Postby stefaniach » February 17th, 2015 7:40 pm
Hi Jimmy,
Thank you for leaving a comment.
I see that what you are trying to do is take an English word and transliterate it, so that when the word is written in Greek letters, it sounds the same as in English. This is not what you are supposed to be doing.
Start by practising using Greek words you find, see or hear. The examples we give in the videos are a good source. Start by choosing one word, see it and then try to write it. Don't fall on the trap of typing on a computer. Use paper and pencil. If for example you see a word in capital letters, try to re-write it with lowercase letters. The opposite works too of course.
At this stage obviously you don't know many Greek words yet, but allow yourself some time, finish the whole series first, because there are still some things you need to know apart from letters (like accents) and move on to Absolute Beginner series. At that point, you can start practising more in Greek writing because there will be plenty of Greek words to study, learn and use.
For your information also, Yahoo remains Yahoo in Greek, and Jimmy is written Τζίμι. Ball in Greek is μπάλα.
Let me know if you are having any more issues. I'm here to put you in the right track!
Regards,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com