Ancient Greek - Practice in Pronunciation Exercise 3

In this video, Dionisos will show you how to say some Ancient Greek sentences.

PROCEDURE

A. Practice pronouncing the greek sentences.
B. Listen and imitate Dionisos accent
Γ. Copy the greek sentences onto a piece of papyr.
Δ.Write the English transliteration of each greek word.
E. Try to say the sentences once again.


A. OANΘPΩΠOΣMIKPOΣ = [ ho AN-thro-pos mi-KROS] = The man is small. / The small man. / Small is the man.

B. OANΘPΩΠOΣOAΓAΘOΣ = [ ho AN-thro-pos o a-ga-THOS] = The man is good / the good man / Good is the man.

Γ.OXPONOΣIATROΣTΩNΠONONEΣTIN = [ho KHRO-nos i-a-TROS ton PO-non esTIN] = The time is the healer of bad things.

Δ.ONEIΛOΣPOTAMOΣENTHIAIΓYΠTΩIEΣTIN = [ ho NEI-los po-ta-MOS en tei ai-gup-TOI es-TIN] = The Nile River is in the Egypt.

E.OYPAIΔIAEΣTITATΩNΔOYΛΩNEPΓA = [u rhai-DIA es-TI ta ton DU-lon er-GA] = The tasks of the slaves are not easy.

Z.OYΠNOΣAΔEΛΦOΣEΣTITOYΘANATOY = [ho HIP-nos a-del-FOS es-TI tu THA-natu] = The sleep is brother of the death.

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[ripster100]

whats the difference in meaning between "doulos" and "sklavos"......

[kakosuranosx]

@ripster100

Hi there!

The difference is simple. In Ancient Greek, the word for "slave'' is ''ΔOYLOΣ''. In Modern Greek, the word for ''slave'' is ''Σκλάβος".

Hope this help.

Kostas.

[ripster100]

@kakosuranosx thanks Kosta, what is the ancient Greek word for "worker"

[kakosuranosx]

@ripster100 The ancient Greek word for "worker" is O EPΓAΣTHPIAKOΣ. If the subject is masculine, use O EPΓAΣTHPIAKOΣ. If the subject is feminine, use H EPΓAΣTHPIAKH. If the subject is neuter, use TO EPΓAΣTHPIAKON. Hope this help. Kostas.

[ripster100]

@kakosuranosx thanks again Kosta, one more guestion, How did the ancients know where to use exclamation marks, ie dasia etc. or didnt they use them? and if they didnt use them how did they pronounce the words?

[kakosuranosx]

@ripster100 We don't actually have a clear idea on how the Ancients used to use marks because punctuation didnt exist. Most that we know about pronunciation, punctuation and intonation is post classic, and it is not the same thing. That's the reason we have to adapt Ancient Greek to Modern Greek sometimes. In the other hand, they left many rules on how to use the spirits, and that's very useful because it is a significant find about the ancient greek pronunciation.

[Demetrios357]

oxoxoxo kavlaaa eisai moro mu!

kavlaaa eisai kaaavlaaa! LOL

[fcristina61]

@hvitor79 He's very cute. ;)

[Devoj4E]

ean imaste emis slaviani tote esis den iste ortodoxi kai den exete teos.se oles tis ikones grafi slavianika.giati tote kanete stavro se slavianikes ikones

[kakosuranosx]

@rofflemows

Sorry, but I dont use contacts. My eyes are blue.

[rofflemows]

nice blue colored contacts, lol ;)

[kakosuranosx]

@EruditeScythian Yes, it does.