Did you find learning Latin or Greek more interesting? Why did you find learning that language more interesting?

Answer 1

Χαίρε καὶ salve!

I found learning Greek more interesting than learning Latin, although many have had the opposite experience. For me, it boils down to being about to read the Christian Scriptures in their original language and to read the works of the early Christians (although there are an abundance of excellent early Christian works in Latin as well). I also was surprised to find out just how many English words derive from Greek, such that building my vocabulary in Greek built my English vocabulary simultaneously. Key terminology in the sciences often derive from the Greek as well, sometimes more so than the Latin.

One of the things that frustrated me about Latin was the massive semantic range for Latin words, whereas Greek words (though they at times they bear a great range as well) seemed to more precisely align with the notion associated with the word. But the nice thing about learning Greek and Latin is that their grammars are remarkably similar. Whichever language you learn first, working your way through noun declensions, verb conjugations, and the syntax of word order in an inflected language will make learning the other language much easier.

A lot of people are intimidated by the Greek alphabet, but in truth learning the alphabet is the easiest thing about learning Greek.

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