Coptic for All

Coptic for All

Level 1: Lesson 2

The Coptic alphabet: Consonants

Consonants with fixed pronunciation

Zeta Ⲍ ⲍ

The letter Zeta: Ⲍ ⲍ
is pronounced same as English letter “z”
Examples (Zeta is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ
ⲱⲏ
ⲁⲛⲏⲃ
ⲱⲟⲛ
Ⲗⲁⲁⲣⲟⲥ

Kappa Ⲕ ⲕ

The letter Kappa: Ⲕ ⲕ
is pronounced same as English letter “k”
Examples (Kappa is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ
ⲁⲧⲁ
ⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ
ⲡ̀ⲁϩⲓ
ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ

Levla Ⲗ ⲗ

The letter Levla: Ⲗ ⲗ
is pronounced same as English letter “L”
Examples (Levla is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ
ⲁⲟⲥ
ⲗⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ
ⲑⲉ
ϩⲟϫ

Mi   Ⲙ ⲙ

The letter Mi: Ⲙ ⲙ
is pronounced same as English letter “m”
Examples (Mi is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲥ̀ⲟⲩ
ⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ
ⲛⲉ
ⲉⲓ

Ni   Ⲛ ⲛ

The letter Ni: Ⲛ ⲛ
is pronounced same as English letter “n”
Examples (Ni is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲓ
Ⲫ̀ⲟⲩϯ
ⲉⲙ
ⲟⲩⲃ

Xi   Ⲝ ⲝ

The letter Xi: Ⲝ ⲝ
is pronounced same as English letter “x”
Examples (Xi is marked with an underline):
ⲓⲟⲥ
ⲥⲁⲣ
ⲇⲟ
ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
ⲟⲇⲟⲥ

Pi   Ⲡ ⲡ

The letter Pi: Ⲡ ⲡ
is pronounced same as English letter “p”
Examples (Pi is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
ⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ
ⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ
ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ

Ro   Ⲣ ⲣ

The letter Ro: Ⲣ ⲣ
is pronounced same as English letter “R” (Beware people often get confused because the Coptic letter looks like English letter P but it is pronounced differently)
Examples (Ro is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲕⲟϯ
ⲡⲁⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ
ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲟⲥ
ⲱⲙⲓ
ⲁⲛ

Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Test

Lesson 2 test

In order to complete the test you need to answer All the questions. When you are done click the "finish" button in the final slide


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Level 1

+ Learn the Coptic Alphabet

+ Read simple words and examples from the liturgy

+ Practice reading the Lord's prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Try some self study:

Level 2

+ Indefinite and definite articles

+ Present tense

+ Past tense

+ Possessive adjectives

+ Adjectives & association

+ Structure of Coptic sentence

Try some self study:

Level 3

+ Demonstrative pronouns

+ Negation of the past tense

+ Future tense

+ 2nd Past tense

+ Possessive pronouns

+ Studying the First Canticle

Try some self study:

Level 4

+ Imperative

+ Verb relation to object 2nd and 3rd degrees

+ Past continuous

+ Study the Lord’s prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Level 5

Advanced level, the curriculum will be tailored to the participants’ needs

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