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Read the 24 Modern Greek letters, final sigma and common letter teams, follow written stress, and use ordinary Greek signs and café print.

Learn to read Greek in 31 short units.

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Module 1

Before your first Greek word

Meet Modern Greek letters, stress and sound teams.

  1. 01

    How Greek writing works

    Recognise letters, case, final sigma and tonos.

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    ~3 min
  2. 02

    From the first vowel letters to modern print

    Place the modern alphabet in its historical setting.

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    ~3 min
  3. 03

    Five vowels and unfamiliar consonants

    Hear modern sounds without having to read them yet.

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    ~3 min
  4. 04

    Read the accent; learn the spelling

    Follow written stress and recognise equivalent vowel spellings.

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    ~3 min
Module 2

First sounds and signs

Use familiar shapes with Modern Greek sounds.

  1. 05

    Hear stress and the first consonant contrasts

    Compare sounds before looking for their Greek letters.

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    ~ min
  2. 06

    α, ε, κ, μ, ο and τ

    Read six familiar shapes in your first whole words.

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    ~9 min
  3. 07

    ν, ρ, ι, η and υ

    Read n and r and meet three spellings of the i vowel.

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    ~10 min
  4. 08

    σ, ς, λ, π and ζ

    Use final sigma and read four more letter shapes.

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    ~9 min
  5. 09

    Review: shapes, stress and final sigma

    Read the first word families silently.

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    ~6 min
Module 3

Complete the letters and teams

Read modern consonants and frequent vowel and consonant teams.

  1. 10

    β, δ and γ

    Hear the Modern Greek values behind familiar maths names.

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    ~8 min
  2. 11

    θ, φ and χ

    Read three voiceless fricatives and hear th versus t.

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    ~8 min
  3. 12

    ψ, ξ and ω

    Read ps, ks and a second spelling of o.

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    ~8 min
  4. 13

    Review: every Greek letter

    Read the full alphabet and distinguish lookalike shapes.

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    ~6 min
  5. 14

    ου and αι

    Read the u team and the second spelling of e.

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    ~7 min
  6. 15

    ει, οι and υι

    Recognise more i spellings without pretending to hear a difference.

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    ~8 min
  7. 16

    μπ, ντ and γκ

    Read b, d and g using consonant teams.

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    ~9 min
  8. 17

    Review: read the teams together

    Read old and new spellings as whole reading units.

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    ~6 min
  9. 18

    γγ, τσ and τζ

    Read ng/g, ts and dz in common words.

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    ~7 min
Module 4

How the system works

Read context-sensitive teams and vowel separation marks.

  1. 19

    αυ and ευ

    Read av/af and ev/ef in whole words.

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    ~8 min
  2. 20

    γ and χ before e and i sounds

    Apply the fronted and back fricative values.

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    ~7 min
  3. 21

    ϊ and ϋ

    Use the two dots to break a usual vowel team.

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    ~6 min
Module 5

Complete the print toolkit

Read punctuation, capitals and another font.

  1. 22

    A question mark that looks like ;

    Recognise Greek questions and the raised dot.

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    ~5 min
  2. 23

    Read capitals without accents

    Recognise known words on all-capital signs.

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    ~6 min
  3. 24

    Another typeface and a Greek keyboard

    Read a familiar word in serif print and keep its accent.

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    ~6 min
Module 6

Read around Greece

Find your way, use a menu and follow a short conversation.

  1. 25

    Names and places

    Read initial capitals and written stress in names.

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    ~5 min
  2. 26

    Read everyday signs

    Recognise entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet signs.

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    ~5 min
  3. 27

    Read a café menu

    Find coffee, water, bread and salad with euro prices.

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    ~7 min
  4. 28

    Order and read the reply

    Follow the exact lines of a short café exchange.

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    ~5 min
  5. 29

    A greeting, a name and a request

    Prepare short lines for the first Greek A1 scene.

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    ~5 min
Module 7

Check and return

Read fresh print independently and revisit it later.

  1. 30

    Your independent Greek reading check

    Read unseen words, capitals and a new message without cues.

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    ~ min
  2. 31

    Return tomorrow

    Read new combinations after a day away.

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    Optional · ~5 min
Reference · Always availableAlphabet and reading guideLook up a sign, replay a sound, or check a reading rule.