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How easy is English for Greek speakers?
Going from Greek to English (English) has a composite linguistic distance of 68% (curated lexical data). Below is the dimension-by-dimension breakdown.
68% distance
FSI Cat I (Easiest) — 600–750 hours
Lexical similarity
18%
Shared vocabulary, cognates, and loanwords.
Grammatical distance
58%
Morphology, syntax, word order, cases.
Phonological similarity
33%
Shared sounds and phoneme inventory.
Writing-system match
0%
Greek → Latin
Genealogical kinship
40%
Indo-European ↔ Indo-European
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Sample sentences side-by-side
How everyday sentences look in both languages:
🇬🇷 Greek
The philosophy and psychology program at the university is excellent.
🇬🇧 English
Το πρόγραμμα φιλοσοφίας και ψυχολογίας στο πανεπιστήμιο είναι άριστο.
🇬🇷 Greek
The democratic system and political theory of ancient Greece influenced Europe.
🇬🇧 English
Το δημοκρατικό σύστημα και η πολιτική θεωρία της αρχαίας Ελλάδας επηρέασε την Ευρώπη.
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