2007-06-09 03:52:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There are 83 different ways to say "Put some Windex on that" in Greek.
2007-06-09 03:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
well the ancient Greek language differs from the one they have today. i have studied both. ancient Greek and the one they have today.
if you try to learn the ancient, you will see that it is full of logical explanations in every single word they have for the grammar and everything in that kind of language is based on the mind.
but as the ages past by i dont know if you know but Greece went through many troubles either with enemies or with slavery and like the people were having problems and it was really difficult to keep this beautiful full with philosophy language as it were a long time ago and changes arised and today the official Greek language is call it a different version of this ancient one which means that it has lost this logical meaning it had once which means that now you cant stand on the logical to learn this language.
i remember that when i was forced to learn the greek language it was really difficult and litteraly i hated it. but when i met the ancient well from that time on i was in love with those ancient Greeks.
but if you want to learn it you dont miss anything believe me.
and from your name i can see that you have a relationship with the Greek language.
2007-06-09 13:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Emily 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Most definitely not. Old variants are very hard- Attic Greek or New Testament Greek. Modern Greek has simplified its grammar to a great extent and resembles any other European language. Trust me, it definitely isn't harder than German or Swedish. Not to mention Icelandic. Or any non-European language. Even the Greek alphabet is not hard at all once you get familiar with it.
2007-06-09 11:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by Alexander T 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None of us can decide what is the hardest language to learn. we might consider Sanskrit the hardest since we don't have much written documents on it now days, and it is not in live usage, but to decide whether a language is hard or easy for you to learn, you must consider your native language.
For me greek is easy to learn because, even the words are completely different from my native language, serbian, the way of forming a sentence, the way of thinking and expressing the thoughts is very similar to Serbian. That's why for me is extremely hard to learn hungarian, which is completely different from any european language.
2007-06-09 17:29:31 · answer #4 · answered by Milica L 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Greek is not the most difficult language, English is...=.=
2007-06-09 10:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Actually, the hardest language to learn is Chinese Mandarin, followed by English. Greek is tough, but once you get the phonics figured out and learn the grammar, it falls into place.
2007-06-09 10:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by dusmul78 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Actually, unless English is your first language, ENGLISH is the most difficult. But Im sure Greek isnt easy. If you're really into it, and WANT to learn it, dont worry. It should come easier to you, than if you're being forced to learn it.
2007-06-09 10:57:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I don't think Greek is the Russian and many eastern European languages are based on Greek. probably Latin because no one speaks it
2007-06-09 10:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
This would only be true if it is the only foreign language that you have learned.
2007-06-09 13:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont think greek is the most difficult one, maybe chinese is
2007-06-09 10:55:13 · answer #10 · answered by pallando 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋