As a person with family roots from Greece, I consider learning Greek is such a special task. Having a better understanding of the language by taking a Modern Greek class twice a week has its benefits. It has both exposed me to another foreign language and allowed me to communicate with the people in Greece. Although I can\u2019t totally have a full conversation with a person, I do fine by just getting by. Hopefully I can have a full conversation with someone in Greek by the end of the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before leaving for Greece in September, my family helped prepare me by giving me one Greek word per day so I could build on my vocabulary and not be totally lost. I have about 90 words in my notes that I can refer to whenever needed. The first notification I\u2019d see on my phone in the morning would be a text from my Dad containing a new Greek word and its definition. Occasionally, he\u2019d throw in an image that I can make a mental note of it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u039cy first time speaking with one of the\nlocals in Greek had me sweating bullets, not knowing whether my grammar was\nused correctly and understandable. The question I asked in Greek was, \u201c\u03a0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u201d. In English it meant, \u201cWhere is the\n(food) market?\u201d. He responded, \u201c\u039d\u03b1\u03b9,\nk\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u201d, which means \u201cYes, make a left (turn)\u201d.\nSo, I thanked him in Greek, \u201c\u0395\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c9!\u201d\nThank God we both understood what was said because I probably wouldn\u2019t have\nfound it, even though it was right around the corner from me. I was so proud of\nmyself for successfully engaging in a conversation in Greek!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now\nthat I have a good month\u2019s worth of Modern Greek class under my belt, I feel\nlike I\u2019m improving every week overall. Not trying to jinx my luck at the moment,\nbut I got high 90\u2019s on my last two Greek exams. I hope to keep retaining the\nlessons and, in which, will help broaden my speaking ability while here in Greece\nfor the next two months. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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