Modern Greek
Today's Athens tongue
Modern Greek is the form of Greek spoken in Greece and Cyprus today, descended from Ancient Greek but significantly changed in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
It emerged gradually after the Byzantine period and became standardized in the 20th century.
She studied Modern Greek before her trip to Athens.
Balkan peninsula nation
- AthensGreece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- CreteLargest Greek island
- PeloponneseSouthern Greek peninsula
Macedonia · Cyclades · Aegean · Ionian · Santorini · Mykonos · Rhodes · Corfu
Language's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
pronunciation · alphabet · demotic · diglossia · inflection · conjugation · declension · loanwords
Greek skewered meat dish
- gyroRotating mass or sandwich
- moussakaLayered eggplant casserole
- spanakopitaSavory Greek phyllo triangle
- fetaBrined Greek cheese
tzatziki · dolmades · baklava · ouzo · retsina · raki · taverna · mezze
Greece
Balkan peninsula nation
- AthensGreece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- CreteLargest Greek island
Peloponnese · Macedonia · Cyclades · Aegean · Ionian · Santorini · Mykonos · Rhodes · Corfu · Lesbos
grammar
Language's structural rules
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- phonologyScience of language sounds
morphology · pronunciation · alphabet · demotic · diglossia · inflection · conjugation · declension · loanwords · accentuation
souvlaki
Greek skewered meat dish
- gyroRotating mass or sandwich
- moussakaLayered eggplant casserole
- spanakopitaSavory Greek phyllo triangle
feta · tzatziki · dolmades · baklava · ouzo · retsina · raki · taverna · mezze · saganaki
Acropolis
Fortified hilltop in Athens
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
Iliad · Odyssey · philosophy · democracy · tragedy · Olympics · Zeus · Poseidon · Aphrodite · Apollo
bouzouki
Greek long-necked lute
Modern GreekAncient Greek
Classical Mediterranean tongue
Classical Greek · ancient languages · dead languages · Byzantine Greek · Latin
Modern GreekAncient Greek
Classical Mediterranean tongue
Sanskrit · Old English · Sumerian · Akkadian · Old Church Slavonic