Learning Modern Greek

Free Online Modern Greek Language Courses

Learn Greek Online ! This is a completely free online course of 105 lessons created by Kypros-Net in colaboration with CyBC. The site offers an online dictionary, spell checker and sound files. The lessons are divided into 3 levels from beginners to advanced, there is a students' online forum and limited teaching assistance (the site is maintained by volunteers). Registration is required. An excellent site to learn Modern Greek!

Introduction to Modern Greek A great site to learn Modern Greek for beginners. Very simple and comprehensive. The Grammar is presented in a easy to learn way, it contains the basic steps that will help you speak correct Modern Greek fast. My students loved it!

Filoglossia Web version - Learning Greek as a foreign language A very well designed site offering lessons for beginners in Modern Greek Language. Each lesson has a dialogue of everyday situations, basic vocabulary, grammar and phrases. To help you with the pronunciation, the site has audio files with native Greek language speakers.

The Shrine of the Modern Greek Language! A short course in Modern Greek for those who want to acquire some basic knowledge of the language fast. Very simple, yet effective site. Note: the site uses old Greek fonts and can be a little difficult to read at times.

Modern Greek Language This site contains common expressions, vocabulary and grammar information to help you get some basic knowledge about the Modern Greek language. It has been designed by a yound scientist in the U.S. who added wonderful sound files!

Speak Modern GreekThis site has 55 audio files of common greek expressions that you can listen and practice. It is designed for the traveller to Greece who needs some expressions to get by during the holidays.

Introduction to Talk Modern Greek-classroom activities Activities that can be used in a classrrom to practise speaking skills (created by BBC).

Foreign Languages for Travelers This page is for international travellers who would like to know some basic expressions of the language of their choice. On step 1 you select your language, on step 2 the language you want to learn.

Online Language Courses for a fee

I Learn Greek.Com - Learn Greek online, Greek grammar, vocabulary, Greek mythology, dictionary and more This site offers Modern Greek language lessons for a fee (there are six free lessons you can view and try before deciding if you want to continue with the course). Great site!

Online Resources

Basic Phrases

Greek: Basic phrases You can scroll down to find Ellinika (Greek) in the list.

Does it sound all Greek to you? A short list of verbs and nouns that can be combined.

BBC - Greek Summer Phrases With sound files.

Learn the Greek language Some basic expressions from the msn groups.

Survival Phrases

Common words and phrases in Greek

Greek Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet With instructions of how to form the sounds and sound files! Excellent.

Modern Greek language The alphabet (cd demo) with sound files.

How to write the Greek letters A page to show you how to write the Greek letters.

Modern Greek Language Pronunciation Guide. A page to help you pronounce the Alphabet letters.

Greek script Lesson 1 ukindia Two lessons about the pronounciation of the Greek letters.

Modern Greek Grammar

Some basic Greek grammar with sound files.

The Modern Greek Language-Grammar A presentation of the basic grammar phaenomena of the Modern Greek language.

Logos Universal Conjugator Conjugation of the most common Greek verbs.

Basic Greek Vocabulary and Grammar Basic expressions and words from SmartPhrase.com

The Greek Numbers The Greek numbers from 1-110.

Dictionaries

Dictionary-Greek Page

LEXICON: Greek-English-Greek dictionary

Modern Greek-English Online Dictionary

Dictionaries for Greek and Languages other than English

Spell-checker

Modern Greek Spell-Checker

Translators

Online translator by WorldLingo. Free translators. You can paste web page text in the box, then select "Greek" as the target language and click on "translate" to view the text translated in Greek.

Type in Greek

Magictyper - type in Greek With this online software, you can type in Greek using the keyboard layout on the page, then copy and paste the text and send it in an email.

Language Exchange

Learn Modern Greek Online Free - Write or Speak in Greek Language Exchange Learn Modern Greek with a native speaker through email, chat or voice mail.

Yahoo Groups

Yahoo! Groups : LearningModernGreek

Brief History of the Greek Language

History of the Greek Language Evolution of the language, dialects and statistics.

History of the Greek Language Very concise.

Modern Greek An article with a lot of FAQ about the history of the language.

Short History of the Modern Greek Language An excerpt from the Greek High School books about the Greek Language.

How the Greek language fertilised the European languages. An excellent article about the influence of the Greek language on the other European languages.

Books and CD-ROM products for students and teachers

Modern Greek Language Books

Greek - language.com.au - Greek (Books)

Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language (Book-English)

Modern Greek Language Books

Read and Speak Greek CD ROM

Greekshops.com: Spelling and Grammar Checker-Greek (software)

Language Teacher® - EG-2200T ENGLISH-GREEK Talking Dictionary (pocket translator)

Lily Technology Products for learning the Modern Greek Language in various media forms (some free downloads)

Please note: There are two versions of the Modern Greek language. Dimotiki version is the language spoken by the everyday people as it evolved through the centuries of spoken speech and is the language of the folk songs and fairy tales . The katharevoussa version was created by scholars as a bridge between the Ancient Greek and the Modern Greek Language and was imposed in schools and government institutions as an effort to revive the Ancient Greek past. As it was extremely difficult to grasp, it created a huge gap between the educated and uneducated Greeks. Finally, in 1974 it was abolished. Today, dimotiki is the language used in courts, mass media, schools, and universities of Greece.

The most prevalent sign to distinguish the two languages is the accent: dimotiki uses only ONE accent while katharevousa uses FIVE different accentuation symbols. When buying books or dictionaries for your courses, please, make sure you use the correct dictionary.

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