Coming soon on iPhone
Learn Greek the way it’s actually spoken.
Build the listening and speaking skills to go from your first words to real conversations.
Beyond literal
Translated word for word, Greek stops making sense.
A dictionary gives you the words. It rarely tells you what someone actually means. Akou shows you both.
Τα λέμε.
- LITERALLY
- We say them
- ACTUALLY MEANS
- See you / Catch you later
- A very common casual goodbye, with friends or colleagues.
Your level
Starts where your Greek is.
A short check places your listening and your speaking separately, so you don’t repeat what you already know.
If you grew up around Greek, you may understand far more than you can say. Akou treats those as different skills. Until it’s sure, your level stays a range.
Every day
One session, planned around you.
Akou brings together what you need to review, something new to say, and a short conversation to use it in.
Talk to Akou
Practise talking, not just answering.
Have a real back-and-forth in Greek about your day, your plans or something coming up. Akou keeps it at your level and gives you time to answer.
Ideas when you’re stuck
Ask for help and Akou suggests a few ways to say what you mean, without leaving the conversation.
Captions your way
Read along with both of you, just Akou, or nothing at all.
Situations to rehearse
The pharmacy, the building manager, asking the way, and more at your level.
In your pocket
Built for the moment you hear it.
Akou is with you where real Greek actually happens: mid conversation, mid message, mid menu.
Heard something? Keep it.
Save a phrase you heard out and about. Akou explains what it really means, then adds it to your reviews.
Recently saved
- Εννοείται.Of course · From Ask
- Τα λέμε.See you / Catch you later · Added by you
Ask anything about Greek.
How to say something, what a word really means, or whether it sounds right. Ask from anywhere in the app.
How do I say “I’ll be a bit late”?
Θα αργήσω λίγο.
I’ll be a bit late.
Texting a friend, you’ll also see Αργώ λίγο, “I’m running late”.
Questions
Before you start.
- When can I try Akou?
- Akou is coming soon to iPhone. Join the waitlist for early access and launch news.
- What will it cost?
- Akou will be free to start. Details of the optional paid plan will come closer to launch.
- Do I need to read Greek first?
- No. If you’re starting from zero, Akou begins with the sounds and letters by ear, and you can keep reading support on for as long as you need it.
- I grew up around Greek. Will it be too basic?
- It shouldn’t be. Akou checks your listening and speaking separately, so you can skip what you already know and work on what you can’t yet say.
- Can I use it without speaking out loud?
- Yes. When you can’t talk, you can type instead. Only what you say out loud counts toward your speaking.
- What happens to what I say?
- Akou only listens when you choose to speak, and there’s no account to create. The privacy policy explains what’s sent and how long it’s kept. Read the privacy policy
Άκου means “listen”.
It’s what a Greek speaker says when they want you to listen. That’s the idea behind Akou: hear real Greek, understand it, then say it yourself.