The best way to learn Greek with polyglot Alex Rawlings

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
  • How do you learn Greek? Do they speak English in Greece? Things have changed since the Ancient Greek of Plato and Aristotle, but the Greek language can still be overwhelming for language learners. Alex Rawlings takes you through his top tips for learning Greek. Alex covers the Greek alphabet, spelling and Greek linguistic genders. Learning a bit of Greek is a sure way to make yourself very popular with the locals! If you want to take your learning to the next level, we have a special offer here to start your language learning journey:
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  • @cursecuelebre5485
    @cursecuelebre5485 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    As someone who is part Greek but I really would like to learn it so that one day visit Cyprus where my family originally from

    • @louisn1368
      @louisn1368 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me too! half Greek half Greek Cypriot where are you from?

    • @TheManFromWhereEastMeetsWest
      @TheManFromWhereEastMeetsWest 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      same bro, my dads side are from Larnaca

    • @cursecuelebre5485
      @cursecuelebre5485 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@louisn1368 my great grandfather came from Potamiou, Limassol. My great grandfather’s last name is Potamitis which he is from Potamiou.

  • @Perrydd
    @Perrydd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    Why am I watching this, I’m Greek 🤣

    • @rafalkaminski6389
      @rafalkaminski6389 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No worry, i'm also watching this and i'm Polish 😅

    • @mohammedwali.linguist
      @mohammedwali.linguist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Φύγε από εδώ τότε!😂

    • @BadW0lf_坏狼
      @BadW0lf_坏狼 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Εμμανουέλα-φ5μγια πλακα το ειπε 😢😢😢

    • @cpags1201
      @cpags1201 หลายเดือนก่อน

      SAME!!

    • @peridets2024
      @peridets2024 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Καλή επιτυχία και θα τα πούμε - Good luck and we’ll talk again

  • @Mr_Yays
    @Mr_Yays ปีที่แล้ว +29

    For me I can speak a little bit Greek and I'm trying to learn Greek and one day I would love to go to Greece

    • @rafalkaminski6389
      @rafalkaminski6389 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Could you go there some time earlier? 😅

  • @Pologram
    @Pologram ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Polyglot.
    Polla(plural) or Poly means a lot.
    Glossa means language.
    Polyglot ✅

  • @mrmakrin21
    @mrmakrin21 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ρε Άλεξ θα είμαι φουλ ειλικρινής, αλλά είσαι από τους λίγους ξένους που όχι μόνο ξέρεις Ελληνικά, αλλά και η προφορά σου είναι ΤΕΛΕΙΑ! Μπράβο ρε θηρίο!

    • @alexverdigris9939
      @alexverdigris9939 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He said he learnt Greek as a child from his mother. That suggests Greek is pretty much a native language to him. Learning as a child means can you master accents. It's much, much harder to achieve that later in adulthood.

  • @elizabethferguson1994
    @elizabethferguson1994 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are very good at breaking things down into bite sized chunks which are easy to remember. You empowered people through your logic and enthusiasm. Love this lesson. Will check out more. Thanks :)

  • @frostylunetta
    @frostylunetta ปีที่แล้ว +9

    😇 Thanks for sharing
    I’m a Greek language beginner
    The Greek alphabets are fairly easy for me (comparing with languages in East Asia)

  • @alleuropetravel
    @alleuropetravel ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Whereas I have picked up quite a bit of Italian during my travels to Italy (because English is not widely spoken In Italy).
    I must confess to having just gone along with the fact that so many Greeks speak English, and are quite keen to do so.
    However, having found your channel I'm going to make a concerted effort to add to the few Greek words I know.
    Thanks from Denmark

    • @Nick_G.
      @Nick_G. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you have any recommendations on how to learn Danish. Or if should start with another such as Norwegian or Swedish becoming they sound and seem easier than Danish and then learn danish.

    • @alleuropetravel
      @alleuropetravel ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Nick_G. Oooh, that's a tough question.
      As you are probably aware all three Scandinavian languages are pretty similar, though they may not sound the same because of the various intonations.
      Norwegian is closer to Danish than Swedish but many of us understand each other, Swedish as well.

  • @TimMcNamara-sh2cg
    @TimMcNamara-sh2cg 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I read the Bible in Ancient Greek, the Emphatic Diaglott.

  • @DifficultGreek
    @DifficultGreek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    True, it's important to find the right resources 😎

  • @WeSpeakGreek
    @WeSpeakGreek ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a nice summary of what you need to learn Greek. I’ve been learning for over 18 months now and really enjoy speaking Greek when I can.

  • @heathereagleson1098
    @heathereagleson1098 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really want to learn Greek and English is my native tongue. I’d never been to Greece, but would love to visit.

  • @konstantinospastras5201
    @konstantinospastras5201 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ευχαριστώ Αλέξη που προσφέρεις σε όλους τους λαούς να δουν τις λέξεις που προέρχονται από τα αρχαία ελληνικά ❤

  • @just_aristides
    @just_aristides 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He gave good tips.
    I would really like to watch a testimonial from a person who did not have Greek exposure as a child via parents/family. That would really give confidence to people who wish to learn the language.

  • @paulapierce8359
    @paulapierce8359 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know many words -stringing them together is a challenge - also , you must learn to think in Greek - you cannot translate word for word English to Greek. You do a great job of explaining the meanings and origin !

  • @asicdathens
    @asicdathens 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Few years back I encountered a Spanish Erasmus exchange student that her level of Greek and her accent (especially the accent) blew me away. She could pronounce Greek better than people with regional accents ( the accent always surfaces when you try to speak RP Greek ie Athenian and you are not from there)

  • @Paul20661
    @Paul20661 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    romanian here and going to work in Corfu this summer

  • @matthewgaler6544
    @matthewgaler6544 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant, clear info.
    Your brain can’t be the same as most people’s though?…
    Almost a super power to be able to speak a dozen languages.🔥

  • @10koke
    @10koke 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    July 10 2024 tomorrow I’ll start to learn

    • @BentleyPearson-hl2yh
      @BentleyPearson-hl2yh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did you? Or did you forget?🤣

    • @BadW0lf_坏狼
      @BadW0lf_坏狼 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so did you learn anything?

  • @Cobaltophobia
    @Cobaltophobia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m Greek but not a native speaker, I’ve been learning for a week now and it’s such a great language. So sad I don’t know my yiayia and pappou on my dads side :(

  • @IrisFang-b9l
    @IrisFang-b9l 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’m learning Greek😊it would be my third language

  • @pwp8737
    @pwp8737 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm nitpicking here, but your phrasing of " erhetai sto sosto simeio" means you are arriving at the correct point; a better translation would be: irthatai sto sosto meros (you have arrived at the right place).

  • @peeckle1657
    @peeckle1657 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Greek is one of the languages from the time of our Lord Jesus Christ 🙏✝️❤️, i’d love to learn it given that I already know Farsi and Arabic🫶.

    • @memez3721
      @memez3721 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      slay stefel queen💅

  • @برجالأسدالمتألق
    @برجالأسدالمتألق 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @josepmariatorresbalaguer7122
    @josepmariatorresbalaguer7122 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wow, també parles català? fantàstic!

  • @MHPRap
    @MHPRap 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Είμαι Έλληνας και εγώ βλέπω αυτό! Ξέρω πως να μιλάω ελληνικά.

  • @rosalinethomas4665
    @rosalinethomas4665 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dis baie makliker om Grieks te leer as om Ingils te leer. Miskien omdat ek met n Griek getroud was.

  • @JohnTerblanche-l1r
    @JohnTerblanche-l1r ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No disrespect but saying you speak South African could easily be seen here in SA as offensive, considering our not so distant past, where fellow South Africans who spoke english had to learn Afrikaans by mandate. And to a lesser extent the black natives aswell. We have 12 official languages here today.
    I'm gonna take a guess and say it's probably Zulu or Afrikaans seeing as you can speak Dutch.

    • @maxadonna6545
      @maxadonna6545 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Give me a break buddy.

  • @lingo4048
    @lingo4048 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Encore un insupportable exhibo qui se la pète grave. Dégaaaaage…..

  • @tasosp.7833
    @tasosp.7833 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My friend at your intro you should say ''Εχετε ερθει στο σωστο μερος(place)''instead of ''σημειο''(point) even if the have almost same meaning.I definitely don't judge you for this because only native speakers know these small details as in every language.Your accent is on point tho!

    • @tasosp.7833
      @tasosp.7833 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kocerikocerili1891He said "Καλή επιτυχία και θα τα πούμε " which translates to " Good luck and we will speak soon"