Siga SigaLearn Greek
At the pharmacy, at the GP's, in a letter from your child's school: in Cyprus you need Greek words every day. Siga Siga helps you learn them in ten minutes a day and brings each word back just before you'd forget it.
The first topics of every level are free, the rest come with Premium. Your own words are free up to 1,000.
Siga Siga teaches Standard Modern Greek. It's the language of official letters, schools, the news and every Greek exam, in Cyprus as well as Greece. In the street you'll also hear the Cypriot dialect, with its own words and sounds. It isn't in the app, but standard Greek is what you'll read and write.
Long-term residence in Cyprus asks for Greek at A2, and citizenship for B1 plus the exam on Cyprus culture. The A1–B1 topics cover the vocabulary of those levels. In all there are 107 topics from A1 to C2, built on the communication situations of the Ελληνομάθεια syllabus.
Citizenship also means a test on Cyprus itself: its institutions, history and culture. For it there's a separate set of about 190 words in 13 topics, from η Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων (House of Representatives) to η πολιτογράφηση (naturalisation). All 13 topics are open from the start and the first three are free. See the 13 topics.
It's vocabulary, not practice tests. Requirements change, so check the current ones with the Civil Registry and Migration Department.
Type in Latin letters and they turn into Greek as you go: “farmakeio” becomes φαρμακειο. When you add a word, the form suggests the right spelling with the accent, το φαρμακείο, and a translation. Every word can be played aloud, and a second tap plays it more slowly. You don't need to learn the alphabet first.
Keep each lesson in the calendar: your notes and a homework checklist. Siga Siga spots the Greek words in your notes that you don't have yet and adds them with a translation, one at a time or all at once. Five lessons are free, and Premium has no limit.
Free for up to 1,000 words with no time limit: all practice modes, word forms, five lessons in the calendar and the first topics of every level. Premium costs €4.99 a month or €34.99 a year and adds unlimited words, the dictionary of over 30,000 words, all topics and the full Cyprus exam set. You can try Premium for 14 days without a card. See pricing.
Standard Modern Greek. It's the Greek of official letters, schools, the news and the exams in Cyprus as well as Greece. The Cypriot dialect isn't in the app.
With the vocabulary, yes. The culture exam set has about 190 words in 13 topics, and the A1–B1 topics cover everyday language. It's words, not practice tests, so you'll still need to learn the facts and get used to the exam format.
Yes. Every word can be played aloud, and you can type in Latin letters: “farmakeio” turns into φαρμακειο as you type. You'll pick up the alphabet along with the words.
Lessons give you new words, and Siga Siga makes sure they stay. Keep your lesson notes and homework in the calendar, and the app adds the new Greek words from your notes with a translation.
It's free for up to 1,000 words with no time limit. Premium is €4.99 a month or €34.99 a year and adds unlimited words, the dictionary and all topics. You can try it for 14 days without a card.
Yes. Choose the Russian ↔ Greek pair in settings, and switch the interface to Russian if you like. Читать по-русски.