2nd Edition

Colloquial Greek

By Niki Watts Copyright 2004

    Colloquial Greek: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Greeceas it is written and spoken today.

    Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Greek in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

    Colloquial Greek is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar index and bilingual glossaries can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.

    Key features include:

    • A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
    • Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
    • An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
    • Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
    • Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Greece
    • An overview of the sounds of Greek

    Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Greek is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Greek.

    Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

    1. Reading and speaking Greek 2. Meeting people 3. Travel 4. The family 5. Entertainment 6. Once upon a time . . . 7. Have a good holiday 8. The world of business 9. Buy Greek 10. A friend and a stranger 11. Get better soon 12. A healthy mind . . . 13. Time is money 14. The lion’s share! 15. ???? ???? 16. ??????????

    Biography

    Niki Watts