Comprehensible input is Greek you can mostly understand when you read it, hear it, or watch it. You follow what's happening, even when a few words are new.
Aim for about one unfamiliar word in each sentence while you still follow the meaning. If almost every line sends you to the dictionary, pick something shorter or on a topic you know better. For apps that teach Greek in other ways, like courses and flashcards, see our full Greek app comparison.
Custom Reading Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Greek. You learn from Greek you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Give Poppy, your AI tutor, a topic, like a summer on a Greek island or your favorite Greek dish, and she writes a Greek lesson at your level. You can hear it read aloud and ask her about any sentence. The words you save come back in later lessons, so you meet them again in new Greek.
To read a whole article or book you already picked, LingQ below can import it. For subtitled Greek shows, try Lingopie.
- Pick a topic you know and a reading level that fits.
- Read and listen to Greek lessons, stories, and news.
- Ask Poppy about any line while you read.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Your own Greek books can't become lessons. Paste a page into the chat, and Poppy goes through it line by line.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet
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Listen While You Read
LingQ
LingQ's Greek library starts with Mini Stories, short tales told in simple sentences with audio. Later you'll find TEDx talks and classic Greek novels, and you can import anything else you want to read. Listen to a story once before you read it, then read along.
- Start with Greek Mini Stories made for beginners, each with audio.
- Tap a word in a story to see its meaning and save it.
- Import a Greek article, book, or video you found yourself.
- Flashcards
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Beelinguapp
Beelinguapp shows a Greek story next to its translation, with audio that highlights the line being read. It suits beginners who want help close by. Read each line in Greek first, and glance across only when you're stuck.
- See Greek and a translation side by side.
- Greek speakers read the stories aloud.
- Flashcards
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Watch Greek With Subtitles
Lingopie
Lingopie plays Greek videos with two sets of subtitles, so you can check a line without pausing for long. Travel shows help because the pictures tell you what people are talking about. Watch a short part twice, the second time with the English subtitles off.
- Turn on Greek and English subtitles together.
- Tap a word in the subtitles to see its meaning and save it.
- Flashcards
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Listen to Dialogues With Notes
GreekPod101
GreekPod101's lessons play a short conversation, then a teacher talks you through it. It suits learners who want an explanation along with the listening. Play the dialogue again at the end and see how much you follow.
- Lessons are built around short Greek dialogues.
- A teacher talks you through the words in the dialogue.
- Flashcards
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet
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Listen to Greek Podcasts
Super Easy Greek is a free podcast of short, slow talks about everyday life, such as the kinds of houses people live in, made so beginners can start listening on their own. When it gets easy, move to Easy Greek, where two hosts chat in casual Greek about life in Greece today. Both offer transcripts through a paid membership, and the beginner show's come with translations. The free Easy Greek videos are street interviews with Greek and English subtitles, and the Super Easy ones use simpler words.
For a story to read, the Holiday Greek newsletter has a Picture Perfect Greek story in Greek with English notes on its words. Its author calls that story roughly intermediate, so save it for when short podcasts feel comfortable.
What Should You Read or Hear Next?
| What You Can Follow | Try This | You're Ready to Move On When |
|---|---|---|
| Single words, read slowly | A Beelinguapp story with the translation beside it | You can read a line in Greek before you check the translation |
| Simple sentences | LingQ Mini Stories or a Super Easy Greek episode | You can say what happened in a story without looking back |
| Short stories and messages | Super Easy Greek videos or a short GreekPod101 dialogue | You can follow a whole episode with only a few words missing |
| Everyday conversations | The Easy Greek podcast or a Lingopie travel show | You can name the main point of a chat and one detail |
| Longer programmes | A show on ERTFLIX | You follow most of a programme without subtitles |
ERTFLIX is the streaming service of ERT, Greece's public broadcaster, and needs no subscription. Outside Greece you'll need to register, the choice of shows is different, and some programmes have no Greek or English subtitles. These are shows made for Greek viewers, so save them for last.
Learn Greek in Your Language
Beelinguapp puts Greek beside a translation in your own language, and Lingopie's second subtitles are in English. For the other apps, open one lesson in your language before you pay.
| App | Languages You Can Use It In | Full List |
|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | 74 | Supported language pairs |
| LingQ | 17 | App Store |
| Beelinguapp | 22 | App Store |
| Lingopie | 6 | App Store |
| GreekPod101 | 1 | App Store |
Other Apps We Looked At (6)
- Language TransferA free audio course, Complete Greek, where you build sentences out loud as a teacher explains how Greek works. A good companion to your reading.
- PimsleurSpoken Greek lessons of 30 minutes each, where you answer out loud, plus reading lessons.
- MangoGreek lessons built around recorded conversations, with notes on grammar and culture. Some libraries offer it.
- ClozemasterFill in the missing word in Greek sentences, which helps once you know the basics.
- Lambda LinguaA new and growing app with graded Greek reading, plus vocabulary, writing feedback, and speaking practice.
- ErlaA new and growing app for Greek reading, listening, and AI conversation.
Common Questions
Which Greek app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Greek, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you'd rather read a story with a translation close by, start with Beelinguapp. If you'd rather listen first, try a short Super Easy Greek episode.
Do I need the alphabet before I start reading?
Yes. Greek has 24 letters, and once you know their sounds, you can sound out words you've never seen. You can work through them in Bubblegum's Greek Alphabet course. Some pairs of letters make a single sound, though. αι sounds like the e in pet, so ναι, which means yes, sounds like the ne in net.
Does reading prepare me for conversation?
Reading gives you the words and sentence patterns you'll need to talk. To answer people quickly, you also need to hear Greek at full speed and talk with someone who asks you questions you haven't practiced. For a plan that mixes reading, listening, and speaking, see the best way to learn Greek.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- GreekPod101: the app
- Lingopie: languages on Lingopie
- LingQ: Greek course library, including LingQ Mini Stories
- Beelinguapp: Free and Premium stories
- Super Easy Greek: Short everyday talks for beginners
- Easy Greek: Conversations about life in Greece
- Easy Languages: Easy Greek street interviews and Super Easy Greek videos
- Holiday Greek: Picture Perfect Greek story with vocabulary notes
- ERT: ERTFLIX access, regions, and subtitles
- Language Transfer: Complete Greek
- Pimsleur: Greek audio lessons
- Mango Languages: Greek (Modern)
- Clozemaster: Greek sentence practice
- Greek Ministry of Education, Modern Greek Grammar: the 24 letters and letter pairs such as αι
- Lambda Lingua on the App Store
- Erla on the App Store
- LingQ: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Beelinguapp: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Lingopie: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- GreekPod101: iPhone App Store listing (languages you can use it in)
- Bubblegum
- LingQ
- Beelinguapp
Checked on October 20, 2026 against each app's own pages.
