Modern Greek

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.

Equivalents

Españolgriego moderno

Françaisgrec moderne néo-grec

DeutschNeugriechisch

17 more languages

العربيةاَللُّغَة اَلْيُونَانِيَّة اَلْحَدِيثَة

Bosanskinovogrčki новогрчки

Catalàgrec modern

Češtinamoderní řečtina novořečtina

Ελληνικάνέα ελληνικά νέα ελληνική νεοελληνικά

Suominykykreikka

Hrvatskinovogrčki новогрчки

Հայերեննոր հունարեն

日本語現代ギリシア語

한국어현대 그리스어

NederlandsNieuwgrieks

Polskigreka nowogrecki

Portuguêsgrego moderno

Românăneogreacă

Русскийновогреческий

Српскиnovogrčki новогрчки

Svenskanygrekiska

Examples

“Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn ⟳ that uses a different alphabet.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Modern Gutnish modern history modern human Modern Japanese Modern Korean modern language

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