Coptic for All - Lesson1-03

Level 1: Lesson 3

The Coptic alphabet: Consonants

Consonants with fixed pronunciation part 2

Phi Ⲫ ⲫ

Psi Ⲯ ⲯ

Shai Ϣ ϣ

Fai Ϥ ϥ

Khai Ϧ ϧ

Hori Ϩ ϩ

Chima Ϭ ϭ

Tee Ϯ ϯ

Exercises

Test

Phi Ⲫ ⲫ

Psi Ⲯ ⲯ

Shai Ϣ ϣ

Fai Ϥ ϥ

Khai Ϧ ϧ

Hori Ϩ ϩ

Chima Ϭ ϭ

Tee Ϯ ϯ

Exercises

Test

Phi Ⲫ ⲫ

The letter Phi: Ⲫ ⲫ

is pronounced as “ ph / f ”

Examples (Phi is marked with an underline):

Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ

ⲫⲁⲓ

ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ

ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ

ⲁⲫⲉ

Psi Ⲯ ⲯ

The letter Psi: Ⲯ ⲯ

is pronounced as “ps”

Examples (Psi is marked with an underline):

ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ

ⲁⲣⲓⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ

ⲯⲩⲭⲏ

ⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ

ⲯⲓⲧ

Shai Ϣ ϣ

The letter Shai: Ϣ ϣ

is pronounced as “sh”

Examples(Shai is marked with an underline)

ϣⲁϣϥ

ϣⲉ

ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ

ϣⲁϣⲛⲓ

ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ

Fai Ϥ ϥ

The letter Fai: Ϥ ϥ

is pronounced same as English letter F

Examples (Fai is marked with an underline):

ϣⲁϣϥ

ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ

ⲛⲓϥⲓ

ⲁϥⲓ̀

ⲁϥⲭⲁ

Khai Ϧ ϧ

The letter Khai: Ϧ ϧ

is pronounced as “kh”

Examples (Khai is marked with an underline):

ϧⲉⲛ

ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ

ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ

ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ

ⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ

Hori Ϩ ϩ

The letter Hori: Ϩ ϩ

is pronounced same as English letter H

Examples(Hori is marked with an underline):

ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ

ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ

ϩⲱⲥ

ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ

ϩⲁ

Chima Ϭ ϭ

The letter Chima: Ϭ ϭ

is pronounced same as the English letters “ch” in the word “child”

Examples (Chima is marked with an underline):

Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ

ϯϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ

ϭⲓⲥⲓ

ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ

ϫⲁϭⲏ

Tee Ϯ ϯ

The letter Tee: Ϯ ϯ

is pronounced same as the English syllable “tee” in T-shirt

Examples (Tee is marked with an underline):

Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ

ϯϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ

ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ

ⲛⲓϣϯ

ϯⲱⲟⲩ

Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Test

Lesson 3 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