friends and family about your goal and ask them to check up on your progress and support you along the way. 3. Recognize that there will be ups and downs. It’s not all going to be easy, smooth sailing. There will be days that you hate English and never want to do another grammar exercise again. That’s fine. Have a plan for how you will deal with the low points and get motivated again. 4. Mix things up a bit. You may get really tired of your Daily Routine. If that happens, you can simply change it! Amazing. What a simple fix. Message me and I’ll be happy to give you ideas of what you can do to improve your English. (even if you are not a student, I am happy to help!) 5. Be disciplined. Keep track of your progress and hold yourself accountable. Reward yourself when you reach milestones and keep going!

Practicing English on Snapcat

Is anybody out there using Snapchat (I can't edit the typo in the headline!!) to practice their English?

This is a great way for people to get free practice USING English.  Over the years, I have learned that most of the students that I talk to have a great passive vocabulary but are just missing the opportunity to speak and use that English they have stored in their mind.  From an early stage in language development, you can read and understand things, but producing language, especially in the spoken form, is more difficult and requires practice.

I will post ‘stories’ with different things and while you are watching them, you can swipe up and respond to me directly.  I encourage you to send me a snap, better yet a video snap so that you can practice speaking.  You can send me a question, respond to my ‘story’ or just tell me about something, ANYTHING really.  Get involved and active with your English.  I look forward to hearing from you!

My account is SkypEnglish4U

θα έλθω or θα έρθω? I'm getting conflicting answers for 'I will come' θα έλθω or θα έρθω?

END OF THE YEAR SPECIAL Take a 60min session for 14usd in honor of the year 2014 :: Valid December 29, 30 & 31 :: http://www.italki.com/course/24525

Με λενε Τζεσικα I have no idea how to use accents on my keyboard :( but to be honest I don't really know them anyway Με λενε Τζεσικα. Ειμαι απο την Αμερικη, απο το Ουισκονσιν. Τορα μενω στην Αθηνα, στην Γλυφαδα. Ειμαι παντρεμενη, τον ανδρα μου τον λενε Φωτη. Ο Φωτης ειναι απο την Αμερικη επισις, αλλα απο την Φλοριδα. Εχουμε ενα σκυλο, τον λενε Μπεντζι. Ειμαι καθηγητρια Αγγλικον και δουλευω στο σπιτι μου.

Inbox messages If you have written me a private message in the last few months (?) and I did not respond, I am truly sorry. I just realized today that the mailbox icon and drop dpwn menu on the top of my home page does not show new messages as they arrive :( Today I was looking for a message and clicked 'show all' and noticed that there were many messages that I never knew about because they were not in the drop down box when I clicked on the mail icon. I hope that all of you who were inquiring about lessons found someone helpful!

Greek Vocabulary page

This is a nice facebook page with activities for learners of Greek > https://www.facebook.com/babel.edu