Yes. “Is It Greek To You EE” is a legally registered company in Greece (Limited Partnership). All lessons, digital products, and services are provided through this official business, ensuring professional standards, transparency, and real educational credentials behind the brand.

• Degree in Education — University of Ioannina
• Master’s in Educational Psychology & Special Education — Neapolis University Cyprus
• Master’s in Educational Technology — European University Cyprus

Both Master’s degrees were completed through online study, allowing her to gain firsthand experience as a distance learner — an insight that strongly shapes her own online teaching methodology today.

Niki began teaching at the age of 18 while still studying at university, offering Greek lessons during the summer to international visitors and family friends who spent their holidays in her hometown, Kyparissia. Alongside her academic studies, she gained early experience teaching both Greek as a native language and Greek as a foreign language.

After completing her degree, she worked as a teacher in private Greek schools and began teaching international students online through platforms such as Preply and Verbling. She earned two Master’s degrees — first in Educational Psychology & Special Education, and later in Educational Technology.

In 2022, she launched her own independent Greek-teaching business, and in 2024 she officially restructured and rebranded it as “Is it Greek to you?”, a registered company focused on live online Greek lessons, recorded lessons, online books, and original educational materials — bringing together years of in-person and online teaching experience into one professional platform.

Niki teaches adult students from all over the world who want to learn Greek for real-life communication, travel, work, personal interest, or to prepare for official Ellinomatheia Greek language exams required for citizenship.

All lessons are scheduled through my Google Calendar booking system, which automatically adjusts availability to your own time zone.

You can view my available lesson times exactly as they appear in your country, and once you book, the lesson is confirmed both in your time zone and in mine — avoiding any confusion about dates or hours.

You can check my availability here:
Google Calendar Link

She teaches all levels, from beginner (A1) to advanced (C2), through structured live online lessons and recorded learning units.

Students who prepare for the official Ellinomatheia Greek language exams with Niki follow a structured and targeted learning path through personalized live Greek lessons focused on real Greek language exam preparation.
So far, her students have achieved a 100% success rate across all levels they prepared for together.

Unlike lessons focused mainly on everyday communication with Greek family or friends, exam preparation includes balanced practice across all four exam skills — speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Each lesson reflects the real structure of the Ellinomatheia exams and combines speaking practice, listening comprehension, structured writing tasks, and reading activities to help students build confidence in every part of the assessment.

Each student’s journey is different, but lessons focus on clear exam strategies, structured practice, and a deep understanding of how the exam works — so students feel fully prepared on exam day while steadily improving their overall Greek communication skills.

Yes. Niki creates original educational materials, including dialogues, recorded lessons, online books, learning units, a Greek podcast/radio-style show, and upcoming mini Greek movies designed to support real-life Greek comprehension and speaking practice.

Lessons are offered both as live online sessions and as recorded learning units, allowing students to learn Greek in a flexible and structured way.

Greek can feel challenging at first because of its alphabet and grammar, and for many students it may seem overwhelming in the beginning. However, with structured live online Greek lessons, real-life dialogues, and consistent practice, most learners quickly become familiar with the language and gain confidence over time.

The most effective way to learn Greek is through structured speaking practice, real-life dialogues, and consistent exposure to the language through live lessons and guided recorded material. Also, as the ancient Greeks used to say, “repetition is the mother of learning,” and regular practice plays a key role in long-term progress. Of course, practicing Greek with your Greek friends and family and speaking with native speakers when you visit beautiful Greece can also make a big difference.

Many of Niki’s students say that in previous lessons with other teachers they mostly read texts, filled in gaps, or focused on written exercises without enough speaking practice. In Niki’s lessons, the focus is on speaking and listening in Greek throughout the session, allowing students to actively use the language instead of mainly completing written tasks. While the lessons may not be the cheapest option, students value the high level of real communication, guided conversation, and listening practice that helps them build confidence faster. Writing and memorization can be practiced independently at home, while lesson time is dedicated to live interaction, real-life dialogue, and meaningful communication in Greek.

Even beginners start speaking and listening to Greek from the very first stages. At the beginning, students study a small amount of material through real-life dialogues and simple everyday sentences. In the following lesson, instead of focusing on writing exercises or filling in blanks, we practice everything orally. Students speak the sentences they learned, while I also say new sentences slowly, and they try to recognize and translate what they hear.

At first, beginners need more time to think before forming an answer. This means they may produce fewer sentences during the lesson simply because they are taking the time to build them correctly. As students become more familiar with the language through repetition and consistent practice, they think faster, feel more confident, and naturally produce more sentences during each session.

From the very beginning, students say their first Greek sentences and listen to real spoken Greek. We do not build the early stages only through writing, copying words, or gap-filling exercises — activities that can be done independently at home — but through guided speaking and listening practice during the lesson itself.

It depends on each student’s goals and learning style. Niki considers homework an essential part of faster progress because regular practice between lessons keeps students in daily contact with Greek and strengthens what they learn during live online Greek lessons. At the same time, some learners see Greek as a hobby and prefer to focus mainly on the lesson itself, which is also understandable.

From Niki’s teaching experience, students who review the material at home and practice consistently often move forward up to four times faster, especially when they have only one or two lessons per week. Those who choose not to do homework still make progress, but usually at a slower pace. When students attend several lessons per week, frequent exposure to Greek during the lessons themselves can reduce the need for additional homework, since the language remains active throughout the week.

At the moment, Niki does not offer group lessons. While group classes can create interaction between students, many learners feel pressured to speak quickly, hesitate to take thinking time, or avoid asking questions because they worry about taking time away from others. Students often mention that in group settings their speaking time is limited and their individual needs may not be fully addressed. For this reason, Niki focuses on personalized lessons based on each student’s needs, allowing learners to speak more, ask questions freely, and progress at their own pace through structured live online Greek lessons.

The time needed to learn Greek varies greatly from student to student, and there is no single fixed timeline. Progress depends on several factors, such as how often you take lessons, how much time you dedicate to practice, whether you complete homework, and how much exposure you have to the language in your daily life — for example by watching Greek movies, listening to Greek radio, or speaking with native speakers.

In addition, a student’s native language and previous experience with foreign languages can influence how quickly they progress.

Because every learning journey is different, it’s impossible to predict an exact timeframe. What matters most is consistency, regular speaking practice, and steady exposure to real-life Greek communication.

Niki keeps a clear cancellation policy to protect both teaching quality and scheduling fairness. Over the years, many last-minute cancellations or no-shows made it impossible to offer those lesson hours to other students. Because lesson time is limited and carefully planned, cancellations made less than 24 hours before the scheduled session are charged.

Niki teaches a fixed number of hours per day, and when a lesson is cancelled at the last minute the time slot usually cannot be filled again. This means that a reserved teaching hour is lost even though it was blocked in the schedule. The same applies to last-minute rescheduling: moving a lesson from one day to another may create an empty hour on one day and an overloaded schedule on another, which affects lesson quality and energy during live online Greek lessons.

Students can cancel or reschedule freely up to 24 hours before the lesson. After that point, the session is considered confirmed because the time has already been reserved exclusively for them. If someone feels that their schedule is unpredictable or they cannot commit to a fixed weekly time, recorded lessons are always available as a flexible alternative, allowing students to continue learning Greek without the pressure of live scheduling.