Beginner Links

Educational Software

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Greek online

  • Modern Greek Verbs (by Joe Schaffner of Rhodes) – EXTREMELY thorough resource includes full expositions of numerous Greek verbs. Invaluable as it is by no means possible to guess how verbs are going to go from basic lists in books :http://modern-greek-verbs.tripod.com/home.html 
  • Speak Greek (online resources, good free downloads (warning: Before you download the Kanlis course make a special folder for it – it comes in bits.) 

The Alphabet

Useful Phrases

 Learn Ancient Greek! 

Vocabulary for tourists

Most common expressions: http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/h...an/grkphra.htm

Simple phrases: http://www.greece.org/gr-lessons/gr-...h/phrases.html

Basic words and expressions: http://www.explorecrete.com/various/greek-language.htm


Grammar - Γραμματική

(note: many of the on-line course have separate sections on grammar)

Neurolingo
Description: Lexiscope is a compound language tool that provides information about a Modern Greek word or phrase.

http://users.otenet.gr/~nikkas/grammar/wordforms.html
Description: Online (and downloadable) java application for Greek (and English) conjugation.

http://modern-greek-verbs.tripod.com/contents.html
Description: A huge alphabetical list of conjugated Greek verbs

http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkgram.htm
Description: A brief overview

http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grkmore1.htm
Description: Syntax

http://www.greece.org/gr-lessons/gr-...ar+syntax.html
Description: Overview of grammar and syntax

http://www.tauntaun13.150m.com/Lessons.htm
Description: Basic Greek Lessons

http://www.geocities.com/alexandrosw...reek/Home.html
Description: Phonology, Morphology, word order, a brief history

http://www.media.uoa.gr/language/
Description: Τα Ελληνικά ως Ξένη Γλώσσα

http://babel.lexilogos.com/ellenika/
Description: Grammaire de Grec Moderne

http://www.geocities.com/hmpwgreek/irregular-verbs.pdf
Description: Irregular verbs

Writing

http://users.otenet.gr/~bm-celusy/greek.html
Description: Greek alphabet (very profound historical info)

http://speech.ilsp.gr/greeklish/greeklishdemo.asp
Description: Turn Greeklish into Greek characters very useful and quite accurate.

http://www.phigita.net/spell-check/
Description: On-line spell checker


Pronunciation

http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grphdetl.htm
Description: Very detailed explanations with audio files

Online courses

http://www.kypros.org/LearnGreek/
Description: A rich selection of courses for all levels (free registration needed)

http://greekstudies.tripod.com
Description: A much more user friendly forum connected to the lessons of kypros.org (and for any other question on modern Greek)

http://www.greece.org/gr-lessons/gr-...h/lessons.html
Description: Lessons with audio

http://www.xanthi.ilsp.gr/filog/uk_menu.htm
Description: Learning Greek as a Foreign Language, basic with audio

http://www.eng.auth.gr/learn/index.htm
Description: Advanced lessons in Greek as a foreign language

http://www.tauntaun13.150m.com/Lessons.htm
Description: Basic Greek lessons with emphasis on grammar, structure etc

http://www.media.uoa.gr/language/
Description: Greek as a foreign language. Must know some Greek to access the lessons

http://www.eng.auth.gr/learn/index.htm
Description: Modern Greek as a Foreign Language, advanced lessons

http://hsc.csu.edu.au/modern_greek/
Description: Modern Greek in downloadable PDFs

http://www.trymango.com/language_program.php
Description: For beginners, lots of audio, free but with a registration

http://www.theodorou.freeserve.co.uk...p/contents.htm
Description: For beginners. Alphabet, numbers, colours etc

http://www.greece.org/gr-lessons/gr-...n/welcome.html
Description: Lessons in Italian

http://www.allgreek2me.com/
Description: This resource was for anyone who was interested in learning Modern Greek, but was primarily used as a repository for class notes for a Modern Greek evening class. It is organised by the topics covered in each of the academic terms during which the class runs

http://langintro.com/greek/index.htm
Description: An introduction to Modern Greek

http://greekyear1.blogspot.com
Description: Course notes put together through a year 1 beginners Greek evening class. This site also contains various posts about activities going on with the class, but the bulk of the posts were notes on topics covered in class

http://www.thewhiteswan.net/greek/greek.htm
Description: The "referance" content of the above blog site transcribed onto seperate webpages per topic for easier printing. Purely language course notes.

http://berlin.cls.yale.edu/picturedi...dex.asp?p=2&v=
Description: A modern Greek-English / English-modern Greek dictionary. Not complete, but including many common words - with pictures. With audio. A project by "Yale University Center for Language Study"

Miscellaneous

http://www.greek-language.org/
Description: A resource centre for the Greek language and culture

http://www.greece.org/gr-lessons/gr-...h/history.html
Description: A short history of the language

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/greek/
Description: A user-friendly introduction to Greece and Greek

Η Πύλη για την ελληνική γλώσσα
Description: Interesting information and tools about mainly modern Greek. Page appears only in Greek

http://www.hau.gr/hau/en/services_mg_podcast.html
Description: Greek Language in Podcasts

http://www.cybc.com.cy/live/CySat.ram
Description: Greek TV (RealPlayer). Cyprus dialect in a few programs and a distinct Cypriot accent.

http://www.omogenia.com/news-tv.htm
Description: Greek TV

http://kypros.org/Real/
Description: Radio Feeds

http://tvradio.ert.gr/radio/liveradio/index.asp
Description: Live Radio

http://www.haef.gr/chilias/main.html
Description: Tales, Stories, Songs, Poetry

QUALIFICATIONS
UK examining board Edexcel administer the  
  • Modern Greek GCSE
  • Here you can get hold of some free past papers for the A/S level.   

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