Coptic for All - Lesson1-02

Level 1: Lesson 2

The Coptic alphabet: Consonants

Consonants with fixed pronunciation

Zeta Ⲍ ⲍ

Kappa Ⲕ ⲕ

Levla Ⲗ ⲗ

Mi Ⲙ ⲙ

Ni Ⲛ ⲛ

Xi Ⲝ ⲝ

Pi Ⲡ ⲡ

Ro Ⲣ ⲣ

Exercises

Test

Zeta Ⲍ ⲍ

Kappa Ⲕ ⲕ

Levla Ⲗ ⲗ

Mi Ⲙ ⲙ

Ni Ⲛ ⲛ

Xi Ⲝ ⲝ

Pi Ⲡ ⲡ

Ro Ⲣ ⲣ

Exercises

Test

Zeta Ⲍ ⲍ

The letter Zeta: Ⲍ ⲍ

is pronounced same as English letter “z”

Examples (Zeta is marked with an underline):

Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ

ⲍⲱⲏ

ⲁⲛⲍⲏⲃ

ⲍⲱⲟⲛ

Ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ

Kappa Ⲕ ⲕ

The letter Kappa: Ⲕ ⲕ

is pronounced same as English letter “k”

Examples (Kappa is marked with an underline):

ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ

ⲕⲁⲧⲁ

ⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ

ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ

ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ

Levla Ⲗ ⲗ

The letter Levla: Ⲗ ⲗ

is pronounced same as English letter “L”

Examples (Levla is marked with an underline):

ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ

ⲗⲁⲟⲥ

Ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ

ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ

ϩⲟⲗϫ

Mi Ⲙ ⲙ

The letter Mi: Ⲙ ⲙ

is pronounced same as English letter “m”

Examples (Mi is marked with an underline):

Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ

ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ

ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ

ⲛⲉⲙ

ⲙⲉⲓ

Ni Ⲛ ⲛ

The letter Ni: Ⲛ ⲛ

is pronounced same as English letter “n”

Examples (Ni is marked with an underline):

ⲛⲁⲓ

ⲛⲁⲛ

Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ

ⲛⲉⲙ

ⲛⲟⲩⲃ

Xi Ⲝ ⲝ

The letter Xi: Ⲝ ⲝ

is pronounced same as English letter “x”

Examples (Xi is marked with an underline):

ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ

ⲥⲁⲣⲝ

ⲇⲟⲝⲁ

ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ

ⲉⲝⲟⲇⲟⲥ

Pi Ⲡ ⲡ

The letter Pi: Ⲡ ⲡ

is pronounced same as English letter “p”

Examples (Pi is marked with an underline):

ⲡⲁⲡⲁ

Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ

ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ

ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ

ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ

Ro Ⲣ ⲣ

The letter Ro: Ⲣ ⲣ

is pronounced same as English letter “R” (Beware people often get confused because the Coptic letter Ⲣ looks like English letter P but it is pronounced differently)

Examples (Ro is marked with an underline):

Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ

ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ

ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ

ⲣⲱⲙⲓ

ⲣⲁⲛ

Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Test

Lesson 2 test

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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

Level 2

+ Indefinite and definite articles

+ Present tense

+ Past tense

+ Possessive adjectives

+ Adjectives & association

+ Structure of Coptic sentence

Level 3

+ Demonstrative pronouns

+ Negation of the past tense

+ Future tense

+ 2^nd Past tense

+ Possessive pronouns

+ Studying the First Canticle

Level 4

+ Imperative

+ Verb relation to object 2^nd and 3^rd degrees

+ Past continuous

+ Study the Lord’s prayer:

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Level 5

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