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| lady_skywalker Triglot Senior Member Netherlands aspiringpolyglotblog Joined 6833 days ago 909 posts - 942 votes  Speaks: Spanish, English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian | Message 1 of 7 15 July 2008 at 5:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm planning a holiday to Greece later this year (September/October) so I thought I'd learn some elementary Greek. I promised my partner I wouldn't succumb to any more 'wanderlust' but I've convinced him that it would be handy for one of us to be able to ask for directions if we get lost. ;)
The resources I have at my disposal are : - BBC Greek Language and People course book - Pimsleur Greek I - Teach Yourself Beginner's Greek - Lonely Planet Greek phrasebook I also know of a few websites that offer free lessons but I commute to work everyday so reading a book or listening to an audio lesson is much better use of my time. So far, I've learnt the Greek alphabet and pronunciation (though I still get a bit confused with double vowels) and have memorised some basic phrases and words (eg. kalimera, nai/oxi, signomi). The next step is to learn some useful sentence structures and work on my Greek listening comprehension and speaking skills. I wouldn't mind learning how to type in Greek as the romanisations I used above look a bit sloppy (it would also do wonders for my Greek spelling). If anyone can give me a quick guide on how to type in Greek, it would be much appreciated. ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| polikaru Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6091 days ago 206 posts - 215 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Italian, Dutch | Message 2 of 7 16 July 2008 at 8:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Oh wow, I'd like to hear your progress.
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| Darobat Diglot Senior Member Joined 7131 days ago 754 posts - 770 votes Speaks: English*, Russian Studies: Latin | Message 3 of 7 16 July 2008 at 10:45am | IP Logged | ||
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How to type in Greek.
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 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6646 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 7 16 July 2008 at 3:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have installed the Greek alphabet, but in the rare case that I write in Greek on this forum I use either Word (symbols) or this program.
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| lady_skywalker Triglot Senior Member Netherlands aspiringpolyglotblog Joined 6833 days ago 909 posts - 942 votes Speaks: Spanish, English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian | Message 5 of 7 16 July 2008 at 4:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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Ευχαριστό πολύ. :)
On the subject of typing (or, more specifically, spelling), are there any rules regarding Greek spelling? I know there are several ways to write the 'ee' sound but I always wonder how I should know which spelling is the correct one. It seems that the only sure way to learn a word's spelling is to memorise how it's spelt. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6646 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 6 of 7 16 July 2008 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | ||
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I try to remember the spelling as part of the pronunciation even though the sounds may be identical - it may sound like a selfcontradiction, but I physically see the Greek wowels in front of me as I'm writing them, and when I think in Greek I hear one 'i'-sound as a true 'i' (as in almost any other language apart from English), another slightly y'ish, a third ever so slightly 'flat e'ish an so forth. But they all are supposed to sound like alike. I hope this doesn't sound like total gibberish...
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| lady_skywalker Triglot Senior Member Netherlands aspiringpolyglotblog Joined 6833 days ago 909 posts - 942 votes Speaks: Spanish, English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian | Message 7 of 7 19 July 2008 at 5:14am | IP Logged | ||
Hmmm...I think it's probably best if I just memorise the spelling of each word. Thanks for the advice anyway. :) I haven't made much progress since I started this thread. I've worked through the first 2 chapters of 'Greek People & Language' but will need to read through it again as I'm not sure how much of it I remember. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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