Introduction
Learn Gothic
Have you ever wondered, if you'd travel back in time with a time machine to the time when Rome was invaded by northern tribes, how you'd ask a Visigoth where to find the toilet? You might be surprised to hear that Latin and Greek aren't the only languages from antiquity which are well preserved, in eastern Europe there was a bishop with a Greek mother and a Gothic father with the name Wulfila, which translated the Bible into their language. He did this because most of them weren't that good at speaking Greek or Latin. Quite a lot is preserved of the language in this way, and in these lessons you'll learn how to speak and read Gothic.
Gothic is an East-Germanic language. Learning it is a process, but interactive tests are added to each lesson to help you to learn to master what you've learnt. There will also be reading texts at the end of each lesson which you should be able to read if you know the grammar and vocabulary. Later on, we'll work with existing ancient texts.
These lessons are aimed at teaching you how to speak Gothic, therefore reconstructions of modern concepts will be used in some lessons.
- Introduction
Have you ever wondered, if you'd travel back in time with a time machine to the time when Rome was invaded by northern tribes, how you'd ask a Visigoth where to find the toilet? You might be surprised to hear that Latin and Greek aren't the only languages from antiquity which are well preserved, in eastern Europe there was a bishop with a Greek mother and a Gothic father with the name Wulfila, which translated the Bible into their language. He did this because most of them weren't that good at speaking Greek or Latin. Quite a lot is preserved of the language in this way, and in these lessons you'll learn how to speak and read Gothic.
Gothic is an East-Germanic language. Learning it is a process, but interactive tests are added to each lesson to help you to learn to master what you've learnt. There will also be reading texts at the end of each lesson which you should be able to read if you know the grammar and vocabulary. Later on, we'll work with existing ancient texts.
These lessons are aimed at teaching you how to speak Gothic, therefore reconstructions of modern concepts will be used in some lessons.
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