Is Ancient Greek hard to learn?

Is Ancient Greek hard to learn?

It may not be the most difficult in the world to learn, but according to various studies, Greek is among the hardest languages for an English-speaking person to learn. … Greek in particular, is really hard to learn, not only for English-speaking people, but all Latin-oriented language speakers.

Can you learn ancient Greek?

Ancient Greek lives on in modern Greek, but we learn ancient Greek primarily to read and study ancient texts written originally on papyrus (papyrology), on stone monuments (epigraphy), or coins (numismatics). A person who studies ancient Greek & Latin literature is called a philologist.

Should I learn Greek or Latin?

5 Answers. Learning Latin is (generally speaking*) easier than Greek; you don't need to learn a new alphabet, and if you know a little bit of Italian, French or Spanish, you might recognize some of the words. Even English has, because of the large influence of French, many words whose roots can be traced back to Latin.