How can I learn Ancient Greek?

[Onbael_]

What are the steps to learn ancient Greek?

I feel inspired to learn more about this language, and I would like to use it to create prayers and poems, also I think in the future it can be the international language as English is currently, or even the only spoken language.

Other than that I think it can be very useful and give me many inner insights.

Currently what I have at my disposal are: paper, pen, internet connection and a Latin dictionary.

Could someone experienced suggest to me the various steps to learn this language?

 

[Shadowmage]

What are the steps to learn ancient Greek?

https://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Ancient-Greek

 

[SapphireDragon]

What are the steps to learn ancient Greek?

I feel inspired to learn more about this language, and I would like to use it to create prayers and poems, also I think in the future it can be the international language as English is currently, or even the only spoken language.

Other than that I think it can be very useful and give me many inner insights.

Currently what I have at my disposal are: paper, pen, internet connection and a Latin dictionary.

Could someone experienced suggest to me the various steps to learn this language?

Funny you should mention that as I too have been interested in learning this. So far I've decided it best to learn modern Greek first to get a basic knowledge of the language then I going to delve into ancient Greek. I've been listening to language podcasts and YouTube videos currently.

There are many tools online it's just hard to find cheap or free ones so I'm going to need to keep looking around.

There's also Duolingo but the app is a little annoying and it's not a good teaching tool for me. But I know it does help some people.

 

[Inventor_Occulti _Fati]

I actually think that I can be of help here.
I intend to learn Attic Greek in the future as well. Currently before that I am learning Latin.
This is because there are many more resources for Latin than Greek in English. Also, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit are similar in grammatical structure, so learning one allows you to more easily jump over and learn another.

I am not suggesting that you take my route in any way. However, for time considerations it is the approach I decided to take.
I am basing my strategy on the advice given by this youtuber whose video I am linking below.
I believe that this is the information you are looking for. He also has videos on Latin and Sanskrit if that is up your alley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelM2zyv5Us

 

[Zevist Aris Polymachos]

HP Zevios Metathronos seems to know it well, maybe he will teach us when he finds the time.

It was the "international" language in the past at the time of Alexander.
But those were different times back then. And other cultures were still allowed to talk their native language.
Greeks were not oppressors and even the conquest of Alexander, was a defensive reaction to the constant pressure of Persia.
To make it the only spoken language would be a bit extreme don't you think?

Now we have English as an international language, even though the English Empire is long gone?
English language of today uses some Greek words as well from what i heard.

Maybe we will get a different international Language, it depends on what will happen, or who will rule the world.

The thing about languages is, in my opinion, you should have a connection to that language, in your roots/DNA/Soul.
Otherwise you are just a foreigner speaking a foreign language and it will never sound and feel right.
(just like some foreigners on YouTube singing in ancient Greek and you can literally hear the foreign soul/DNA of that person)

 

[bsod]

English is a simple and commonplace language.

And like a perversion of German and Latin.

Simple languages don't exist, every language has it's own grammatical quirks and rules to be obeyed. The ease of learning a language is determined by it's similarity to one's native tongue.

English is a product of natural linguistic evolution, just like German and Latin are. You wouldn't say that German or Latin are corruptions of Proto Germanic or Proto Italic, would you?

Also it's funny you say this because English had the same role as Latin in it's time, as a commonplace language throughout the empire (eventually replacing the local Celtic and Germanic languages).