Modern Greek Language Books

Here are some suggestions for books to help you learn Greek.

 

Greek Language and People Course Book
by David Hardy

New-look, updated edition of the popular BBC book. Good on language and also provides a lot of cultural information. Very useful.

To get the most out of this book, you will need to buy the accompanying CDs too.

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Greek Language and People (Audio CD)
by David Hardy

Audio for the above book. Integrates very well with the text.

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Talk Greek Coursebook
by Karen Rich

A practical introduction to Greek for the absolute beginner.

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Talk Greek
by Karen Rich

CDs to go with the above book.

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Beginner's Greek
by Aristarhos Matsukas

Book and CDs. Another useful course for beginners.

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Beginner's Greek Script
by Dennis Couniacis, Sheila Hunt

An excellent introduction to reading and writing the Greek alphabet.

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Colloquial Greek
by Niki Watts

An up-to-date course for beginners.

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Colloquial Greek: The Complete Course for Beginners
by Niki Watts

The audio for the course.

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Greek: An Essential Grammar of the Modern Language
by David Holton, Peter Mackridge, I.P. Warburton

A useful reference book with clear examples.

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Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary
by D.N. Stavropoulos, A.S. Hornby

An excellent dictionary for those new to Greek.

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Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary
by D.N. Stavropoulos, A.S. Hornby

And its other half.

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The Pocket Oxford Greek Dictionary: Greek-English, English-Greek
by J.T. Pring (Editor)

A combination dictionary - less detailed than the above but easier to carry.

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Collins English-Greek Dictionary

A pretty serious, up-to-date dictionary.

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Collins Greek-English Dictionary

And its other half.

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Greek Dictionary (Collins GEM)

A handy, pocket-sized dictionary.

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Interested in reading more about Greece?

Check out our recommended books about and set in Greece.


Total beginner?

Have a look at our introduction to the Greek language.


Can't find what you're looking for?

To find more Greek language books, you might like to try Bibliagora, a Greek online bookshop operating in the UK.

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