Learn Greek in our kids podcast Mother Tongue!

Yiasou means hello in Greek. In this episode, Sirine is joined by Anthea who shares her language and culture, telling us what the Greek flag means and sharing a story about her grandparents. 

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Here are the Greek words you'll learn in this episode:

Yiasou - Hello
Bouzouki - A traditional Greek instrument like a guitar
YiaYia and Pappous - Grandma and Grandpa
Kipouriki - Gardening
Palamakia Peksete - Clap your hands
Koularakia - A traditional Greek biscuit eaten at Easter time
Anthio - Bye

SONG: 

Sing along in Greek:

Palamakia peksete
Ke o babas too erhete
Ke too ferni katiti
Kooloorakia sto kharti

 Palamakia peksete
Ke i manoola erhete
Na to parei agalia
To mikrooli tis pedhia

 Palamakia, palamakia
Pezoon ola ta pedhakia
Palamakia ke khoro
dakh dirdi
ke dakh dirdo

English translation:

Clap your hands
His dad is coming
To bring him something,
Cookies in a paper.

Clap your hands
Mommy is coming
To take her little one
On her lap, children.

Clap, clap
All the children clap
Clapping and dancing
Dah dirdi and 
Dah dirdo*.

Learn Greek in our kids podcast Mother Tongue!
Yiasou means hello in Greek. In this episode, Sirine is joined by Anthea who shares her language and culture, telling us what the Greek flag means and sharing a story about her grandparents.&nbsp;
This is a Kinderling Kids Radio podcast. If you love what you hear then please subscribe, rate and leave a lovely review! It really helps :)
Here are the Greek words you'll learn in this episode:
Yiasou&nbsp;- Hello Bouzouki&nbsp;- A traditional Greek instrument like a guitar YiaYia and Pappous - Grandma and Grandpa Kipouriki&nbsp;- Gardening Palamakia Peksete&nbsp;- Clap your hands Koularakia&nbsp;-&nbsp;A traditional Greek biscuit eaten at Easter time Anthio&nbsp;- Bye
SONG:&nbsp;
Sing along in Greek:
Palamakia peksete Ke o babas too erhete Ke too ferni katiti Kooloorakia sto kharti
&nbsp;Palamakia peksete Ke i manoola erhete Na to parei agalia To mikrooli tis pedhia
&nbsp;Palamakia, palamakia Pezoon ola ta pedhakia Palamakia ke khoro dakh dirdi ke dakh dirdo
English translation:
Clap your hands His dad is coming To bring him something, Cookies in a paper. Clap your hands Mommy is coming To take her little one On her lap, children. Clap, clap All the children clap Clapping and dancing Dah dirdi and&nbsp; Dah dirdo*.

Ciao, talofa, hello! Welcome to Mother Tongue - a children’s podcast celebrating the many wonderful languages spoken by families right across Australia! Learn to say hello in Cantonese, goodbye in Koori, sing a song in Greek, or learn all about the Lebanese flag. Mother Tongue host, Sirine says; “The idea for this show came from my experience with my daughter; the songs my mother sang to me as a child stayed with me and I sang them to her when she was born. Elyssa is now 4 years old, and still loves these songs – she’ll never forget where they came from and we should never lose this connection with our language of origin.” Sharing language and culture brings kids closer together and sparks curiosity about the world so enjoy!

Ciao, talofa, hello! Welcome to Mother Tongue - a children&rsquo;s podcast celebrating the many wonderful languages spoken by families right across Australia! Learn to say hello in Cantonese, goodbye in Koori, sing a song in Greek, or learn all about the Lebanese flag. Mother Tongue host, Sirine says; &ldquo;The idea for this show came from my experience with my daughter; the songs my mother sang to me as a child stayed with me and I sang them to her when she was born. Elyssa is now 4 years old, and still loves these songs &ndash; she&rsquo;ll never forget where they came from and we should never lose this connection with our language of origin.&rdquo; Sharing language and culture brings kids closer together and sparks curiosity about the world so enjoy!

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