Cyprus Education - Learn Greek
Its a good thing to at least try to learn some greek, even if only a few words. Learning modern greek should be sufficient to get you by, however there is a dialect in Cyprus, much like in different parts of the United Kingdom, so some greek words may not be fully understood by Cypriots, but don't let that put you off, if you have a basic understanding of Greek, you will slowly pick up the Cypriot dialect(s). You should first try to learn the Greek alphabet which consists of 24 letters.
To help you get started with learning the greek alphabet, including reading the letters and pronouncing them, and then learning your first words, we have provided a free short course which is very easy to follow, it starts by teaching you a few letters of the alphabet first, using them in words, learning the grammar, hearing their pronunciation, and you can practice at typing the words. You slowly move through all the letters of the greek alphabet until the course is complete and you have learnt not only the alphabet, but many words and phrases with correct pronunciation too. We recommend this course if you are a complete beginner; An introduction to Modern Greek. Our thanks go to J. David Eisenberg for making this freely available for us to reproduce on this website.
There are also over 300 Government adult training centers throughout Cyprus where you can take a course at evening school to learn 'Greek for foreigners'. These courses are very cheap and extremely worthwhile if you plan to live in Cyprus.
Private language training schools are also numerous and can be found in every major city. These courses can be more flexible with your time, some offering day or evening classes. The whole course is completed faster than the government courses, so this may be a better option if you need to learn greek fast.
There are also various learn greek online websites that are very good.