Welcome, Andries,
You have set yourself a very high goal; so don't be disappointed if it takes longer. The main things will be to learn a bit each day, and to keep on practicing what you have already learned. There are lots of people here who can help and encourage you. There are also some other resources on the Internet which you might find useful:
https://dailydoseofgreek.com/ the Daily Dose of Greek - a (free) daily email and link to a 2-minute video dealing with a verse from the Greek New Testament
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvniRD ... B9DQCajGQQ "Reading the Bible in Greek" with Maria - she speaks very clearly, and gives both modern Greek and Erasmian Greek pronunciations
And I have a textbook online, at http://www.drshirley.org/greek/textbook02/index.html which you are welcome to use. It is similar to Dobson's book, but I wanted my students to get a firmer grasp of the grammar of the language, so ended up writing my own.
All best wishes - even if it takes longer than a year, it will be very rewarding
Shirley Rollinson
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I am so tired of studying grammar, I can't remember them. so stressful
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Have you tried learning language in a different way?charlieoliver wrote: ↑November 4th, 2024, 12:50 am I am so tired of studying grammar, I can't remember them. so stressful
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Take a break from studying grammar. Get a Greek New Testament, and start reading a verse a day, reading out loud. Make a note of one word that you don't know. Write it down in a note-book. Use a dictionary or lexicon to try to work out what it means. Check with something like the Daily Dose of Greek to see how they translated it. Stop for the day. Next day, read that word and see if you can translate it. Then go on to the next verse in the GNT, read aloud, note one new word . . . . At the end of a week, review the new words for that week, and start a fresh section in your note-book.charlieoliver wrote: ↑November 4th, 2024, 12:50 am I am so tired of studying grammar, I can't remember them. so stressful
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I also wasn’t a fan of grammars. Then I found ‘ John Dobson - Learn New Testament Greek’. Almost no grammar. Learn Koine Greek like al child.charlieoliver wrote: ↑November 4th, 2024, 12:50 am I am so tired of studying grammar, I can't remember them. so stressful
Almost like Shirley Rollinson describe in her post above.
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