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From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone

From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone . A pre-Institute workshop at American Classical League 61st Annual Institute, Durham, NH Holloway Commons: Cocheco Room Thursday June 26, 6-9pm Friday June 27, 2008 8-11am.

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From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone

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  1. From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone A pre-Institute workshop atAmerican Classical League 61st Annual Institute, Durham, NH Holloway Commons: Cocheco RoomThursday June 26, 6-9pm Friday June 27, 2008 8-11am

  2. From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone Wilfred Major Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana wmajor@lsu.edu Byron Stayskal Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington byron-stayskal@uiowa.edu Deborah Davies Brooks School, North Andover, Massachusetts ddavies@brooksschool.org

  3. From Zero to Greek The images come from: Nina Barclay. Eucleides' World: An Exploratory Introduction to Ancient Greek to Accompany Ecce Romani. CANE (Classical Association of New England), 2002.

  4. letter name sound English Α α “alpha” = “ah” = A a

  5. letter name sound English Β β “beta” = “b” = B b

  6. letter name sound English Γ γ “gamma”= “g” = G g

  7. letter name sound English Δ δ “delta” = “d” = D d

  8. letter name sound English Ε ε “epsilon” = “eh” = E e

  9. letter name sound English Ζ ζ “zeta” = “z” = Z z

  10. letter name sound English Η η “eta” = “ay” = E e

  11. letter name sound English Θ θ “theta” = “th” = Th th

  12. letter name sound English Ι ι “iota” = “ih” = I i

  13. letter name sound English Κ κ “kappa” = “k” = C c K k (Latin) or

  14. letter name sound English Λ λ “lambda” = “l” = L l

  15. letter name sound English Μ μ “mu” = “m” = M m

  16. letter name sound English Ν ν “nu” = “n” = N n

  17. letter name sound English Ξ ξ “xi” = “ks” = X x

  18. letter name sound English Ο ο “omicron” = “o” = O o

  19. letter name sound English Π π “pi” = “p” = P p

  20. letter name sound English Ρ ρ “rho” = “r” = R r

  21. letter name sound English • Σ σ ς “sigma” = “s” = S s • use ς only at the end of words • (σ is a cursive formed designed to continue into the next letter; at the end of the word, this link is unnecessary)

  22. letter name sound English Τ τ “tau” = “t” = T t

  23. letter name sound English Υ υ “upsilon” = “u” = Y y

  24. letter name sound English Φ φ “phi” = “f” = Ph ph

  25. letter name sound English Χ χ “chi” = “kh” = Ch ch Kh kh (Latin) or

  26. letter name sound English Ψ ψ “psi” = “ps” = Ps ps

  27. letter name sound English Ω ω “omega” = “oh” = O o

  28. Sing the Greek alphabet to “Itsy Bitsy Spider”!

  29. Sing the Greek alphabet to “Frère Jacques”!

  30. From Zero to Greek These exercises come from: CW Shelmerdine. LA Wilding's Greek for Beginners. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-58510-010-2.

  31. drama rhinocerōs nectar sarcophagus crisis canōn paralysis comma δρᾶμα ῥινοκέρως νέκταρ σαρκοφάγος κρίσις κανών παράλυσις κόμμα From Zero to Greek

  32. genesis mētropolis thōrax analysis critērion basis acrophobia cōlon 9. γένεσις 10. μητρόπολις 11. θώραξ 12. ἀνάλυσις 13. κριτήριον 14. βάσις 15. ακροφόβια 16. κῶλον From Zero to Greek

  33. 17. calyx 18. rhododendron 19. iris 20. parenthesis 21. climax 22. horizōn 23. catastrophē 24. acropolis 17. κάλυξ 18. ῥοδόδενδρον 19. ἶρις 20. παρένθεσις 21. κλῖμαξ 22. ὁριζών 23. καταστροφή 24. ἀκρόπολις From Zero to Greek

  34. Ποσειδῶν Ἄρτεμις Ἑρμῆς Κίρκη Κύκλωψ Θησεύς Μίδας Δημήτηρ Poseidon Artemis Hermes Circe Cylcops Theseus Midas Demeter From Zero to Greek

  35. Ἀφροδίτη Προμηθεύς Ἥρα Περσεφόνη Ἡρακλῆς Ἀγαμέμνων Ἀνδρομάχη Ἠλέκτρα 9. Aphrodite 10. Prometheus 11. Hera 12. Persephone 13. Heracles 14. Agamemnon 15. Andromache 16. Electra From Zero to Greek

  36. 17. Ἄρης 18. Ψυχή 19. Ἀθήνη 20. Ὀδυσσεύς 21. Ὑπερίων 22. Ἕκτωρ 23. Χάρων 24. Ἄλκεστις 17. Ares 18. Psyche 19. Athena 20. Odysseus 21. Hyperion 22. Hector 23. Charon 24. Alcestis From Zero to Greek

  37. Dēmosthenēs Solōn Leōnidas Euripidēs Nicias Cleisthenēs Pythagoras Xerxēs Δημοσθένης Σόλων Λεωνίδας Εὐριπίδης Νικίας Κλεισθένης Πυθαγόρας Ξέρξης From Zero to Greek

  38. Themistoclēs Alcibiadēs Hippias Philocrates Argos Dēlos Mytilēnē Samos 9. Θεμιστοκλῆς 10. Ἀλκιβιάδης 11. Ἱππίας 12. Φιλοκράτης 1.Ἄργος 2. Δῆλος 3. Μυτιλήνη 4. Σάμος From Zero to Greek

  39. 5. Olympia 6. Naxos 7. Chios 8. Thasos 9. Eretria 10. Pylos 11. Phōcis 12. Mycēnae 5. Ολυμπία 6. Νάξος 7. Χίος 8. Θάσος 9. Ἐρέτρια 10. Πύλος 11. Φῶκίς 12. Μυκῆναι From Zero to Greek

  40. drama rhinocerōs nectar sarcophagus crisis canōn paralysis comma δρᾶμα ῥινοκέρως νέκταρ σαρκοφάγος κρίσις κανών παράλυσις κόμμα From Zero to Greek

  41. genesis mētropolis thōrax analysis critērion basis acrophobia cōlon 9. γένεσις 10. μητρόπολις 11. θώραξ 12. ἀνάλυσις 13. κριτήριον 14. βάσις 15. ἀκροφόβια 16. κῶλον From Zero to Greek

  42. 17. calyx 18. rhododendron 19. iris 20. parenthesis 21. climax 22. horizōn 23. catastrophē 24. acropolis 17. κάλυξ 18. ῥοδόδενδρον 19. ἶρις 20. παρένθεσις 21. κλῖμαξ 22. ὁριζών 23. καταστροφή 24. ἀκρόπολις From Zero to Greek

  43. Ποσειδῶν Ἄρτεμις Ἑρμῆς Κίρκη Κύκλωψ Θησεύς Μίδας Δημήτηρ Poseidon Artemis Hermes Circe Cylcops Theseus Midas Demeter From Zero to Greek

  44. Ἀφροδίτη Προμηθεύς Ἥρα Περσεφόνη Ἡρακλῆς Ἀγαμέμνων Ἀνδρομάχη Ἠλέκτρα 9. Aphrodite 10. Prometheus 11. Hera 12. Persephone 13. Heracles 14. Agamemnon 15. Andromache 16. Electra From Zero to Greek

  45. 17. Ἄρης 18. Ψυχή 19. Ἀθήνη 20. Ὀδυσσεύς 21. Ὑπερίων 22. Ἕκτωρ 23. Χάρων 24. Ἄλκεστις 17. Ares 18. Psyche 19. Athena 20. Odysseus 21. Hyperion 22. Hector 23. Charon 24. Alcestis From Zero to Greek

  46. Dēmosthenēs Solōn Leōnidas Euripidēs Nicias Cleisthenēs Pythagoras Xerxēs Δημοσθένης Σόλων Λεωνίδας Εὐριπίδης Νικίας Κλεισθένης Πυθαγόρας Ξέρξης From Zero to Greek

  47. Themistoclēs Alcibiadēs Hippias Philocrates Argos Dēlos Mytilēnē Samos 9. Θεμιστοκλῆς 10. Ἀλκιβιάδης 11. Ἱππίας 12. Φιλοκράτης 1.Ἄργος 2. Δῆλος 3. Μυτιλήνη 4. Σάμος From Zero to Greek

  48. 5. Olympia 6. Naxos 7. Chios 8. Thasos 9. Eretria 10. Pylos 11. Phōcis 12. Mycēnae 5. Ολυμπία 6. Νάξος 7. Χίος 8. Θάσος 9. Ἐρέτρια 10. Πύλος 11. Φωκίς 12. Μυκῆναι From Zero to Greek

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