Learn Greek
Ελληνικά · 13+ million speakers
About Greek
Greek (Ελληνικά) is the oldest documented Indo-European language, with a continuous written record stretching over 3,400 years. Modern Greek descends directly from Ancient Greek, and the modern script — adapted from Phoenician around 800 BCE — is still the same alphabet you'll see on Athenian street signs today.
Where it's spoken
Greece, Cyprus, and Greek-speaking communities in Albania, Italy, and Turkey
Interesting facts
- 1The Greek alphabet is the ancestor of the Latin and Cyrillic scripts
- 2Around 150,000 English words have Greek roots — democracy, philosophy, telephone, photograph
- 3Modern Greek keeps distinct formal and informal forms of 'you'
Why learn Greek?
Three reasons to make Greek your next language.
Read the originals
Plato, Aristotle, and the New Testament were all written in Greek. Even modern Greek gets you remarkably close.
Crack scientific vocabulary
Once you know Greek roots, medical, scientific, and technical words start decoding themselves.
A rich modern culture
From rebetiko music to Theo Angelopoulos cinema, modern Greece has a culture every bit as compelling as its ancient one.
Your learning path
Three courses move you from your first word to fluent conversation.
Beginner
Learn the alphabet, the sounds, and the everyday phrases you need for a first Greek summer.
- Greetings
- Numbers 1–10
- Colours
- Family
- Common verbs
Intermediate
Talk about food, travel, and family — and start to feel the rhythm of native conversation.
- Travel & directions
- Food & dining
- Past tense
- Shopping
- Daily routines
Advanced
Read newspapers and short stories, understand the news, and discuss culture and history fluently.
- Subjunctive mood
- Idioms
- Business vocab
- Literature
- Debate
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