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"mys" is one of my favorites. It doesn't give us mouse exactly as it is a shared descent from PEI. But the Greek "mys" does give us muscle, I suppose because some imaginative early Greeks thought muscles looked like mice running beneath the skin. Language is BIZARRE. I may be wrong about the exact etymological pathway, but "mys" is also where we get the medical prefix myo- pertaining to muscles. :) also you live in such a beautiful place! thanks for the celebration and for showing us some cool spots!

I have found some derivatives from γαμεω, namely monogamy, polygamy etc. edit: Haha, should have watched to the end, because you also mentioned it. So I learned another lesson today: Watch to the end, before you comment. And that makes me a poet, whilst I did not know it.

your content is so useful for me thank you so much

Thank you very much for your lesson. Words fail me to express my true gratitude. In the last excercise i made a mistake translating the third sentence i wrote: the slave carries the letters of the master while it should be: the masters' slave carries the letter it was confusing but i think understood my fault here. The genitive master applied to the nominative slave

Which declension would Λακεδαιμόνιος and Άθηναιος be considered?

Really enjoyed this - so very useful. Your pace and clarity were perfect for teaching. I am going to practice, (lots of repetition!) make notes (write and say) and follow all five lessons. Thank you!

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Hi, David! I've recently been working through your course, taking notes, practicing my Greek penmanship by writing all the Greek words you show us, and pausing the videos to try my best to pronounce the words. I feel like I'm making great progress so far. This video, in particular, presented a good challenge with the line from The Iliad. It just so happens that translating The Iliad is so far my biggest goal in learning Greek. Yes, I wrote down that entire line! Thanks again for these great videos. To be able to hear a well-spoken person speaking these words and phrases out loud is a huge game changer for an adult learner who is trying to do this on their own, sans-school, such as myself. I'll be diving into Lesson 7 soon!

a new lesson! Yeah!

Hi everyone. I just wanted to make a note about the verb γαμεω: as I explain at 30:46, in Classical Greek, the verb γαμεω would have been used in the active voice only if the verb had a male subject; a different form of the verb (in particular, a different voice) would be used for a female subject. But since we have not covered that other voice yet, in the short story in this video, I use γαμεω in the active even though the subject of the sentence is female. So, in the story I use the verb γαμεω in a way that you would not see it used in real Classical Greek. In Koine Greek, however, active forms of the verb γαμεω could indeed be used with either a male subject or a female subject, but I just wanted to point out that active forms of this verb are only found with a male subject in actual Classical Greek. Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to the incredibly perceptive user @stewoe7157, who astutely spotted a mistake which I have corrected in this reupload. All the best! :)

its interesting to note that the accents in greek are simmilar to the three accents found in the sanskrit language (udata ,anudatta swarit)

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Ummmm why did you/ he say “(and twenty four)” 1024 bytes is 1.024 kB 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’m confused Am I missing something Or am I wrong

About Plato, in Turkey publishing houses use Platon these days. However, in 1960's editions', Eflâtun was very widespread among publishers. That is, transliteration for أفلاتون in Arabic. Since in Arabic letters for /p/ and /o/ sounds do not exist, they have replaced them with /f/ and /u/ sounds' corresponding letters. The reason that it was used that way in Turkey back in the day is most probably in Ottoman period intellectuals have read Plato from its Arabic translation, and the tradition for using Eflâtun for Plato continued during the early republican period. Also, interestingly the word eflâtun is used for the mauve colour in Turkish as well. There is a theory which argues that it is inspired by Plato referring to phoinix, the reddish-purple colour as the noblest of the colours in his The Republic (source: www.nisanyansozluk.com/kelime/eflatun ) Thank you so much for the lessons, David. I am trying to learn Ancient Greek for my academic studies and your videos have helped me so much until now :)

You are a hero! Your way of teaching is powerful! I feel confident that I can in fact one day read Illias in ancient greek. I am very grateful for your lessons!!!!

Great! Thank you, this was a lot of help!

your videos are actually a lifesaver! your energy is always very comforting even if I'm stressing out haha. thanks for the videos!!

thank you for these lessons!! they're really helpful

if possible you can use /θ/ for the pronunciation of θ but thx for the explanation

οι ανδρες = nominative plural

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Thank you!

These videos are better than anything I’ve ever seen on YT. Keep it up!

Is there a simple way of knowing when the noun following a preposition needs an article? As in the example μετὰ δὲ τὴν ναυμαχίαν. Is it because of the particle?

Well done Bill

Does the iota subscript appear in text?

I've looked up the compound verb ἀποβαινω in the pocket oxford, and it shows a lot of possible meanings, none of which is "go away", the closest meaning that it does show is probably "turn out". Is this just because the pocket dictionary is not extensive enough and doesn't have the space to note all the possible meanings?

These are really the best lessons online I`ve found for learning atic greek!! Thanks a lot! The fact that they are freely accesible is a gift!!

Thanks for sharing these videos with us, they're really helpful!

What is helping me is: Flash cards with upper and lower case on front with letter name (and phonetic spelling if needed on the back with the sound(s) the letter makes with examples. In a small notebook I try to write the upper and lower case letters in order and make their sounds. If I can’t, I can use the flash cards. This helps me learn the letters, the alphabet order and makes sure I have the pronunciation right.

Hey David, love these teachings. They help a ton! I wanted to ask to hear your thoughts on this. I am currently taking a college course on Koine Greek for my “reading the Bible” class, and I’ve been using your lessons to learn. I know you’re teaching classical Greek, but will I still have full abilities to read the Bible in koine once I complete your lessons? I'm not too sure on what the differences are between the two dialects, but I want to make sure that by learning classical instead of Koine, I’m still properly preparing for my university class. Thanks!

😄❤🥳🎉 Great video! I loved the celebration!

Great lessons!

Great lessons ! I also dig your exercises which are very useful. Keep them coming ! 👍 All the best wishes from Germany 😃

It's strange how many similarities there are to Finnish pronunciation. Also, our word for 'bucket' is 'ämpäri', which they say comes from amphora

What period are you referencing bye Classical greek

Hello! I'm Russian student who is learning Ancient Greek at HSE university in Moscow. Thank you so much for your course, it's really helpful!

"Bill" would be OK.

i dont even know where to begin thanking you. This is exactly what i needed, i'm beyond happy that i'm finally understanding this language. Thank you so much!!!

Hi community, maybe someone here know whether there is a translations/solutions accompaniment to the JACT Reading Greek? I am doing this wholly autodidactically and it would be helpful to know whether my solutions to Grammar and Reading excercises are correct.

Well done David

These are very helpful!

Great series thank you

well done jake

I really like that you explain all the different terminology of the grammar, and don't assume we already know what they mean. That makes the course so accessible for everyone.

If 3D nouns are always male names why aren't all male names 3D? Why has Plato been left out? Also, if I were to translate my name into Greek, how would I know how to decline it? or since it's foreign is it indeclinable? My theory for why "ee+i" would become "ei" is that the "i" of the dative case is coming from the subscript of the article "tw". Therefore, we are actually combining "ee+i,subscript" which is effectively just "e"+"e+i,sub" of which "e+i,sub" cancels to merely "e". Therefore we have "e+e" which contracts to "ei". Just a theory as I don't know if that logic carries throughout the language.

Enjoyed the second video too on diphthongs...Good practice for me...thank you very much, David.

Thank you very much for this video on ancient Greek pronunciation. I am learning ancient Greek and therefore it was very helpful listening to someone pronouncing the letters correctly. On comparison, I found that I am on the right track. 11:28 a.m. (from Calcutta, India)

Question, it’s not related to this specific video but how does possessive pronouns work, I have read a little about it but how would it work and which case is used in conversations? Like “this is my horse” or “that is your land”

love the nerd rage at the end 😁😁