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What should i learn? Latin or Greek (or any other literary language you recommend)? And what are some good resources for learning them?

>> No.10342927

Ancient greek if you like philosophy

Latin if you like theology

>> No.10342938

Chinese, because it's ancient but still in use.

>> No.10342943

>>10342927
>>10342938
What are some good programs/guide for learning a language by yourself?

>> No.10342979

>>10342921
I’d say Latin. They’re both very similar grammatically, but Latin was way more influential on English and the Romace languages.

>> No.10342991

>>10342921
If you are talking ancient (as in Attic Greek vs Latin), Latin is way easier and has way more resources and a much larger corpus.

But Greek is infinitely more beautiful, so you pick.

t.classics phd

>> No.10343001

>>10342921
>(or any other literary language you recommend)
Akkadian desu.

>> No.10343005

>Latin originated in Latium, Italy
Hey that's where I live.

>> No.10343198

>>10342921
How is Greek any more of a living language than Latin is? Isn't attic Greek as similar to modern Greek as Latin is to Spanish and Italian?

>> No.10343213
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>>10342991
dude just start filling out the Name field

>> No.10343226

>>10343198
Yeah I don't think you can make a blanket statement that "Greek" is a living language. It's like talking about Beowulf and saying that "English" is still a living language. It is, technically, but the statement is meaningless.

>> No.10343311

>>10343198
you can't it's a stupid image

>> No.10343314

>>10343213
fuck that 4chan is only special insofar as we are anonymous

Every post needs to fight for its own legitimacy.

>> No.10343320

Modern Greek and Ancient Greek are as different as Italian and Latin, more or less.
It's only called Greek because it resides in Greece.
>>10342927
idiot laytard philosophy and theology*

>> No.10343344

I think you should learn attic greek. That way it'll be easier if you plan to branch out to the bible (originally written in koiné greek) or latin. Anon here will tell you to learn latin first; but i think it's better to start with the hardest

>> No.10343623

Definitely Greek. It's the language of the only important philosophy and theology. Literally any version of Greek. Remember that when God walked the Earth, He spoke Greek. In a fundamental way, God is Greek. This is not surprising. Learn Greek.

>> No.10343634

>>10343314
You have recieved 4chan gold for this commento

upboated

>> No.10343661

>>10342921
My friend, I have just the resource for you.

https://youtu.be/PvyArqkXMM8

>> No.10343880

>>10342943
Duolingo is free and resourceful. Good entry-level courses. Combine that with some good reading material and you'll begin to learn a new language real quick.

>> No.10343898

German.

>> No.10343968

>>10342921
Start with the Greek.

>> No.10344058

>>10343968
Ayyyy