Dear Temmie, you’re the first cat I’ve met who is learning Greek. I really appreciate your comment, and am glad that you’re finding some of my videos helpful. I’ve had to stop making videos for the time being, but I’ll continue to publish and create teaching materials when I have the time again. Just keep moving forward on your Greek learning journey- if you stay committed, you WILL reach your goals. The trick is to stay committed and passionate, because real language learning is a marathon and not a sprint. I wish you much success!

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Thank you for watching the video, and for your valuable insight! I rolled the ρ much stronger and longer here in order to help learners. It would certainly sound strange to do in an actual word!

Any tips to learn a broader vocabulary? I'm half greek and my dad wouldn't speak it around us. Also on your point thank god because tongue tied people, like me actually have the inability to roll the r like a vibration, but can make the soft ρ sound.

@@IMZ1N You can go ahead and roll it just enough. Its not very strong anyway. As for vocabulary, I'm not really sure because Greek doesn't have many speakers that learn it. I would start by watching some Greek videos on topics I like, so you can learn some thematic vocabulary. You can also find some Greek coursebooks.

Thank you so very much for this great treaching method. I'm just a beginner, had only learned the alfabet and got kind of confused while trying to discern a number of letters. Some letters look like Latin, others like Russian and it doesn't help when they are pronounced completely different. Then I came across your video and reading and practising those simple syllables and words helped a lot. I assume that yourself learned reading Greek later in your life which is why you are can foresee the difficulties for foreign learners. Great job, thanks. I'll definitely follow you.

Great! Thanks for this small, but important, head’s up.

Esti de origine greaca si romana din...Moldova..esti rusoaica cu sange rusesc!

If you find the alphabet challenging, you're up for a ride.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ @mexodf, χαίρομαι που σου άρεσε!

Spelling is certainly a challenge, though if you think about it we have the same problem in English! As for which pronunciation you learn, that is up to you. I personally recommend that people learn the received (modern) pronunciation, because then you can access Modern Greek more easily if you decide to do so in the future. Learning reconstructed pronunciation (Erasmian, for example) will help some rules about spelling and accentuation make a bit more sense as you learn Koine, but I don't think the benefit there is especially worthwhile. Another benefit in learning the modern pronunciation is that you get to avoid the constant debating about what Ancient Greek "really" sounded like 😉

@@thegreekacademy3643 Thank you for replying to my comment. You make some good points. Once I know Koine Greek well, I expect it would make learning Modern Greek easier, so I will consider what you said.

Dear John, thank you for the wonderful suggestion! Unfortunately, I was (am) still trying to figure out technology when I made this video, and the line thing was one of my struggles. Next time, I'll consider using an empty background if I can't figure it out. Happy learning!

Yes, Hebrew is indeed an older writing system than Greek, and ALEF and BETH are related to the 1st letters of the Greek alphabet. Technically, though, Ancient Hebrew is an "abjad" rather than an "alphabet," because it originally did not have vowels. Your knowledge of Hebrew will certainly help you in your journey with Greek. Happy learning, and thank you for your comment!

ανεκδοτο ηταν αυτο;!το 70% των αρχαιων εβραικων ειναι αρχαιες ελληνικες λεξεις και ετυμολογουντε ολες ενω στα εβραικα ουτε μια .καταρχην φιλολογοι Εβραίοι το λενε , μαλιστα εχουν γραφεί βιβλια για την καταγωγη των εβραϊκών απο την αρχαια ελληνικη δωριδα γλωσσα που ειναι η ποιο παλαια. ις-ορα-ελ -> ισραελ-ηλ -> αυτος που κοιταει το φως του θεου , αιντε γεια

Mycenaean Linear B is from 1500 BC Documented so Far [Iklaina Tablet]. One finding that is doubted is from 1700 BC [Kafkania Pebble]. What is the oldest inscribed/attested Hebrew, can you show us? 😃

@@thegreekacademy3643Yes, Greek is the First True Alphabet. However, the Greek Language is older when it comes to Attestation with Mycenaean Linear B: 1700 BC Kafkania Pebble [Maybe?] 1500 BC Iklaina Tabelet [Confirmed] Whats the oldest attested Hebrew? 🤔

You’re right! The first letters in both the Hebrew and Greek alphabet hearken back to the same common source: the Phoenicians.

Dear Reyna, I'm glad you found the introduction helpful! If you're dedicated to learning Greek, you'll do more than just comprehend simple sentences! The reason for the difference in pronunciation is because there are actually two pronunciation systems that you might encounter when trying to learn Greek, though only one is appropriate for Modern Greek. When you hear someone pronouncing ᾽μ᾽ as "mu," they are teaching what is called the Erasmian Pronunciation. Erasmian Pronunciation is a reconstruction of what ANCIENT Greek sounded like, and is not reflective of how Modern Greeks speak the language. This series of videos teaches you how to pronounce Greek as it is pronounced by native Greek speakers today, and it is the correct pronunciation to learn unless you're interested STRICTLY in Ancient Greek. I hope that helps!

@@thegreekacademy3643 Oww, okay. Got it! Thank you. You deserve MORE subscribers!

@@thegreekacademy3643 This is actually not true. Erasmus asked a Greek to tell him how to read the letters, because he wanted to translate the Bible. The Greek mocked him and told him other things than the truth. But that stayed in the books and that barbaric accent passed. At the end of his life Erasmus - after he had spoken to serious Greeks Byzantine grammarians - admitted his mistake and formally apologized. But the damage was already done. Greek has never dramatically changed its pronunciation and the way it is spoken. Besides, those who have kept the language for so many thousands of years know better.

Thank you for your comment! My response to Reynaa was not an attempt to analyze the pronunciation of Greek over miles and millenia, but rather to simplify and prepare them for the different pronunciation systems they will encounter as they scour the internet trying to learn Greek (these are, indeed, Erasmian and the Received pronunciation). Of course, the debate about AG pronunciation rages on, and I suspect that we share some similar views - I personally am not a fan of Erasmian even for AG, and prefer that AG is taught with the Received Pronunciation. If anyone else reads this comment and is interested in "pop scholarship" on the topic of pronunciation, "Greek: A History of the Language and Its Speakers" by Geoffrey Horrocks is a wonderful introduction.@@user-xh9rz7rf8l

Thank you Nickolas! That's a great idea, maybe in the future we'll do a vocab-focused video on animals. It's always fun to discover that the word hippopotamus really just means "river horse" in Greek!

Great question! The Phoenician system is technically classified as an "abjad," which means that vowels are not explicit in the script. Many of the Phoenician characters were indeed adopted by the Greeks when they developed their alphabet.

@thegreekacademy3643 thank you for your answer!! I just started learning Greek and your videos are so helpful!

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He is overpronouncing the "ch" part of gamma, maybe to help foreign speakers understand the sound. Correct gamma is one of the most difficult sounds to get right for those who are not used to it.

Wow! This is exactly what I was going to reply. I’m overpronouncing here in order to help learners. Of course, in actual speech, it is softer. Thank you for your help, Renny & Mario.