Learn Greek vocabulary, ten minutes a day
Siga Siga is a flashcard app for Modern Greek. Add your own words or pick a ready-made topic, from A1 to the Cyprus citizenship exam, and it brings each word back just before you'd forget it.
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How it works
- Collect your words. Type your own, take them from the dictionary or a ready-made topic, paste a list, or import from Anki or Quizlet.
- Review for 10 minutes. Each day you see only what's due today. A word you forgot comes back tomorrow, a word you know goes away for a week, then a month, then half a year.
- Watch your vocabulary grow. Statistics show how many words have stuck, which ones are hard, and how many days in a row you've practised.
Built for Greek
- Cards both ways. Greek to English and English to Greek. The article (ο, η, το) is learned together with the noun.
- Accents and look-alike letters don't trip you up. Search ignores τόνος and diaeresis, treats σ and ς as one letter and finds a word even if you mix up ι, η and υ.
- No Greek keyboard needed. Type in Latin letters: “thalassa” becomes θαλασσα as you type.
- Five ways to practise. Flip cards, pick from four options, catch words by ear, match pairs or fill the gap in a real sentence.
- Cases and tenses. Declension and conjugation tables from Wiktionary for 14,000 nouns, 6,000 adjectives and 2,000 verbs, plus a drill on the forms of your own words.
- Audio and example sentences. Every word can be played aloud, slower on a second tap. 7,000 words come with example sentences.
- Spaced repetition with FSRS. The same modern algorithm as recent versions of Anki, with whole-day intervals. Nothing to configure.
Where the words come from
- A Greek dictionary of over 30,000 words with English and Russian translations, based on Wiktionary. It finds a word from any form: “θα δω” leads to βλέπω, “γάτες” to γάτα.
- Ready-made topics from A1 to C2. 107 topics based on the communication situations of the Ελληνομάθεια certificate syllabus, about 1,800 words. The next topic unlocks once you pass the current one, and with a subscription you can start with any.
- The Cyprus citizenship culture exam. 13 topics and about 190 words: the state, parliament, history, geography, religion, citizens' rights. More about the exam vocabulary.
- Lesson notes. Keep your class notes and homework in a calendar. Siga Siga spots Greek words in the notes that you don't have yet and adds them with a translation.
- Claude. Connect Claude through MCP and ask it to add the new words from any text or to quiz you on what's due.
Who it's for
People who moved to Greece or Cyprus and want to understand what's going on around them. Students who take lessons with a teacher and want their words to stick between classes. People preparing for the Ελληνομάθεια certificate or the Cyprus citizenship exam. And anyone who simply loves the language. Learning Greek for life in Cyprus.
Free and paid
Free forever for up to 1,000 words: all practice modes, word forms, lessons in the calendar, import from Anki and Quizlet, the first topics of every level. Premium costs €4.99 a month or €34.99 a year and adds unlimited words, the dictionary, all topics, deck sharing and the Claude connection. You can try Premium for 14 days without a card. See pricing.
Questions
Do I need to learn the Greek alphabet first?
No. Every word has audio, and you can type in Latin letters: they turn into Greek as you type. You'll pick up the alphabet as you go.
How much time does it take?
Usually 10–15 minutes a day. You choose how many new words you get: 20 by default, anywhere from 10 to 100.
How is this different from Anki?
Same idea, and the same FSRS algorithm. But everything is already set up for Greek: articles, cases, a dictionary, ready-made topics and typing without a Greek keyboard. You can bring your Anki and Quizlet decks and take your words back out any time.
I already use Duolingo or have a teacher. Do I need this?
Siga Siga isn't a course. It's where the words from your lessons, your textbook or the street stop slipping away.
Is Siga Siga free?
Yes, up to 1,000 words with no time limit. Premium (€4.99 a month or €34.99 a year) removes the limit and adds the dictionary, all topics and the Claude connection. Try it free for 14 days, no card needed.
What happens when the trial ends?
Nothing is charged, since we never asked for a card. Premium switches off and your words and progress stay. If you have more than 1,000 words, the extra ones wait until you subscribe.
Will this help with the Cyprus citizenship exam?
For the language part, use the A1–B1 topics. For the culture exam there's a separate set of about 190 words in 13 topics. It's vocabulary, not practice tests: it helps you understand the questions, but you'll still need to learn the facts.
Is it Cypriot or standard Greek?
Standard Modern Greek, the language of exams, official letters and the news in both Greece and Cyprus. There's no Cypriot dialect in the app.
Can I learn Greek from Russian?
Yes. Siga Siga has two language pairs, English ↔ Greek and Russian ↔ Greek, and the whole interface is available in English and Russian. Читать по-русски.
Is there a phone app?
The website works on phones and you can add it to your home screen. The iPhone app is in testing, Android comes next. Your words and progress will sync.