Comments on: On learning Greek http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html A writer neither here nor there Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:51:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: ari talantis-skinner http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-439 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:17:59 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-439 Yes I agree. The level of my Greek is good for an Australian born Greek, but I'm rusty and would refrain from speaking a lot of Greek for the first few weeks of my stay in Greece.Having said that I can see how a lot of ancient Greek and Katharevousa had made it's way back into the modern language. Yes I agree. The level of my Greek is good for an Australian born Greek, but I’m rusty and would refrain from speaking a lot of Greek for the first few weeks of my stay in Greece.Having said that I can see how a lot of ancient Greek and Katharevousa had made it’s way back into the modern language.

]]> by: kathryn http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-437 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:53:47 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-437 Hi Steph, ciao bella! Yes, it is hard. There always seems to be a barrier, difficult to break through to the other language. Of course, Greek is as much my mother tongue as is English - I would have been hearing both at the same time. But really learning a foreign language - Italian for example - now that would be a challenge. Ari - it seems like a rather modern way of thinking about language doesn't it. I got the feeling that those comments were aimed at confirming the continuity of the ancient language and the modern language despite the differences. Hi Steph, ciao bella! Yes, it is hard. There always seems to be a barrier, difficult to break through to the other language. Of course, Greek is as much my mother tongue as is English - I would have been hearing both at the same time. But really learning a foreign language - Italian for example - now that would be a challenge.

Ari - it seems like a rather modern way of thinking about language doesn’t it. I got the feeling that those comments were aimed at confirming the continuity of the ancient language and the modern language despite the differences.

]]> by: Steph http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-436 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:55:11 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-436 Learning languages is really hard, isn't it? I'd like to learn Greek, but it honestly sounds really hard, especially to learn here. My husband and I have been taking Italian for a while, but I think we need more time in immersion... :) Learning languages is really hard, isn’t it? I’d like to learn Greek, but it honestly sounds really hard, especially to learn here. My husband and I have been taking Italian for a while, but I think we need more time in immersion… :)

]]> by: ari talantis-skinner http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-434 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:45:52 +0000 http://www.kathrynkoromilas.com/on-learning-greek.html#comment-434 Wow has that always been on there? This book was once a nightmare, then in my 20's I managed to learn most of it and use the grammer accuratley. Now at 40 I'm afraid to say I've managed to retain about a quater of what I learnt. That and my alphabitario are what comes to mind when I think of my complex education/struggle with Greek and English. filakia Wow has that always been on there?

This book was once a nightmare, then in my 20’s I managed to learn most of it and use the grammer accuratley. Now at 40 I’m afraid to say I’ve managed to retain about a quater of what I learnt.

That and my alphabitario are what comes to mind when I think of my complex education/struggle with Greek and English.

filakia

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