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Why learn Greek? Ancient Greek is useful for mathematical symbols. Greek words are used in medicine and science and every day. You already know lots of Greek words.
Map of Greek mainland and islands
When I visited Greece, the guide on our bus from Athens going north to the second city of Thessalonika, read to us a speech given to the United Nations by a Greek man, using Greek words, dozens of them (except for and and the).
We all come across Greek food such as rice rolled in vine leaves. We holiday, or dream of holidaying in Greece or Cyprus. Greek is also one of the languages of the European Union.
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Cyprus
I am on the first stage of learning Greek, in preparation for a trip to Cyprus.
I am using Duolingo. That website is free and allows me to read the words.
I can also hear them. If I click my mouse on the sound symbol on the Duolingo website.
And if the sound is turned on for my laptop. I tried pressing the keys with the megaphone symbol at the top of the keyboard on my laptop. No luck. No sound.
I started clicking on other symbols. On the lower right of my screen is a symbol for people. Next right of that is an up arrow. I hover over it and read show hidden icons. I am shown a pop up of six items. One is the sound.
We are back in business.
A few Greek words a-z:
zoon - animal (zoology, zodiac)
Food to Remember
Moussaka (mincemeat, eggplant and white sauce)
Baklava (honey and nuts in flaky pastry)
Useful Websites
To learn modern Greek
duolingo.com
For how to get the Greek alphabet on your keyboard:
https://www.duolingo.com/skill/el/ABC/tips-and-notes
Enhance Your Vocabulary
http://www.enhancemyvocabulary.com/word-roots_greek.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_phrases
Travel: Greece
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece
Official Greek Tourist Board website
http://www.visitgreece.gr
Cyprus
https://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, teacher of English and other languages.
Please share links to your favourite posts.
Why learn Greek? Ancient Greek is useful for mathematical symbols. Greek words are used in medicine and science and every day. You already know lots of Greek words.
Map of Greek mainland and islands
When I visited Greece, the guide on our bus from Athens going north to the second city of Thessalonika, read to us a speech given to the United Nations by a Greek man, using Greek words, dozens of them (except for and and the).
We all come across Greek food such as rice rolled in vine leaves. We holiday, or dream of holidaying in Greece or Cyprus. Greek is also one of the languages of the European Union.
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus
I am on the first stage of learning Greek, in preparation for a trip to Cyprus.
I am using Duolingo. That website is free and allows me to read the words.
I can also hear them. If I click my mouse on the sound symbol on the Duolingo website.
And if the sound is turned on for my laptop. I tried pressing the keys with the megaphone symbol at the top of the keyboard on my laptop. No luck. No sound.
I started clicking on other symbols. On the lower right of my screen is a symbol for people. Next right of that is an up arrow. I hover over it and read show hidden icons. I am shown a pop up of six items. One is the sound.
We are back in business.
A few Greek words a-z:
zoon - animal (zoology, zodiac)
Food to Remember
Moussaka (mincemeat, eggplant and white sauce)
Baklava (honey and nuts in flaky pastry)
Useful Websites
To learn modern Greek
duolingo.com
For how to get the Greek alphabet on your keyboard:
https://www.duolingo.com/skill/el/ABC/tips-and-notes
Enhance Your Vocabulary
http://www.enhancemyvocabulary.com/word-roots_greek.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_phrases
Travel: Greece
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece
Official Greek Tourist Board website
http://www.visitgreece.gr
Cyprus
https://www.visitcyprus.com/index.php/en/
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, teacher of English and other languages.
Please share links to your favourite posts.
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