Seven apps below help you collect and review Modern Greek words. They differ in where the words come from: lessons, sentences, picture topics or cards you write yourself. This page covers Modern Greek, the Greek spoken today, not Ancient or Biblical Greek. For a full course, see our Greek app comparison.
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.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, your level and what you like, and she writes your Greek lessons. If a sentence is hard to follow, ask Poppy to explain it.
With Regenerative Review™, words you save show up again in new lessons, so that you can review words in new contexts without having to use flashcards.
- Save a Greek word from a lesson and it comes back in later lessons, with its Greek letters and accent mark in the new sentence.
- Read and listen to each Greek lesson with a transcript and meanings in English.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Learn every letter in the free Greek Alphabet course, with a picture to help you remember each one.
- You can't turn a Greek book or article into a lesson. However, you can paste a page in the chat, and Poppy will explain it.
- Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet
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LingQ
LingQ gives you Greek texts with matching audio, or you can import your own. Each word you save is reviewed at spaced intervals. It suits you if you already know what you want to read.
- Tap an unfamiliar Greek word in a text and save it for review.
- Saved words are tracked as known or still being learned.
- Flashcards
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Clozemaster
Clozemaster shows a Greek sentence with one word missing, and you fill it in. Because you meet each word inside a whole sentence, you also see its ending and its accent mark.
- Greek sentence lists with English meanings are free to start.
- Sentences you have seen come back for review at spaced intervals.
- Doesn't teach the Greek Alphabet
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Drops
Drops teaches Greek words through quick picture games sorted by topic. It suits you if you want a few minutes of word practice at a time.
- Drops has a Greek course of illustrated words and phrases with audio.
- Favorites, Dojo, Quiz and Word Collection let you review without Premium.
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uTalk
uTalk sorts Greek words into topics and tests them with recall games that get harder as you go. It suits you if hearing each word matters as much as reading it.
- Modern Greek words and phrases are recorded by native speakers, with English help on the course page.
- Record yourself and compare your voice with the recording.
- Teaches the Greek Alphabet (partly)
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Anki and Quizlet hold the words you type. Type (water) with its accent mark on the card (Wiktionary). Both apps are general tools, so look at any shared deck before you trust it.
Other Apps We Looked At (2)
- AnkiBuild Greek cards from sentences, pictures and sound files, then review them on the SM-2 or FSRS schedule. The desktop app and AnkiWeb are free, and AnkiMobile on iPhone costs $24.99 once.
- QuizletPut Greek words into sets by typing or pasting, then study with flashcards, Learn and tests. The download is free, and Plus is paid.
| App | Words come from | Review | Languages You Can Use It In | Free start | Full List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubblegum | Lessons Poppy writes | Saved words return in new lessons | 76 | Library lessons | Supported language pairs |
| LingQ | Texts you read and import | Spaced review of saved words | 17 | 20 words, 5 lessons | App Store |
| Clozemaster | Sentences with a missing word | Spaced review of sentences | 39 | Free play | App Store |
| Drops | Picture topics | Favorites, Dojo, Quiz | 16 | 5 minutes every 10 hours | App Store |
| uTalk | Topics with recordings | Recall games | 140+ | Starter words | App Store |
| Anki | Cards you make | SM-2 or FSRS | 34 | Desktop and AnkiWeb | App Store |
| Quizlet | Sets you make | Flashcards, Learn, tests | 17 | Free download | App Store |
Which Greek vocabulary app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Greek, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. If you would rather learn from pictures, Drops starts with topics such as food and travel. Pick a course in the Greek app comparison if you want grammar too.
Can a Greek card keep the accent mark?
Yes, if the card text includes it. Anki and Quizlet let you type the accent mark, and Greek words of two or more syllables are written with a stress mark. Clozemaster and LingQ show the mark as part of each sentence or text.
Do words I learn in an app show up when I read?
They do when the app saves words from texts. LingQ does this with the Greek you read, and our Greek comprehensible input comparison covers more places to read and listen.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.
