Modern Greek Idiom and Phrase Book

by Constantine N. Tsirpanlis

Book Overview

A practical guide for English-speaking people including everyday conversations, over 1000 idioms, complete with pronunciation, transcription and translation, outline of modern Greek grammar, full... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812004760
• ISBN13: 9780812004762
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for understanding Greek!

When I started teaching myself modern Greek about a year ago, I really struggled with the grammar. I bought several books which offered contrasting methods, and got nowhere. I wondered if I would ever really get it. Like Eliza Doolittle, this book did it for me! The way Prof. Tsirpanlis presents Greek grammar is so clear and simple that it all just clicked! I now feel confidant that I will be able to master basic Greek grammar. If you're mainly interested in a phrase book, I would recommend the one by Lonely Planet, which offers a more extensive and up-to-date listing of common terms. But if you want to be able to read and really understand Greek, and feel confidant conversing in Greek, this book is absolutely the best.

How People Actually Speak

Greeks use a lot of idioms in everyday speech.This book has the most common ones. This is not slang and it is not vulgar language. It helped me.

Not a complete course for a beginner

This book covers a wide range of material and is nice for the intermediate to advanced student. For the beginning student, the first 40 pages are valuable as they deal with many everyday situations. The thing about idioms is that you can say what you want without them most of the time. For the price, however, it's not bad to pick up if you're interested.

One awesome phrase book

Modern Greek Idiom And Phrase Book is the best book for learning spoken Greek. The book has tons of weird phrases that even my grandparents have forgotten. It brought a smile to their face to re-encounter all kinds of expressions that are seldomly used along with many useful phrases and words. If you want to learn Greek, buy this book; you'll love it. It even has readings to incorporate what you have learned. The book's split into 3 sections: Everyday Conversations, Idioms & Grammar, and at the end, there's a Greek-English dictionary.