How can I learn Ancient Greek?

[Onbael_]

What are the steps to learn ancient Greek?

I feel inspired to learn more about this language, and I would like to use it to create prayers and poems, also I think in the future it can be the international language as English is currently, or even the only spoken language.

Other than that I think it can be very useful and give me many inner insights.

Currently what I have at my disposal are: paper, pen, internet connection and a Latin dictionary.

Could someone experienced suggest to me the various steps to learn this language?

 

[Shadowmage]

What are the steps to learn ancient Greek?

https://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Ancient-Greek

 

[SapphireDragon]

What are the steps to learn ancient Greek?

I feel inspired to learn more about this language, and I would like to use it to create prayers and poems, also I think in the future it can be the international language as English is currently, or even the only spoken language.

Other than that I think it can be very useful and give me many inner insights.

Currently what I have at my disposal are: paper, pen, internet connection and a Latin dictionary.

Could someone experienced suggest to me the various steps to learn this language?

Funny you should mention that as I too have been interested in learning this. So far I've decided it best to learn modern Greek first to get a basic knowledge of the language then I going to delve into ancient Greek. I've been listening to language podcasts and YouTube videos currently.

There are many tools online it's just hard to find cheap or free ones so I'm going to need to keep looking around.

There's also Duolingo but the app is a little annoying and it's not a good teaching tool for me. But I know it does help some people.

 

[Inventor_Occulti _Fati]

I actually think that I can be of help here.
I intend to learn Attic Greek in the future as well. Currently before that I am learning Latin.
This is because there are many more resources for Latin than Greek in English. Also, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit are similar in grammatical structure, so learning one allows you to more easily jump over and learn another.

I am not suggesting that you take my route in any way. However, for time considerations it is the approach I decided to take.
I am basing my strategy on the advice given by this youtuber whose video I am linking below.
I believe that this is the information you are looking for. He also has videos on Latin and Sanskrit if that is up your alley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelM2zyv5Us

 

[bsod]

Before you begin studying the language, make sure you are doing so for the right reasons.

Firstly which "Ancient Greek" are you learning? Is it Attic, Ionic, Aeolic, Arcadocypriot, or Doric? Ancient Greek is a collection of different related languages which were not mutually intelligible or standardized, they have varying grammar, lexicon, and pronunciations. You are about to devote a very long time learning a specific language which might not grant you access to read the texts that you want.

Secondly, retention of a language which you've learned requires access to media in that language, seeing as you won't be speaking it to anybody. It will require lots and lots and lots of media, which unfortunately as far as ancient sources go, you will be quite limited compared to someone learning a modern language which will have movies, music, speeches, etc to study from. You will be limited to a handful of ancient texts.

Lastly, even if you spend many years to attain fluency (or even just reading comprehension), you will be limited with what you can really do with the language. In your case you simply want to write poetry and prayers, so this point is less relevant to you in particular. However if one wants to learn a language to gain access to a plethora of knowledge, do not go for an ancient language (save perhaps Sanskrit or Latin for many scientific documents). There is far more to be learned by learning a modern language such as German, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, than there is from an ancient language. Learning a new language is an extremely tedious task, so if you are willing to dedicate an immense amount of energy towards such a goal, I would advise you study a modern one that can actually be spoken and practice with living people. Again this point doesn't pertain to you, but I thought I would put that out there to people who want to learn this language under the presumption that they will unlock new information from it. If you already speak English, then you arguably already have access to the most information a monolingual person could.

I don't say any of this to discourage you, just consider these facts before you begin your journey, as it won't be a cakewalk.

also I think in the future it can be the international language as English is currently, or even the only spoken language.

There is no reason for this to ever happen, but if it did, English or Latin are far more likely candidates. Why Ancient Greek? It makes as much sense as picking Old Norse or Ancient Egyptian.

An international language like Esperanto will only come about if Jews decide so. As we're heading, it seems that English is set to become the international NWO language.

 

[Onbael_]

There is no reason for this to ever happen, but if it did, English or Latin are far more likely candidates. Why Ancient Greek? It makes as much sense as picking Old Norse or Ancient Egyptian.

An international language like Esperanto will only come about if Jews decide so. As we're heading, it seems that English is set to become the international NWO language.

English is a simple and commonplace language.

And like a perversion of German and Latin.

 

[ΑΡΗΣ_666]

HP Cobra seems to know it well, maybe he will teach us when he finds the time.

It was the "international" language in the past at the time of Alexander.
But those were different times back then. And other cultures were still allowed to talk their native language.
Greeks were not oppressors and even the conquest of Alexander, was a defensive reaction to the constant pressure of Persia.
To make it the only spoken language would be a bit extreme don't you think?

Now we have English as an international language, even though the English Empire is long gone?
English language of today uses some Greek words as well from what i heard.

Maybe we will get a different international Language, it depends on what will happen, or who will rule the world.

The thing about languages is, in my opinion, you should have a connection to that language, in your roots/DNA/Soul.
Otherwise you are just a foreigner speaking a foreign language and it will never sound and feel right.
(just like some foreigners on YouTube singing in ancient Greek and you can literally hear the foreign soul/DNA of that person)

 

[bsod]

English is a simple and commonplace language.

And like a perversion of German and Latin.

Simple languages don't exist, every language has it's own grammatical quirks and rules to be obeyed. The ease of learning a language is determined by it's similarity to one's native tongue.

English is a product of natural linguistic evolution, just like German and Latin are. You wouldn't say that German or Latin are corruptions of Proto Germanic or Proto Italic, would you?

Also it's funny you say this because English had the same role as Latin in it's time, as a commonplace language throughout the empire (eventually replacing the local Celtic and Germanic languages).