Greek (Modern) is natively spoken by about 11 million people, primarily in Greece and Cyprus, with communities worldwide due to the historical Greek diaspora. It is a pillar of Greek cultural identity, known for its ancient history, philosophy, and contributions to Western civilization. Written in the Greek alphabet, Greek grammar features a free word order, a highly inflected system with cases for nouns, and a complex verb conjugation system that denotes tense, mood, and voice.
Stats
Language Family: Indo-European
Writing System: Greek
Writing System Type: Alphabet
Writing Direction: L to R
Tones / Pitch Accent: N
Morphology: Fusional
Cases: 5
Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3
Number of Verb Tenses: 7
Word Order: Free
Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 5
Number of Consonants: 18
Areas Where Spoken
Cyprus (official) (80.9%) (1.01 mil)
Greece (official) (97.4%) (10.2 mil)
Resources
Websites
Course primarily based on audio: http://kypros.org/LearnGreek/
In-context online dictionary that also shows declension/conjugations and more: https://glosbe.com/en/el
In-context online dictionary that also shows declension/conjugations and more: https://glosbe.com/en/el
Kypros.org - More than 100 audio lessons
Complete Greek - Language Transfer Audio Course
Flashcardo - Flashcards by topic
Book2 - Phrasebook course with audio
LanguageCourse.net - 5000 word vocabulary builder
GLOSS - Audio and transcript
Kypros Lexicon - Dictionary
Greek Grammar - Self-explanatory
Gate2Home - Greek keyboard
Cooljugator - Conjugate Greek verbs
TV
News | Kathimerini
Radio | E-Radio (collection of stations)