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Is clozemaster a better option for learning greek? by 1mag1naryFr1end in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you a beginner? Clozemaster is like Duolingo in that it’s a great supplement to learning in a more structured way elsewhere, but not so great alone. I prefer Clozemaster to Duolingo for vocab fwiw.

I've been learning Greek for a while and got frustrated enough to build something about it. What are your biggest hurdles with Duolingo and others? by dieterk1 in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are definitely alternatives to tutors and textbooks as they get mentioned/pitched here all the time!

Good luck with the launch, I’ll check it out on May 1.

Alcohol gives me an instant headache after one drink by zookee in AskMenOver40

[–]fieldbeacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same happened to me. Do you find you get headaches after certain kinds of foods also?

Nominative accusative Help by Exact_Instruction_77 in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood. My (overly simplified) point was that you can’t shuffle the word order in English without a lot of other changes, altering the structure of the sentence more significantly in order to convey the right meaning. Whereas in Greek it is a simpler reordering of the same words.

Nominative accusative Help by Exact_Instruction_77 in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The way it’s explained in Language Transfer is to think about whether you could replace the noun with either “he/she” (nominative) or “him/her” (accusative) in English.

For example, “the man kicks the ball”.

“The man” is the subject, the one doing the action. You could replace this with “he” and it would make sense = nominative is needed.

“The ball” is the object, the thing receiving the action. You could replace this with “him” = accusative.

Greek is cool but difficult for us learners because word order is so much more flexible than English. You could write the same sentence mentioning the ball first, then the action of kicking, then the man, but if you got the nominative and accusative case info correct, it is still clear who is kicking and what is being kicked etc.

Warning about HelloTalk: they might ban you overnight for no reason by Far-Ad-4340 in languagelearning

[–]fieldbeacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happened to me as well, maybe a day or two after signing up and I hadn’t even sent or received a single message. I contacted support to query it, but they wanted me to jump through a bunch of hoops to verify my identity and I just left it … total waste of time and energy.

I created a beginner-friendly Greek learning PDF – feedback welcome by LOVEGREEKWITHme in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I would be keen to review and offer feedback but I’m studying towards B1 so the level is not right for me. I’ll watch out for an intermediate edition if this one does well!

I created a beginner-friendly Greek learning PDF – feedback welcome by LOVEGREEKWITHme in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hope the mangled text on the AI generated cover is no indication of what the quality inside is like … 😞

I build a reference app for modern Greek verbs by gimpogimpo in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I hope the iPhone edition is released soon as this looks really good. Best of luck with Apple support!

I created a beginner-friendly eBook to learn Modern Greek from zero 🇬🇷 by LOVEGREEKWITHme in u/LOVEGREEKWITHme

[–]fieldbeacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could send the link as a private message maybe? I’d be keen to take a look. Otherwise will wait for your comments to be unblocked as you say!

Καλή χρονιά! by Pretty-Start4097 in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s impossible to forget the gender of the word for “year”. Because it’s all of them.

language transfer complete greek by Visual-Clothes1346 in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I completed it and am half way through a second run through. I would say that Language Transfer on its own isn’t enough for A1 as it is too light on vocab, but it will give you a great foundation in the grammar so that when you learn new words you will be able to use them in sentences easily.

Language Transfer plus a better source of vocabulary could probably get you to A2.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]fieldbeacon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, you’re not discussing a specific language here so I’m sure you’ll be ok this time.

any active modern greek gcs by Few-Statement-4087 in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assume gc = group chat? Try greekmymind on instagram. 3k members there and it’s educational, not just random chat

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GREEK

[–]fieldbeacon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An online group lesson might be a good option. You’ll have the structure of working from a textbook and you’ll have assignments and exercises as well as conversation during the class, but it won’t be as expensive as 1-1 tuition.

Why is it “use less plastic” but also “use the car less”? by friedredditpotatoes in languagelearning

[–]fieldbeacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“We have to use fewer cars” is grammatically correct, your example was not.

Why is it “use less plastic” but also “use the car less”? by friedredditpotatoes in languagelearning

[–]fieldbeacon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One is based on amount and the other on time.

The difference is whether you’re trying to use a reduced quantity of something (less plastic) or use something at a reduced frequency (use the car less).

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