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Greek Language Basics
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Greek Language Basics

This material offers a gentle entry into modern Greek. It begins with the Greek alphabet and its pronunciation, then covers greetings, numbers, everyday nouns and verbs, and simple questions. Clear notes on stress marks, articles and word endings help you read signs, menus and short texts, and put together basic sentences by yourself.

Levels
4
Starting from
250 credits
Category
Language Learning
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About this study guide

For many learners the alphabet is the first hurdle, so this guide spends time on it carefully. Each letter is shown with its name, sound and examples, and common letter pairs are explained so that reading Greek words aloud soon feels manageable. Stress marks are introduced early because they change both pronunciation and meaning.

With reading in place, the material turns to practical language: greetings, polite requests, numbers, colours, food and travel vocabulary. Grammar notes cover definite articles, noun gender, present tense verbs and the basics of forming questions and negative sentences, always with example sentences alongside.

These learning materials are organised in four levels, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert, giving you a steady path from recognising letters to reading short passages of modern Greek.
Each level is unlocked separately

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01
Level 1

Beginner

250 credits

What this level includes

  • Covered in this level

    The Greek alphabet with each letter's name and sound, common pairs such as ου, αι and μπ, and the stress mark that changes meaning. Greetings, polite requests, numbers, colours and food vocabulary follow, together with the definite articles ο, η and το.

  • Suited to

    Meant for readers new to modern Greek who see the alphabet as the first hurdle. This level takes time over each letter, so if you would like to read signs and menus before tackling grammar, it offers a patient and practical start.

  • What you will be able to apply

    After this level you should be able to read Greek words aloud with the stress in the right place, understand simple signs and menus, greet people, and make short requests using everyday nouns with their correct article.

02
Level 2

Intermediate

450 credits

What this level includes

  • Covered in this level

    The two main verb groups in the present tense, the simple past, noun cases for subject, object and possession, adjective agreement with gender, and question words. Vocabulary for shopping, transport, accommodation and social situations is paired with example conversations.

  • Suited to

    Aimed at learners who can read Greek script and know basic vocabulary but want to use the language in real exchanges. This level suits anyone ready to conjugate verbs properly and hold short conversations about daily life and travel.

  • What you will be able to apply

    You will be able to talk about what you did yesterday, ask practical questions in shops and hotels, describe people and places with agreeing adjectives, and understand short written Greek texts on familiar topics.

03
Level 3

Advanced

750 credits

What this level includes

  • Covered in this level

    Perfective and imperfective aspect across past and future, the subjunctive with να, the future with θα, weak object pronouns and their position, passive verbs ending in -ομαι, and common idiomatic expressions. Formal and informal address is compared in practical contexts.

  • Suited to

    For learners with steady Greek who want to express themselves with greater precision. Choose this stage if you manage conversations but want to master verb aspect, future forms and the pronoun placement that gives Greek sentences their natural flow.

  • What you will be able to apply

    By the end of this stage you should be able to distinguish repeated from single actions, express wishes and intentions with να, place object pronouns correctly, and read longer texts such as articles with growing understanding.

04
Level 4

Expert

1,050 credits

What this level includes

  • Covered in this level

    Remnants of katharevousa in formal and official Greek, learned vocabulary and set phrases, participles, complex subordinate clauses, idioms and proverbs, and nuances of aspect in narrative. Difficult passages are analysed to show how style and grammar interact.

  • Suited to

    Written for confident users of modern Greek who want to refine their command of the language. If you read and speak comfortably and now care about style, register and the traces of older Greek in modern usage, this level is designed for you.

  • What you will be able to apply

    You will be able to recognise and use formal register when it suits the context, understand official and literary Greek with more ease, and bring aspect, vocabulary and idiom together with assured control.

Levels are unlocked with credits from your balance. You can add more credits at any time.