Colloquial Greek: The Complete Course for Beginners

✍ Scribed by Niki Watts

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 187
• Series: Colloquial Series
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This second edition of Colloquial Greek has been completely revised and updated to make learning Greek easier and more enjoyable than ever before!Specially developed by an experienced teacher for self-study and class use, this course offers you a step-by-step approach to spoken Greek. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Greek is your best choice in personal language learning. This new edition features: Use of the Euro throughout * References to useful websites containing Greek reading materials New dialogues and lively illustrations* More extensive bilingual glossaries for easy reference * Emphasis on modern conversational language with clear pronunciation guidance.By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Greek in a broad range of everyday situations.Two 60-minute cassettes and CDs are available to complement the book. Recorded by native speakers, this material will help you perfect your pronunciation, listening and speaking skills

✦ Table of Contents

Colloquial Greek......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Suggestions for further reading......Page 7
First steps......Page 9
1 Reading and speaking Greek......Page 12
2 Meeting people......Page 19
3 Travel......Page 25
4 The family......Page 33
5 Entertainment......Page 43
6 Once upon a time.........Page 52
7 Have a good holiday......Page 61
8 The world of business......Page 70
9 Buy Greek......Page 80
10 A friend and a stranger......Page 89
11 Get better soon......Page 97
12 A healthy mind…......Page 105
13 Time is money......Page 113
14 The lion’s share......Page 122
15 Στον αέρα......Page 129
16 Οδοιπορικό......Page 138
Epilogue......Page 147
Key to exercises......Page 148
Greek-English glossary......Page 173
English-Greek glossary......Page 183
Grammar index......Page 186