Kαλὰ Χριστούγεννα
With Christmas only a few days away, it’s time to say καλά χριστούγεννα That’s Merry Christmas as it would have sounded if someone had said it at the time of Jesus’ birth. No one actually did, though, because… Read More
Ancient Greek, mostly Hellenistic
Category: Speaking Ancient Greek
Living Language in the Written Text at SBL 2018
Again this year, Jonathan Robie and I will be presenting about the work we are doing to bring living language techniques to the teaching of Ancient Greek through the web. We have a somewhat unclear title for our… Read More
SBL 2018 – Popup Greek?
Once again this November, Jonathan Robie and I will present an update on the work we are doing to create free materials for teaching Hellenistic Greek as a living language. I look forward to seeing many of you… Read More
Καλά Χριστούγεννα 2015
I wish you all a peaceful and joyous Christmas. Seeing the flow of traffic that comes in to this blog every year on Christmas Eve is a beautiful experience for me. I appreciate your visit, whether you come… Read More
Randall Buth's Reading of 1st John
1st John read in reconstructed Koiné.
ἡ ἡμέρα τῶν εὐχαριστιῶν καὶ ἡ χριστούγεννα
Merry Christmas in Greek: καλὰ χριστούγεννα
Καλά Χριστούγεννα
Do you want to learn to say “Merry Christmas” in Greek? View this post from 2010 to hear the phrase and read a little explanation. I wish all of you a beautiful and joyous Christmas.
Happy Thanksgiving in Ancient Greek
In case you want to say “Happy Thanksgiving” in Ancient Greek to any of your friends, here’s the way to do it. Εὐτυχής ἡμέρα τῶν εὐχαριστιῶν Εὐτυχής does not mean “happy,” but the expression εὐτυχής ἡμέρα τῶν εὐχαριστίων would be… Read More
εὐτυχισμένη ημέρα τῶν εὐχαριστίων
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.
Kαλὰ Χριστούγεννα / Merry Christmas!
Every year at this time I post a Christmas greeting including the Greek phrase καλά χριστούγεννα. I wish all of you a beautiful and joyous holiday. To hear the pronunciation of καλά χριστούγεννα, click the triangle below. … Read More