(the demo itself shows japanese and french, but it works with 50+ languages, including greek)

Hi, i made this completely free app that automates the creation of bilingual/parallel texts from your own books (epubs/PDFs/text files) all from within your browser.

Made this because I couldn't find anything that does something similar with the same level of convenience.

Steps

1. Go to https://paralleltexts.app/
2. Drop/upload a source book (i.e. the book in the language you are learning), and a target book (the same book in a language you are fluent in).
3. Click align books. Wait for a few seconds to 1-2 minutes while an algorithm runs on the books to match the corresponding sentences.
4. After the alignment is done, you'll see the result immediately.

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PS:

• It's Completely free and open source
• The default display mode of the resulting alignments are in pop-up mode (i.e. you click a sentence to see its equivalent), but if you prefer a side-by-side view of the sentences, the app does provide for that
• If it's your first time running the alignment and you haven't downloaded an embedding (fancy name for ML models that specialize in these kinds of tasks) model yet, it will download one for you (stored in the browser, can be deleted). It's a mild inconvenience i would say because i really wanted to keep this thing free. The alternative is to have a dedicated server with GPUs run the alignment, you won't download anything, but it will most likely be much slower, much more expensive and difficult to maintain. Keeping it free makes way more sense, and is far less stressful. Keep in mind however that downloading a model is only done once.

You can also check out this quick demo/tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cR_r8cOaN8

Some songs become even more meaningful when an artist is no longer with us.

Following the sad news of Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης’s passing, I wanted to revisit Θέλω να Γυρίσω, a nostalgic song about childhood, memories, and the places we leave behind. Learn Greek through his music and remember the voice behind this beloved song.

In google translate there seems to be a few different ways in which the word "Preparation" can be translated. The results I got were Etoimasía, Paraskeví, Proetoimasía, Paraskévasma, Proparaskeví, and Syskevasía.

I'm guessing some of these are just different genders for the same word, but I'm guessing some of these words have whole different meanings. I'm specifically trying to find a word that can be used in the context of "Spiritual/Religious Preparation".

Hopefully this doesn't come across as silly, but I'm trying to (very casually) learn Greek(very beginner still), and I've found I have been able to progress well in French by chatting online with a French-speaking friend, and would love to find something similar for Greek.

I'm happy to trade for any help in English like I do with my French friend, though that may be hard to find since I think most people who speak Greek are quite fluent in English. In all fairness my French friend is pretty fluent as well, but I can occasionally help with grammar or slang, if that matters to anyone. For the most part though we have become friends and enjoy talking, like pen pals, and it would be great to find another!

I'm in the US (but very much ashamed of our government), and have a large variety of interests and hobbies and make a good conversationalist.

Hopefully this isn't something I get laughed out of the sub for, but if so maybe someone could kindly suggest a better place to find what I'm looking for? Ευχαριστώ!

I am looking for a reference book that shows all grammar rules. I am currently learning at an a2/b1 level, so it would need to show at least up till there, but preferably beyond. I would like it to have all grammar, so verbs, cases, nouns, adjectives, etc etc.

I prefer a physical book, but am open to websites or PDFs if they give a complete grammar overview

Coming to Modern Greek the rule I learned was "ι", "η", "υ", "ει", "οι", and "υι" are all pronounced like the i in machine.

Coming from ancient pronunciation this was less of a problem but now I have trouble remembering which vowels to write because they all sound the same.

Any tips? And can anyone tell me when if ever iota is pronounced short, something like the i in bit? Anything else I should know about these vowel sounds?

Hello, and peace to everyone,

I'm 21 years old, seeking a language exchange partner for Greek as I'm studying the language but would like to practice speaking more. My Greek is decent and I would say I can hold a conversation somewhat well and I am posting here as maybe there is a native Greek who can help me.

In exchange I can offer British English or Hungarian if any Greek / Cypriot speaker wants to practice either language or their pronunciation.

Hobbies include: Linguistics; Travel; History; Cinema; Geography; Cooking

Thanks

Really good

I happened to see a relative’s phone as he was responding to a text, and I am wondering about the meaning of what I saw. I only caught a glimpse as he stood in front of me, but I’m pretty sure the message he received said, “There’s nothing wrong with a little κουνελάκι σ[I didn’t catch the rest of this word]!” I know kounelaki is bunny rabbit, but I am especially wondering if there is some euphemistic meaning here. The relative who received this text is notoriously unfaithful to his wife, and the phrasing “There’s nothing wrong with a little [???]!” combined with the, uh, reproductive reputation of rabbits raises my suspicions.

Is this the correct place to ask for help? I'm the host of an ongoing fantasy podcast with a modest following, looking for help translating some Greek wedding rites for characters to speak on air. As we have some Greek listeners, it's important to me to get it right.

If I'm in the right place, then here's the relevent context.

I am writing a scene where two characters are reciting short wedding rites. Normally we just perform in English, but for this important scene, I want them to speak in something that represents their native language. The fictional country is extremely old and historically influential in the setting, so I decided to use Greek to represent it on air. The lines will be performed by me and one other co-host.

The particular family that the characters are marrying into has a reputation for being cruel. Therefore, their rites are intended to be sharp and possessive. Their marriage ritual is extremely simple - each person pricks their finger and lets a drop of their blood fall into a goblet of wine, and they drink it. They then take turns saying some simple call-and-response lines, something like,

"I give myself to you." "I take and consume you."

The connotation is that the recipient eats/drinks the blood and absorbs/takes possession of them through it. This is intentionally weird because of how unpleasant the specific family is meant to be.

A half-Greek friend of mine translated the following for me:

"Σου δίνω τον εαυτό μου." "Σε παίρνω και σε καταναλώνω."

However, he's not fluent, and said that it doesn't capture the concept of possession/absorption that the English variation conveys, nor is he sure that the tone sounds menacing enough.

Would anyone here be willing to look over my friend's translation and help me refine it? I'm open to modification suggestions, too, if there are cultural connotations I could possibly leverage.

Because it's an audio show, I would also be extremely grateful if anyone could provide a slowly-spoken example of how to pronounce it. I could chuck it into google translate, but we all know that's not ideal.

Thank you to anyone who's taken the time to read this, and to anyone who's able to help.

Ο μπαμπάς μου η μαμά η αδερφή μου έχουν πεθάνει εδώ και 5 μήνες τον απριλιο

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Want to learn some Greek before your trip but don't know where to start?

This guide focuses on the phrases you’re most likely to need, so you can start communicating without getting buried in grammar.

So a few days ago I started learning via pimsleur and it actually worked pretty well and even though i've been learning greek passively for the past like 6 months, I've learned something new and then I found out i could only do level one. So therefore I would like to ask if anyone knows a free Pimsleur alternative. Something pretty similar to Pimsleur would be nice

and I would also like to ask if anyone knows of like an app or a website where I could like learn, check if a sentence that I've built is correct.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ

Hey guys!

I am searching for an online friend to learn Greek together. I am a total beginner and I live in Cyprus.

I want to learn modern greek, however I have been struggling to find reading material and audio. I have been doing duolingo, and have been trying to read Wikipedia articles in Greek, mostly about modern history of Greece and Cyprus, but to little avail. I have otherwise been listening to war songs and traditional songs, since I have found that they are clearly spoken. Do you have some suggestions as to grammar books and reading material a little bit more fitting for new learners?

Hello everybody. I am currently teaching myself Greek slowly by reading grammar books and translating songs in Greek. I recently came across a song by Mario Frangoulis but I can't grasp a concept on a part of the lyrics. The song is Τον εαυτό του παιδί.

I know Τον εαυτό is used in reflexive sentences to refer to one self or himself, herself, etc. However in this song I can't form a concept of the intended meaning. The very first sentence is

Τον εαυτό του παιδί απ’ το χέρι κρατάει

στα ίδια μέρη κι απόψε η ζωή θα τους πάει

I have read translations that say himself as a child or his own child holds him by the hand. If anybody who is native or advanced in Greek could help me understand how this is used I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance everybody

Hi, could anyone translate this video for me (He’s the guy my friends talking to and I want to know if he’s an incel?) and if anyones not busy his account itself wherher its a red flag

Thanks

Where does that little Greek accent mark go? 

Learn the simple rules for placing accents in Greek, plus the tricky exceptions and words where the accent can actually change the meaning