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Choose a language, then practise its grammar, vocabulary, culture or writing.

WORKSPACE

Pick a task before a language tab. Choose the language you want to use, then work on one small task. Reading a script, learning a grammar rule and responding in conversation need different practice.

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    Choose a language and start with Survival. Practise the reply as well as the phrase you say first.

  2. Need to read?

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  3. Need to build sentences?

    Read a grammar rule, work through its example, then answer without looking. Check Vocabulary and Culture to see how the words are used.

Try this: Choose German. Find a survival exchange and say both parts aloud. Change one noun using the grammar explanation instead of memorizing a second whole sentence.

You should get: You can make one small variation and explain why the form changes. If you cannot, revisit that rule before adding more phrases.

Know the limit: Track depth varies. A chart is a reference, and recognizing an answer is not the same as producing it in a conversation.

Start with pronunciation
Pronunciation: sounds, reading rules, stress, tone & practice →
All 47 pronunciation chapters & the IPA sound key →

PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Greek · Modern: start here

Greek alphabet with the modern monotonic accent system.

Track direction: Modern Greek noun cases and person-marked verbs.

Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and expressions. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.

Greek across periods

Choose a period before choosing a grammar or audio model. The Ancient track currently uses Classical Attic forms; the Modern track uses contemporary Standard Modern Greek.

Mycenaean

Late Bronze Age · Linear B

An early attested form; requires a different script and specialized philology.

Archaic / Homeric

Epic and early poetry

A literary mixture, not a recording of one everyday city dialect.

Classical Attic and other dialects

Classical literature, inscriptions, philosophy

Attic is one ancient dialect alongside Ionic, Doric, Aeolic and others.

Koine

Hellenistic and Roman periods

Useful for New Testament and many later ancient texts; overlaps with but is not identical to Classical Attic.

Medieval / Byzantine

Many registers across centuries

Do not assume one uniform transition stage.

Modern

Contemporary language

Different sound system and grammar; the dative and productive infinitive of Ancient Greek do not carry over as ordinary modern paradigms.

Try it: Is Modern Greek text-to-speech a verified Classical Attic pronunciation guide?

Show the answer

No. Use a clearly named reconstruction or teaching convention for ancient reading.

References: Centre for the Greek Language ↗ Ancient Greek, UT Austin ↗

Ancient Greek → · Modern Greek →

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GREEK · MODERN / FOUNDATION 01

Ελληνικά

Modern Greek noun cases and person-marked verbs.

The words for everyday life.

Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.

Pronunciation & how to use these phrases

Greek alphabet with the modern monotonic accent system. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.

Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and basic expressions. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Modern pronunciation is a living system, not a reconstruction of Classical Attic. Γεια σου is familiar singular; γεια σας is plural or respectful.

6 phrases

Basics & communication

Hello, polite or pluralΓεια σας.
Thank youΕυχαριστώ.
Please / you are welcomeΠαρακαλώ.
I do not understandΔεν καταλαβαίνω.
Where is the bathroom?Πού είναι η τουαλέτα;
Water, pleaseΝερό, παρακαλώ.
Further reading & cultural sources
Practice scores last for this visit.Greek · Modern audio is unavailable on this device. All exercises work without audio.