You've been practicing your Greek on language apps for months. You can conjugate verbs, order food politely, and even discuss the weather. But when you finally talk to actual Greeks? You sound like you swallowed a textbook. Sounds familiar, eh?
The reality is that real Greeks don'
The short answer? Yes, Greek is genuinely challenging for English speakers. But after spending three months diving deep into learning greek ourselves and analyzing hundreds of learner experiences, we discovered the reality is more nuanced than the intimidating reputation suggests.
Greek sits in the Foreign Service Institute's Category