How to master reading Greek fluently? | Greek Alphabet Lesson #1: α β γ δ ε

Learn the Ancient Greek alphabet in Lucian Pronunciation in 5 lessons with this series. In part 1, we explore what it means to be 'good' at reading Greek. Then we learn the first 5 letters, α β γ δ ε. This series will focus on the early stages of literacy, i.e. knowing the sounds of letters and putting them together into syllables and words. I also give advice on where to go after this series to build your reading speed to more fluent levels.

📚 Study all the letters, syllables, and words we practiced in Alphabet Lesson #1 here at this free Quizlet List, with audio and pictures: https://quizlet.com/au/500216914/less...

I use the Lucian pronunciation, which is a historical reconstruction of Ancient Greek phonology from the time of the Roman Empire that preserves pitch accent and syllable quantity. For more information about Lucian Koine pronunciation and its historicity, click here:    • Lucian Pronunciation of Ancient Greek...  

I do not write the smooth breathing mark in my orthography of Ancient Greek. This is to give it greater contrast against the almost-identical looking rough breathing mark. Removing the smooth breathing enables the rough breathing mark to become more discernible to all sighted humans - with varying degrees of vision impairments - and at lower screen resolutions and smaller font sizes, in all lighting conditions.

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0:00 What is Lucian pronunciation?
0:37 What is literacy? Is it just knowing an alphabet?
2:10 What will we achieve in this series?
2:38 How can you reach higher reading fluency?
3:25 Audio material in Lucian pronunciation & other
4:15 Learn the letters α β γ δ ε
9:14 Practice saying syllables
11:16 Sound out a full word (Αββᾶ)