Greek readers
Greek (Ελληνικά) is the Indo-European language with the longest documented history (over 3,400 years of written records). It is written using the Greek alphabet which also formed the basis of the other current European writing systems (Latin, Cyrillic etc.). Together with Latin, Greek is the main source of our scientific lexicon and has been used to coin new words in many other languages, including English.
Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus. Today, at least 13.5 million people speak Greek as their first language, mainly in Greece and Cyprus, but also in Italy, Albania, Turkey and in the Greek diaspora. In Australia, 237,588 people indicated in the 2016 census that they speak Greek at home.
The readers were translated by members of the Greek Australian Cultural League in Melbourne, among them Niki Farfara and Cathy Alexopoulos who also coordinated the translation effort.
Level 1
| Title | Greek monolingual | Greek - English bilingual |
|---|---|---|
| After school (Μετά το σχολείο) | Greek (1.5Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.7Mb pdf) |
| All kinds of tails (Ουρές όλων των ειδών) | Greek (1.1Mkb pdf) | Greek and English (1.1Mb pdf) |
| Come and see (Έλα να δεις) | Greek (1.7Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.7Mb pdf) |
| Dog (O σκύλος) | Greek (1.3Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.3Mb pdf) |
| Fruit and vegetables (Φρούτα και λαχανικά) | Greek (1.2Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.2Mb pdf) |
| How many animals? (Πόσα ζώα υπάρχουν;) | Greek (420kb pdf) | Greek and English (430kb pdf) |
| I can (Μπορώ) | Greek (1Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1Mb pdf) |
| I like animals (Μου αρέσουν τα ζώα) | Greek (1.5Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.3Mb pdf) |
| Jobs (Επαγγέλματα) | Greek (1.4Mb pdf) | Greek and English (430kb pdf) |
| Look at me (Κοίταξέ με) | Greek (1.5Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.5Mb pdf) |
| On the move (Κίνηση) | Greek (1.4Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.4Mb pdf) |
| This is a house (Αυτό είναι ένα σπίτι) | Greek (2Mb pdf) | Greek and English (2Mb pdf) |
| Very big! (Πολύ μεγάλο!) | Greek (860kb pdf) | Greek and English (860kb pdf) |
| What is hiding? (Τι κρύβεται;) | Greek (1.7Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.7Mb pdf) |
| What is Starfish doing? (Τι κάνει ο αστερίας;) | Greek (230kb pdf) | Greek and English (230kb pdf) |
| Where do we go? (Πού πηγαίνουμε;) | Greek (1.6Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.6Mb pdf) |
Level 2
| Title | Greek monolingual | Greek - English bilingual |
|---|---|---|
| At the market (Στην αγορά) | Greek (1.1Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.1Mb pdf) |
| Crossing the road (Διασχίζοντας το δρόμο) | Greek (1.7Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.7Mb pdf) |
| Gecko is hungry (Η σαύρα πεινάει) | Greek (1.2Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.2Mb pdf) |
| Homes (Σπίτια) | Greek (1.8Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.8Mb pdf) |
| Like this (Έτσι...) | Greek (1.1Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.1Mb pdf) |
| The box (Το κουτί) | Greek (1.4Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.4Mb pdf) |
| The rock pool (Η λιμνούλα) | Greek (1.8Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.8Mb pdf) |
| Up and down (Πάνω και κάτω) | Greek (1.5Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.5Mb pdf) |
| Where are they? (Πού είναι;) | Greek (1.3Mb pdf) | Greek and English (1.3Mb pdf) |