Find the three that make you panic. Those are the three you'll have handled inside a month.
Day 1Meeting Someone
Say hello, give your name and ask for theirs.
Day 2Where Are You From?
Name your country and city, and ask where they're from.
Day 3]My Family
Talk about your partner, your kids, your parents and your brothers and sisters.
Day 4]Age & Numbers
Numbers 1–100, your own age, and asking someone theirs politely.
Day 5]My Morning
Waking up, coffee, breakfast, leaving the house — your morning in simple Greek.
Day 6]My Home
Name the rooms, say where you live and describe your place in a few lines.
Day 7]At a Café
Order coffee the way Greeks actually order it, and pay without switching to English.
Day 8]Eating & Drinking
Say what you like, what you don't, and what you feel like right now.
Day 9]Shopping for Clothes
Sizes, colours, prices, and asking to try something on.
Day 10]Asking for Directions
Left, right, straight ahead — and understanding the answer you get back.
Day 11]Public Transport
Metro, bus and taxi: tickets, stops and telling the driver where you're going.
Day 12]The Weather
Hot, cold, raining, windy — and the small talk Greeks start with it.
Day 13]At the Supermarket
Find what you need, ask where it is and ask how much it costs.
Day 14]Time & Days
Days of the week, telling the time, and asking when something opens.
Day 15]Free Time & Hobbies
Say what you do for fun and ask them what they do.
Day 16]At a Restaurant
Book a table, order a full meal and ask for the bill.
Day 17]How Are You Feeling?
Tired, happy, hungry, fine — and asking someone how they are and meaning it.
Day 18]Talking About Work
Say what you do, where you work and what your day is like.
Day 19]Making Plans
Suggest a time and a place, agree to it, or say you can't make it.
Day 20]Talking About Your Day
String it all together — morning to night, in one go.
Day 21]A Day in Athens 🇬🇷
Everything from the first twenty days, used across one real day out.
Nothing resets. Maria and George carry on, using everything from the first 21 days.
Day 1]The Weekend
Tell the story of your weekend from start to finish.
Day 2]A Busy Day at Work
Meetings, deadlines and deadlines missed — the vocabulary of a working day.
Day 3]Looking for an Apartment
Rent, rooms, floors and bills — and viewing a place without a translator.
Day 4]Describing Someone
Height, hair, character — describe a person so someone else recognises them.
Day 5]Talking About Feelings
Say how you actually feel, beyond "I'm fine".
Day 6]At the Doctor
Explain what's wrong, where it hurts and how long it's been going on.
Day 7]At the Pharmacy
Ask for what you need and understand the instructions you're given.
Day 8]Planning a Trip
Dates, tickets, islands, and sorting out who's coming.
Day 9]At the Airport
Check-in, baggage, gates and delays.
Day 10]Checking Into a Hotel
Your reservation, your room, and saying something's not right.
Day 11]At the Bank
Accounts, cards, cash and the paperwork that comes with them.
Day 12]Phone & Internet Problems
Explain what isn't working and get someone to fix it.
Day 13]Household Chores
Cooking, cleaning, washing up, laundry — the verbs you use every day at home.
Day 14]Invitations & Social Plans
Invite someone, accept, turn it down politely, or move it.
Day 15]Opinions & Preferences
Say what you think, what you'd rather do, and why.
Day 16]Making an Appointment
Book it, change it, cancel it — on the phone or in person.
Day 17]Habits & Frequency
Always, often, sometimes, never — how often you do things.
Day 18]My Neighbourhood
Describe where you live and what's around you.
Day 19]Problems at Home
Leaks, breakages and calling someone out to repair them.
Day 20]Talking About the Past
Tell someone what you did yesterday, last week, last summer.
Day 21]Making Future Plans
Say what you're going to do — tomorrow, this year, one day.
