Do Modern Greeks Know Ancient Greek? | Easy Greek 12

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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.

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Camera: Bart van Poll
Host, post-production: Dimitris Hall

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[Nimiic]

Not surprising at all. Try to ask italians if they actually know latin: you will get the same answers.

[gaiasolinas]

I'm from Italy🇮🇹 and in some schools we study ancient Greek.
" Σ'αγαπώ"❤️

[arlieferguson]

I was surprised how much I understood of their conversation having only studied Ancient Greek

[angelnavarrofernandez]

Does anyone else think that greek people sound like Spanish people speaking another language (in this case, greek)? I mean, we share a really similar accent.

[ΑρτεμισίαΠλοκαμίδου]

Από το βίντεο φαίνεται πως η σειρά "Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης" δίδαξε τα αρχαία ελληνικά στη νεολαία πολύ πιο πετυχημένα απ' όλο το ελληνικό σχολείο.

[peniseusgiganticus]

Greek is a very beautiful language I love it ❤️😄

[pineapple]

The greek sound lovely and beautiful. I wish one day speak in greek. My respect to Greece from Brazil 🇧🇷♥️🇬🇷

[lilith]

Εντάξει νομίζω οι συνεντευξιαζόμενοι τα παραλένε λίγο. Σίγουρα δεν μιλάμε αρχαία αλλά αν πάρεις ένα αρχαιοελληνικό κείμενο και το διαβάσεις σιγά σιγά, βγάζεις άκρη.
Κι εγώ νόμιζα ότι είχα ξεχάσει τα πάντα αλλά όταν ασχολήθηκα ξανά για να βοηθήσω την ανηψιά μου είδα πως έκανα λάθος. Τα αρχαία και τα νέα είναι πολύ πιο κοντά απ'ό, τι νομίζουμε.

[cobone]

Modern Greek is closer to ancient Greeks than any other modern language of today...Take medieval Shakespearean English to today's modern English and that's just a few hundred years ago.The Greek language is thousands of years old..

[persianboyinbudapest]

Love Greece and Greek people from a persian guy ❤️

[Serkaltravel]

I don't speak ancient Greek either but if you give me something to read I'll translate it in modern Greek about 90%. I just don't feel comfortable speaking...

[salvorandisi]

I used to study ancient Greek; as an italian, I could understand it even better than latin; it was more interesting!

[patriot]

Its amazing that my country was named by these people "Indonesia" = Indus and Nesos (Greek for "Indian" and "islands")

[aliyah]

Hearing the people in this video speak Greek made me notice how beautiful the Greek language is. I wish I knew how to speak it as fluently as them. That language is amazing ❤️

[xpusostomos]

How ancient is ancient? There's the Greek of Homer. There's Koine Greek of the Bible. There's Byzantine Empire Greek of various ages.

[EskayaAnatonesian]

It's like a combination of Spanish and Russian. The accent of this language is very beautiful. I am studying Greek by the way. I have a Greek Dictionary 😂✌️

[raultamudo]

I love the Greek language so much! As a Spaniard everytime i hear someone speaking Greek is like they speak Spanish but with words i dont understand. I wish i could have the time to learn Greek and visit (Again) this lovely country. Hellas!

[marcopolo]

I am greek and i can understand ancient greek

[adastra]

As an Italian I love how Greek sounds SO MUCH

[lookatmepleasesir]

beautiful people, language and civilization