Has anyone here learned Ancient Greek successfully? How long

>>9066700
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Don't know attic (or any greek for that matter) but i would advice you to learn modern greek first, as it is more accesible and will make attic easier. Way i go about learning is watching tons of movies and tv on the language, even if i don't know what's being said. (Or you could rewatch shows you like dubbed on greek, to speed this part up). The alphabet you can google and learn on an afternoon. Once you develop an ear for greek, it'll be easy to guess how words are written even if you haven't heard them before, google translate is really useful on this stage, combined with step one.

Do this, and then study grammar. Remember babies learn by listening, and then by reading

>>9067711
> learn modern greek first
Don't do this. Despite the name, modern Greek is to Ancient what Italian is to Latin. It will deceive and mislead you. I know this because I speak modern Greek fairly well, having learned it as an adult, and I from what I've seen of Attic and Homeric Greek I can tell it's something else entirely and significantly harder. So, I can't advise concerning learning ancient Greek but, unless you have an interest in modern Greek culture and literature (19th century and later), don't bother with modern Greek.

>>9066700
>Has anyone here learned Ancient Greek successfully?

what do you think.

>>9066700
Just starting now, how hard can it be?

>>9067821
doesn't seem that bad once you get a hang of the alphabet

>>9067711
My teachers all explicitly told me to forget everything I know about modern Greek, and said that native Greek-speakers had lots of trouble in their classes because they couldn't get their preconceptions out of their heads

Don't fucking touch Modern Greek first. It won't help unless you already know enough languages (to the extent where you can internalize phonetic shift) where it would be easier just to learn it directly.

You'll either want the Luschnig textbook (for Attic) or one of the many Koine Greek Bible textbooks out there (I suggest one that goes straight to translating the Bible early on).

Greek is a lot of memorization. It's no Sanskrit, sure, but it's a lot harder than Latin. It's going to take you a while, but if you keep at it it should just take 3-4 months before you start to get the hang of it.

I'm learning Latin at university, and I wouldn't say it's hard buts very boring and takes a lot of time. If you want to do it prepare to dedicate a few hundred hours towards it. It is possible with time and dedication though.