Expertlatin
- Is Modern Greek easier than ancient Greek?
- Can modern Greeks understand ancient Greek?
- How different is ancient Greek from Modern Greek?
Is Modern Greek easier than ancient Greek?
For one, the grammar of modern Greek is a lot simpler — something we'll talk about more in a bit — but also the words have changed a lot. Knowing older forms of Greek can come in handy when learning modern Greek vocabulary, though.
Can modern Greeks understand ancient Greek?
Depending on the era and dialect, Ancient Greek might be totally incomprehensible even to a native Greek, like the Archaic Greek in the works of Homer, also called Homeric Greek, or somewhat comprehensible, like the Koine Greek of the New Testament.
How different is ancient Greek from Modern Greek?
The pronunciation of Ancient Greek was very different from that of Modern Greek. Ancient Greek had long and short vowels; many diphthongs; double and single consonants; voiced, voiceless, and aspirated stops; and a pitch accent. In Modern Greek, all vowels and consonants are short.
