Welcome, to Textkit, Cezara!
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Hi,
I am Elliot, and I am a hobbyist learner of Classical Languages, mostly to deepen my knowledge of Christian Theology and History, but also somewhat the classics as well and whatever else takes my interests.
I’ve read enough Easy Latin to be able to speak it somewhat, and can read a lot of Medieval texts, but I am quite inexperienced with anything ancient outside of Augustine. I’ve also read a fair amount of Ancient Greek, but this is far weaker. Currently I am working my way through the basics of Biblical Hebrew.
As a side note I am also somewhat conversational in Esperanto.
Welcome to Textkit, Eliot!
Hello everyone, I’m Chulu, and I have a master’s degree in linguistics (I hope to one day get that PhD!). I took a couple years of Latin in high school and did some mild self-studying afterward, but I have admittedly slacked off much more in this aspect than I’d like. Becoming proficient in Latin has been a goal for me for a long time, and I’d like to finally make it happen, as I have a strong interest in medieval manuscripts.
I have also started learning the basics of Attic Greek, with the goal of being able to read the New Testament and early Church Fathers. In general I have an interest in early Christian texts and the languages in which they were written (like Coptic and Syriac), and would like to make scholarly contributions to this area in the future.
Welcome to our forum, Chulu!
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Thank you, looking forward to learning much from the knowledgeable folks here!
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Hello everyone! My name is Josh.
Somehow I made it all the way through college without ever having to study a second language. After getting into my 30s and having a family, I realized that I felt pretty dumb for missing out on that part of my education. I have always enjoyed ancient literature (my first time through college was for an English degree), but reading things in translation always seemed like I was missing something important.
The inflection point came about a year and a half ago when I was reading a translation of some ancient church father, though I cannot now remember which one it was. I cracked open the book, very excited to dive into the material, and found that a full 60% of the book was just the translator’s introduction. The last 20% of the book was his footnotes, with just 20% of the actual volume being the text of the book itself. While some commentary is undoubtedly necessary in a translation, this seemed like a particularly egregious amount of it. It infuriated me enough that I finally said, “Forget it, I’ll just learn to read it in the original!”
Well, now it’s about a year and a half later. I’ve been working very slowly and painstakingly through the process of teaching myself ancient Greek, and it’s turned out to be a pretty fun journey. I can read some very basic primary texts (mostly the simpler parts of the Bible and chunks of the Septuagint) with the help of lexicons, but the experience of fluent reading still eludes me. I am hoping that joining a community like this one will help me grow in my ability and eventually reach the level of fluency I’m aiming for.
Welcome to Textkit, Josh!
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Salutations! My name is Eric, I am fascinated with the bible, AGI, and ancient languages. I moderate a Christian discord server with over a 1000 members. I look forward to learning many new things and get a look at what was on people’s hearts in ancient times. God Bless!
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Welcome to Textkit, Eric!
Thank you so much bedwere!
Welcome to Textkit and best wishes for your resolution!
Hi!
I’m a Latin teacher. First time teaching AP, which is what brought me here. I’m really excited to learn from people and maybe do a little teaching when it’s called for!
Welcome to our community!
Hello, I am Karl (my pseudonym), and I am newly graduated out of STEM. I am into Greek and Latin prosody, and am a beginner in both Greek and Latin.
Fun fact about me: I love the aorist tense.
Hello Karl and welcome to the forum!
Hello, I’m Ezrael. I want to learn Greek and Latin to be able to read my favorite books (The Odyssey and The Iliad) in the original language they were written in, and I also want to major or get a PhD in Linguistics or Classics. I have started learning both languages. I know a few words in Latin, and I’m learning Greek letter pronunciation using the Athenaze textbook. I am a sophomore in high school.
I have multiple copys of both the Odyssey and the Iliad. For The Odyssey, I have copys translated by Samuel Butler, George Palmer, Alexander Pope, Robert Fagles, and one other (I forgot the translator as I don’t have the books with me). For the Iliad, I have Robert Fagles, Alexander Pope, Robert Fitzgerald, and Richard Lattimore.
Hello, Ezrael, welcome to Textkit and best wishes for your endeavours!
Greetings, I’m just starting some self study of Ancient Greek. I have the Hansen and Quinn textbook and I found this website to hopefully help me out with sticking to this.
Welcome to Textkit, Josiah! Feel free to ask questions.