The best way to learn coptic?

epshiri

Dear Tasbeha Community,

I apologise if this query has been addressed elsewhere - using the search function for 'coptic language' or 'learn coptic' ends up bringing lots of results based solely on the keyword 'coptic' making it hard to find a specific discussion on this. If this is the case, I'd be very grateful if someone could direct me to the relevant discussion.

I learnt Coptic over the course of many years, in the most inefficient way possible. 

Yesterday, a member of our church youth approached me and asked me to teach her coptic. I agreed to do so, but do not know the correct approach to take. 

Has anyone recently taught coptic / learnt coptic from complete beginner to advanced level, who could suggest a more optimal method?

If you could also recommend a fast method / second method that is slightly faster, that would be great too, as I will return to another city in a  few weeks to resume my studies at university, and would like to cover as much ground as possible in the limited time I have here. 

Thank you for your assistance and have a merry christmas,

Please pray for me,

Epshiri

ophadece

Dear @epshiri,
There are some groups on Facebook that have helpful snapshot grammar and vocabulary images if you type the word Coptic in the Facebook search. God be with you and come back here, many members can help you too if you have any questions..
Oujai khan ebshois

mabsoota

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLF7AD87A732FB31D3&v=uFRgADT9w6w
this is about the middle of the course, you should find links to the other lessons.
i found just doing lessons 1 to 10 were enough for getting a basic understanding of coptic hymns and reading coptic.

if your friend wants to learn proper conversational coptic, she can then take advanced classes.

mabsoota

found lesson 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JlNTGDSStQ&list=PLEEBD2A6EA729E1BB&index=1&spfreload=10

epshiri

Thank you both very much for the helpful suggestions. 

I've taken a look at those lessons and they are really brilliant, thank you so much. I'm also surprised by the amount of activity on those Facebook groups, which is fantastic.

I will pass along these recommendations to her, and will use them for myself too ^^

God bless

Epshiri

bashandy

I think the most effecient way to learn Coptic is learning conversation first, trying to talk and communicate with others, later the reading and then writing. I find the lessons of the institute of Coptic language one of the most practical ones. These are resources that can be helpful to learn Coptic language in an easy effective way.
http://www.michellabs.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=31&lang=en
http://www.michellabs.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=66&lang=en
www.coptic.org/language.
I'd also recommend joining [email protected] which is a correspondence group that communicates in Coptic.
Disclaimer: I find that there is sufficient evidence to support that the old Bohairic pronunciation, is an authentic one, hence, I'd recommend using it. In writing, it should not be an issue.

Athanasios

Here are some links to websites I have found useful over the years to help you learn the Coptic language:

1) Coptic Language Lessons ==> http://www.copticplace.com/coptic_languge/coptic.html

2) The Coptic Alphabet ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgOEevfW_0

3) Coptic Bible Books ==> http://www.moheb.de/coptic_books.html

4) Remenkimi -- Coptic language articles and lessons ==> http://www.remenkimi.com/

I hope this helps.