Getting To Know You, Getting To Know All About You

[Melody]

charisjulia wrote:

> Melody: I could understand the Bible in the original Greek 
> no problem waaaay before I started high school. (not that I ever 
> really exercise this skill, to be perfectly honest) It's when you 
> enter the 5th century BC that things really start getting tough for 
> a native speaker. 


You know.  When I first started the language, and it was still rough
waters to wrap my head around it, I kept thinking of those two year
old ancient Greek boys that ran around talking in it.  I kept thinking
of the five year old little girls in Greek "kindergarden" that were
learning precisely what I was trying to do.  I kept think, "if *they*
could do it, so then I can."  I mean, it is not like the language is
impossible.  

I was told that modern Greek is quite different from ancient Greek. 
Kind of like Old English is tough for us now.  Glad to know it is not
that different, and you can still follow it.  Could I follow you if
you wrote in Greek to me even though all I have studied is the ancient
version?

Oh and we read Plato's apology in Greek.  That was fun, but then
again, I like Plato.


Melody