A1 level elementary knowledge 100 120 hours of lessons a2 level basic knowledge 120 180 hours of lessons.
How long to learn attic greek.
The textbook used is hansen hardy and gerald quinn.
It is essential then to learn the basic inflections of these parts of speech.
So now take a closer look at the tables below.
Having studied classical i e.
After answering the above questions to your own satisfaction then you ll be in a better position to figure out how long it will take you to learn greek.
This is a no holds barred approach to ancient greek written by a professor who got tired of seeing students coming to graduate school with huge gaps in their basic knowledge.
Mastronarde s introduction to attic greek.
The greek alphabet and pronunciation.
Actually over time the language simplified as many languages do the the later koine is simpler than earlier attic.
Leonard muellner professor emeritus of classical studies at brandeis university and belisi gillespie phd candidate at uc berkeley have posted 64 videos on youtube which when taken together present all the content covered in two semesters of a college level introduction to ancient greek course.
The greek alphabet was taken over from the semitic as used in the phoenician area which in turn was based on an egyptian alphabet.
You can guess what happened.
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He wrote a book that filled those gaps.
So many students go straight to biblical greek bypassing attic the greek dialect prevalent in and around athens during the time of aristotle plato and the like.
If attic greek is the horse and koine greek is the donkey well septuagint greek is something of a mule.
Many parts of this site will be helpful however to anyone beginning or reviewing.