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Greek alphabet

My husband is Greek Cypriot and I've been learning steadily for about a year. I actually found learning with a native speaker especially helpful. When we go round to my in-laws my mother in law talks only to me in Greek - means I remember words and phrases as I am regularly using them. I also used the Greek Language and People CD and course book. One thing I found is that mastering the Greek alphabet is a must. Get that right and it's much easier from then on. I typed it out and stuck it on a kitchen cupboard so I saw it daily and once I knew how to read it I found I could quickly read words and pronounce them correctly and from there the knowledge of what they meant just came too so do persevere. Good luck!

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Georgia, Greek native 2009-09-09

A tip regarding learning Greek vocabulary: Try to learn Greek words in word groups regarding their etymology.
It is more difficult to learn every Greek word separately.

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