Is Greek really hard to learn by yourself?
I am really interested in learning Greek, so I'm wondering if it is going to be a really tough language to learn all by yourself. It certainly looks difficult.
Can you also recommend me good websites that I can go to that teaches basic grammar and vocabularies?
Tags: grammar, learning greek, vocabularies
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Nothing is ever too hard if you just put your mind into it. I have never learned Greek before, so I can’t tell you if it’s hard or not. But I think any foreign language is going to be hard for people just because it is something strange and unfamiliar.
These seem to be good websites to get started:
http://www.greek-language.com/
http://www.geocities.com/alexandrosworld/Greek/Home.html
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/greek.htm
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/greek.html
http://www.applelanguages.com/en/learn/greek.php
Good luck!
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Not if you’ve got a banana.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
You can study and learn this language by yourself as long as you have access to a CD or audio where you can hear the language being spoken. With any language, it is best to be in a class or group where you can practice conversations. The Greek alphabet is practice. Don’t let it intimidate you. With diligent daily practice you will soon be reading Greek.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I dunno, it’s all Greek to me!
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
no, if you got some experience of learning other languages. and if you don’t it’ll be a bit tougher
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Once you are comfortable with the alphabet it’s really not that hard. Especially modern Greek… they’ve done away with most of the complicated grammar and accents.
An excellent learning tool for ancient Greek is http://www.perseus.tufts.edu... this may even be valuable for modern Greek since much of the vocabulary is the same. Basic word declension is also quite similar.