How this works
CEFR levels (A1 through C1 for reading here) describe what you can actually read, not how long you’ve studied or how well you speak. Someone who grew up hearing Greek at home might speak comfortably but read at A2, while someone who studied grammar for years might read B1 slowly but accurately. Both are completely normal starting points. The fastest way to find yours isn’t a formal test, it’s reading real passages and noticing exactly where it stops being easy. Go through the five passages below, one CEFR level at a time.
Read each passage
Η Μαρία μένει στην Αθήνα. Κάθε πρωί πίνει καφέ και διαβάζει ένα βιβλίο.
Maria lives in Athens. Every morning she drinks coffee and reads a book.
Full A1 guide: what you can read, the grammar, study tips →Χθες πήγαμε στη θάλασσα. Ο ήλιος έλαμπε και το νερό ήταν ζεστό. Αύριο θα πάμε πάλι.
Yesterday we went to the sea. The sun was shining and the water was warm. Tomorrow we will go again.
Full A2 guide: what you can read, the grammar, study tips →Όταν ήμουν παιδί, περνούσαμε τα καλοκαίρια στο νησί. Θυμάμαι ακόμα τη μυρωδιά της θάλασσας και τις φωνές των ψαράδων το πρωί.
When I was a child, we spent the summers on the island. I still remember the smell of the sea and the voices of the fishermen in the morning.
Full B1 guide: what you can read, the grammar, study tips →Αν και είχε αποφασίσει να μην ξαναγυρίσει στο χωριό, κάτι μέσα του τον τραβούσε πίσω: ίσως οι αναμνήσεις, ίσως απλώς η ανάγκη να κλείσει έναν λογαριασμό με το παρελθόν.
Although he had decided never to return to the village, something inside pulled him back: perhaps the memories, perhaps simply the need to settle a score with the past.
Full B2 guide: what you can read, the grammar, study tips →Η γλώσσα, έλεγε ο παππούς του, δεν είναι απλώς εργαλείο· είναι πατρίδα. Όποιος τη μιλά, ό,τι κι αν λέει το διαβατήριό του, κουβαλά μέσα του ένα κομμάτι αυτού του τόπου.
Language, his grandfather used to say, is not merely a tool; it is a homeland. Whoever speaks it, whatever their passport says, carries within them a piece of this land.
Full C1 guide: what you can read, the grammar, study tips →How to read your result
- You understood it instantly, no rereading: that level is comfortable. Move to the next one.
- You understood it, but needed a second pass or a guess or two: that’s your current level. This is where to start reading regularly.
- You lost the thread, or needed to look up several words: that level is a stretch goal, not a starting point. Go back one.
If you’re between two levels, which is common, start at the lower one. Stories that feel slightly easy build speed and confidence fast; stories that feel hard from word one just cause you to quit.
Grew up hearing Greek, not reading it?
Your listening level and your reading level are probably not the same number, and that’s expected, not a problem to fix before you start. See Greek for heritage speakers for a reading path built around exactly that gap.
Start reading at your level
Once you know your level, generate a story written exactly for it, on any topic you choose, with audio and tap-to-translate built in.
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