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Αλλού – Elsewhere: 30 Greek short stories for early beginners with grammar, glossary and translation
Who this book is
Αλλού is for A0-A1 adult learners interested in delving into Modern Greek, and understanding how sentences with complex notions can be put together in simple, natural language. This will enable you to structure your own thoughts and start expressing yourself in a meaningful way, even at a very basic level of grammar and vocabulary.
The book is divided into four
Part 1 ends stories with a glossary of words marked bold in the main text, or italicised in the titles.
Part 2 features a paragraph-to-paragraph translation for each story, with the addition of all-capital Greek text to help you become visually familiar with it.
Part 3 is an alphabetised compilation of all glossaries.
Part 4 is a grammar for complete beginners – a detailed explanation of all grammatical phenomena featured in the stories.
And on that note... -- All the grammar you need to read this book is at the end --.
No pronunciation guide is included, so it's a good idea to make sure you're able to read Greek first. It’s best if you’ve had 5 to 10 hours of Greek learning before trying to read this. (And 5 to 10 hours of sleep, ideally.) This can be time you’ve spent on lessons, language-learning apps, or other types of self-learning.
This book will not help you order food at the taverna. It is NOT a phrasebook, a textbook, a tourist-Greek guide, a survival-Greek handbook. Wait... So... what was this book again?
Αλλού is for A0-A1 adult learners interested in delving into Modern Greek, and understanding how sentences with complex notions can be put together in simple, natural language. This will enable you to structure your own thoughts and start expressing yourself in a meaningful way, even at a very basic level of grammar and vocabulary.
The book is divided into four
Part 1 ends stories with a glossary of words marked bold in the main text, or italicised in the titles.
Part 2 features a paragraph-to-paragraph translation for each story, with the addition of all-capital Greek text to help you become visually familiar with it.
Part 3 is an alphabetised compilation of all glossaries.
Part 4 is a grammar for complete beginners – a detailed explanation of all grammatical phenomena featured in the stories.
And on that note... -- All the grammar you need to read this book is at the end --.
No pronunciation guide is included, so it's a good idea to make sure you're able to read Greek first. It’s best if you’ve had 5 to 10 hours of Greek learning before trying to read this. (And 5 to 10 hours of sleep, ideally.) This can be time you’ve spent on lessons, language-learning apps, or other types of self-learning.
This book will not help you order food at the taverna. It is NOT a phrasebook, a textbook, a tourist-Greek guide, a survival-Greek handbook. Wait... So... what was this book again?
283 pages, Paperback
Published May 18, 2025
About the author
George Karampalis
5 books6 followersGeorge (or Yorgos) is an educational-content creator, teacher of Modern Greek, and adept procrastinator. He enjoys breaking down language in order to help learners understand its structures, primarily through context, etymology and comprehensible input. He has co-founded Difficult Greek, a project that hosts the Greek-language resources he creates. It consists of a website and a YouTube channel of the same name, on which he should post more often.
Difficult Greek YT channel:
www.youtube.com/@DifficultGreek
and website:
www.difficultgreek.com
Difficult Greek YT channel:
www.youtube.com/@DifficultGreek
and website:
www.difficultgreek.com
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June 11, 2025
I loved these short stories! Their witty dialogues and monologues, combined with simple syntax, pan-European terms, and repetitive patterns, make them enjoyable and easy to read for beginners.
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