i'm new here. nice to meet you. :)

hello, everyone. nice to meet you.
actuallly i posted this message in another place mistakenly and i was told that i should post my message here. :b so i 'm here.
here are the messages i posted and i got:
i posted–i like learning languages and i started to learn greek this month. however, i can’t get more learning materials except the website: http://langintro.com/greek/ and a greek-english / english-greek dictionary of lexion.
i hope to learn greek and i do want to learn it well. can anyone here give me a hand?
thank you so much.

from Kasper–Hi Patricia, welcome!

The website you listed is a Modern Greek website, people here are studying Ancient Greek.

Now I don’t know that well what exactly the differences are, but I think there are quite a few.

Anyway, if you want to learn Ancient Greek, just check out all the pdf’s here, there are plenty of great grammars available, plus heaps of people to help you with any questions!

Good luck!!

from mingshey–Hi, Patricia! Welcome.

People here will help you eagerly. And this is primarily a site to provide Greek and Latin learning materials. There are study groups to learn Homeric Greek, too. You could make your mind which Greek dialect you want to learn and decide if you should join the comunity here or go seek a site that suits your need. If you want to learn Homeric, Attic, or Koine(that of New Testament and the Septuagint) this is the site you will find that fits. But if you want to learn Modern Greek, a few members here are from Greece of from a Greek parentage, all of whom are fluent in Modern Greek and would promptly help you. So how about introducing yourself at the Open Board? For that’s the board you are supposed to.

i posted again–thank you so much!!!
you know, how stupid i am. i have no idea about modern greek and ancient greek. i don’t know that!!
thank goodness. i came here and met you all.
well, actually, i have a friend from greece. i was his assisstant and also interpreter of english, though he knew some english, he didn’t speak well.
he’s great. he taught me many things and he also let me know how to get strong in business. i do want to help with his business, so i decided to learn greek. because, you know, it’s difficult for an elder like him to learn a foreign language.
anyway, thank you all again.
i’m glad to have found this website and have the opportunity to learn with you.

i think i should introduce myself first. :slight_smile:
i’m from canton, china. canton is in the south of china. every year, we have two international trade fair here, the spring section and the autumn section. i met my boss in this autumn section. he’s from greece. i’m his assistant and interpreter. though he knows english, he doesn’t speak very well, so i have to express his meanings to other people while he’s doing his business.
he’s really a great boss. he taught me many things in business and he also let me know how to be strong in the field of business. i do hope to help with his business in the future. so in order to better understand him i decide to learn greek. and i found out this wonderful website and here i am. :slight_smile:
nice to meet you. it’s really my great pleasure to come here and learn greek with you. :slight_smile:

Welcome, Patricia.

William

Hi Patricia! Welcome to Textkit!

thank you so much! :slight_smile:

Welcome Patricia!

Welcome to Textkit Patricia! I hope we can help you to learn Greek.

Welcome! I’m learning Classical Latin, not Greek, but I’m sure you’ll find lots of help and intelligent conversation here.

欢迎欢迎! :smiley:

谢谢 :smiley:

:smiley: merci

你好!

今日は!

Textkit will soon need an Asian Languages Forum. :slight_smile:

:smiley: i’m glad to know that!!

Patricia taitai, ni hao?

I did a short course in Mandarin once, but found it very difficult! I guess your native language is Cantonese?

Anyway, warmest of welcomes here, and I hope you grow to love Greek as much as I do!

Your new friend,

Phylax. :smiley:

:laughing: nice to meet you!
yes, my mother language is Cantonese.
:smiley: actually i’m not a “tai tai” , “tai tai” refers to Mrs. X :slight_smile:

That could attract more Asian students of Greek and Latin. :slight_smile:

actually i’m not a “tai tai” , “tai tai” refers to Mrs. X

Pardon me, I should perhaps have said “Patricia xiaojie, ni hao? Renshi nin wo zhen gaoxing” ? :smiley:

Now how would I say that in Guangdonghua, rather than in Putonghua? Would it be very different?

I love to learn new things. Perhaps I ought to change my signature-motto to “Xue dao lao, huo dao lao, hai you sanfen xue bu dao” :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :question:

Zhu ni xuexi yukuai!
Phylax, your friend from Yingguo*.

*(I love the way in Hanyu, the name of my country also means “Land of Heros!” What a very pleasant compliment! )

Phylax,

nice to meet you.

i’m so excited to know a foreigner who are so keen on learning Chinese. that’s really lovely.

actually, your Chinese is pretty good. i can understand what you mean easily. it’s true, honestly. it’s not a compliment.

so, why not learn something that we’re both interested in together? :slight_smile:
you can send me e-mail. :slight_smile:

renshi ni hen gaoxing. :slight_smile: