A Guide to Greek: 10 facts, 20 key phrases and the alphabet

Facts about the Greek language. The Parthenon, Athens

Greek language facts

10 revealing facts about Greek. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes.
It's also available in Greek with audio

Greek words and phrases

Get started with 20 audio phrases and learn how to say a range of useful phrases from 'Hello' to 'Pleased to meet you'

A list of useful phrases in Greek. Key conversation phrases in Greek
The Greek alphabet. Greek road sign

The Greek alphabet

Listen to the Greek alphabet.
Find out about missing letters and get the lowdown on accents

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