I wanna learn Greek.

[Belldandy]

The language I wanna learn is greek. Probably because I've been reading alot of sherrilyn kennyon and her dark hunter books have alot of ancient greek.... references, I guess you could say.

[Silver_knight]

LOL so do i.....

[The Black Knight]

I think yoshitsune might know some................

[Yoshitsune]

I know some Ancient greek :)
Took it for a while, so if you have some questions I might be able to help!

[myle]

I am from Greece. I think I can you. Greece is a wonderful country and greek a very good language with a big potential and history.

[Shuriken13]

i'd love to learn greek, so could you just tell me some basics? (like maybe the alphabet or some greetings, verbs, etc.)

[Azurite]

The language I wanna learn is greek. Probably because I've been reading alot of sherrilyn kennyon and her dark hunter books have alot of ancient greek.... references, I guess you could say.

ME TOO!... no, not really

[myle]

I wanna learn Greek - Θέλω να μάθω ελληνικά

The alphabet - Η αλφαβήτα

Αα
Ββ
Γγ
Δδ
Εε
Ζζ
Ηη
Θθ
Ιι
Κκ
Λλ
Μμ
Νν
Ξξ
Οο
Ππ
Ρρ
Σσ (ς if it is at the end of a word)
Ττ
Υυ
Φφ
Χχ
Ψψ
Ωω



Εγώ - I
Εσύ - You
Αυτός - He
Αυτή - She
Αυτό - It
Εμείς - We
Εσείς - You
Αυτοί, Αυτές, Αυτά - They (masculine, female, for objects)

Verbs - Ρήματα

Έχω (have)

Έχω - I have
Έχεις - You have
Έχει - He, She, It has
Έχουμε - We have
Έχετε - You have
Έχουν - They have

Είμαι (to be)

Είμαι - I am
Είσαι - You are
Είναι - He, She, It is
Είμαστε - We are
Είσαστε (or είστε) - You are
Είναι - They are

Common expressions
Καλημέρα - Goodmorning
Καλησπέρα - Good evening
Καληνύχτα - Goodnight
Γειά - Hello
Τι κάνεις - What do you do?
Τι κάνετε - What do you do? (more formal)
Καλά - Fine (basicly it is adverb and it means well)
Ελληνικά - greek

Examples
i'd love to learn greek, so could you just tell me some basics? (like maybe the alphabet or some greetings, verbs, etc.)

Translation - Μετάφραση

Θα ήθελα (επιθυμούσα) να μάθω ελληνικά, θα μπορούσες απλά να μου πεις κάποια βασικά; (όπως την αλφαβήτα ή μερικούς χαιρετισμούς, ρήματα, κτλ.)

Note: the ';' means '?'

[GreatMarta]

A tip for the teacher: your student will get it better, if you explain the pronounciation in the roman alphabet. It'll be easier I think.

[myle]

Greek alphabet

Άλφα (Αα) - like a Hinata
Βήτα (Ββ) - like v
Γάμα (Γγ) - like y in the word you
Δέλτα (Δδ) - like th in the word the
Έψιλον (Εε) - like e in the word the sensei
Ζήτα (Ζζ) - like z
Ήτα (Ηη) - like 'e' Lee
Θήτα (Θθ) - like th in the word theme
(Γ)Ιώτα (Ιι) - like 'i' and η
Κάπα (Κκ) - like k key
Λάμδα (Λλ) - like l like
Μι (Μμ) - like m maybe
Νι (Νν) - like n Hinata
Ξι (ξξ) - like x
Ομικρον (Οο)- like o naruto
Πι (Ππ) - like p pi
Ρο (Ρρ) - like r naruto
Σίγμα (Σσς) - like s sasuke
Ταυ (Ττ) - like t naruto
Φι (Φφ) - like f fire
Χι (Χχ) - like Η Hinata
Ψι (Ψψ) - like p + s (i can't think something right now)
Ωμέγα (Ωω) - like ο konoha

Also:
Αι sounds like ε
Οι, ει like ι
Ου like u Naruto
Γκ and γγ like g guy
τσ and ch like ch church
ντ like d
ευ like εφ or εβ
αυ like αφ or αβ

but...
εϊ --> like ε and ι seperated
αϊ --> like α and ι seperated
οϋ -->like ο and υ seperated

[Belldandy]

Wow thanks myle. this should help a lot.

[myle]

Something that I forgot:
Ναι - Yes
Όχι - No

Numbers

Ένα - one
Δύο (δυο) - two
Τρία - three
Τέσσερα - four
Πέντε - five
Έξι - six
Εφτά (επτά) - seven
Οκτώ (οχτώ) - eight
Εννιά (εννέα) - nine
Δέκα - ten
Έντεκα - eleven
Δώδεκα - twelve
Δεκατρία - thirteen
Δεκατέσσερα - fourteen
Δεκαπέντε - fifteen
Δεκαέξι - sixteen
Δεκαεφτά (δεκαεπτά) - seventeen
Δεκαοχτώ (δεκαοκτώ) - eighteen
Δεκαεννιά - nineteen
Είκοσι - twenty
Είκοσι ένα – twenty-one
Είκοσι δυο – twenty two
Τριάντα - thirty
Σαράντα - forty
Πενήντα - fifty
Εξήντα - sixty
Εβδομήντα - seventy
Ογδόντα - eighty
Ενενήντα - ninety
Εκατό – one hundred
Εκατόν ένα – one hundred one
Εκατόν δύο – one hundred two
Εκατό τρία – one hundred three
Εκατό τέσσερα – one hundred four
Εκατό πέντε – one hundred five
Εκατόν έξι – one hundred six
Εκατόν εφτά – one hundred seven
Εκατόν οκτώ – one hundred eight
Εκατόν εννιά – one hundred nine
Εκατόν δέκα – one hundred ten
Εκατόν ένδεκα – one hundred eleven
Εκατόν δώδεκα – one hundred twelve
Εκατόν δεκατρία – one hundred thirteen
Διακόσια – two hundred
Τριακόσια – three hundred
Τετρακόσια – four hundred
Πεντακόσια – five hundred
Εξακόσια – six hundred
Εφτακόσια – seven hundred
Οχτακόσια – eight hundred
Εννιακόσια – nine hundred
Χίλια – one thousand
Δύο χιλιάδες – two thousand
Ένα εκατομμύριο – one million
Ένα δισεκατομμύριο – one billion

[libreg]

My parents are greek.... but I don't know how to teach someone, lol. Myle is doing a good job.

[myle]

Some Words - Μερικές λέξεις

Τραπέζι - Desk
Βιβλίο - Book
Ναρούτο - Naruto
Υπολογιστής - computer
Νερό - water
Σπίτι - house
Πόρτα - Door
Παράθυρο - Window

Grammar.
In greek Simple Present and Present Continuous are the same. They are just called Present (Ενεστώτας).

An online dictionary is here. (http://lexicon.pathfinder.gr/)

Guys, I need some ideas. Tell me what you need.

[Satanik-sama]

i think it would be better to learn them how to speak in greek than write.. :)
so it would be nice to write words in greeklish style..
like..
Γιατρος=Doctor=Giatros
something like that..

[myle]

Warning!! Funny post follows. The following expression are greek idiomatisms. If you want to explain you a few of these expression, feel free to tell me.

- Slow the chandelier = Siga ton polielaio

- Are you working me? = Me doulevis?

- You changed my lights = Mou allaxes ta fota

- Slow the cabbage = Siga ta lahana

- Come the angry to chase the quiet = Hrthan ta agria na dioxou ta hrema

- Important the cabbage = Spoudaia ta lahana

- They did her from hand = Tin ekanan apo heri

- Welcome my eyes the two = Kalos ta matia mou ta dio

- Better five and in hand than ten and waiting = Kalio Pente kai sto heri para deka kai sto perimene.

- It says = Lei

- I've played them = Tous Epexa

- I made her lottery = Tin ekana lahio

- I stayed bone = Kokalosa

- Like the rain = San tin vrohi

- It happened the come to see = Egine to ela na dis

- Something's running down to the gypsies = Kati trehi sta guftika

- It didn't sit on us = Den mas ekatse

- He gives her to me = Mou tin dini

- It brakes her to me = Mou tin spai

- Who pays the bride. = Pios plironi tin nufi?

- I don't know what is being done to me = Den Xero ti mou ginetai

- I don't know Christ = Den xero Hristo

- He doesn't have Christ = Den ehi theo

- Like the cold waters = San ta kria nera

- I came out of my clothes = Vgika apo ta rouha mou

- It rains chair legs = Vrehi Kareklopodara

- Hairs curly = Trihes Katsares

- I don't have face to come out in society = Den eho moutra na vgo stin koinonia

- How from here morning morning? = Pos apo edo proi proi?

- Glass the situation = Tzami e upothesi

- I see it pale = Ta vlepo thola

- You are for the festivals = Eisai gia ta panigiria

- I don't chew = Den Masao

- Does the goat chew taramas? = Masai e katsika tarama?

- Coffee pots are we gluing? = Mprikia Kolame?

- Marrows drums = Kolokithia toubana

- Marrows with the origan = Kolokithia me rigani

- I made them salad. = Ta ekana salata.

- I made them sea = Ta ekana thalassa

- I have spit them = Tous eftisa

- Carpet I will become to step me = Hali tha gino na me patas

- I take them to the skull = Ta exo pari sto kranio

- Whatever you remember you are glad = Oti thimasai herese

- Are you asking and the change from over? = Mou zitas kai ta resta?

- Glass! = Tzami!

- We confused our thighs = Mperdepsame ta mpoutia mas

- He farted me = Me Eklase

- Your bad the weather = Eisai mi xirotera

- With this side to sleep = Me afto to pleuro na koimasai

- I am dogbored = Skulo Variemai

- We did black eyes to see you = Maura matia kanamai na se doume

- Like the snow = San ta hionia

- You are a shopping = Eisai psonio

- You reckon without the hotel owner = Logariazeis horis ton xenothoxo

- The madness doesn't go to the mountains = H trela den pai sta vouna

- Better your eye goes out than the name = Kalio na sou vgi to mati para to onoma

- Will I take out the snake from the hole? = Ego tha vgalo to fidi apo tin tripa?

- He sleeps with the hens = Koimate me tis kotes

- He stuck me to the wall = Me kolise ston toiho

- I'm sitting on ignited coals = Kathomai se anamena karvouna

- From here go and the others = Apo do pernane oloi

- You will eat wood = Tha fas xilo

- Don't ask me for the change = Min mou zitas ta resta

- He sat me on my neck = Mou katse ston laimo

- I balded! = Karafliasa!

- You balded me! = Me karafliases!

- You ate my ears = Mou fages ta autia

- Has the weather turnings = Exi o kairos gurismata

- Don't do the duck = Minkanis tin papia

- I have you in OPA OPA = Se exo sta OPA OPA

[Ketaikeon]

Hmmm... You know, on most PCs the font "Symbol" is actually Greek letters. =P Just an interesting tidbit. I have a friend who can write in Greek(so can I, but not as well xD) and we occasionally write things using the letters to code our notes to each other. I don't actually understand any Greek though. o____o