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Why is the Greek alphabet so different from the English alphabet?
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∙ 14y ago
Hieroglyphics have one set of characters (among many) that represent phonetic consonant sounds, similar to the Latin alphabet.
The difference is, the Hieroglyphic "alphabet" has no vowels, other than semivowels such as W and Y. The Hieroglyphic alphabet also contains a set of characters that each represent 2 consonants, and another set that represent 3 consonants.
There are also thousands of characters that represent whole words.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet... which is based in part on the Greek alphabet; the Romans absorbed the cultures of the peoples they conquered. If you think the Greek alphabet is so different from the English (Roman) alphabet, don't even think of looking at the script systems of the Middle East or of Asia - they really are different from the English (Roman, Western) and Greek and Russian alphabets.
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∙ 13y agoThey are similar in that:
- they are both written left to right
- they both have letters that represent consonants as well as vowels.
- they both have spaces between the words
- Greek contains several letters that have the same shape as English letters, though not always the same sound.
They are different in that:
- most of the letters have completely different shapes.
- The Greek alphabet is only used to write Greek whereas the Latin alphabet is used to write hundreds of languages, including English.
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∙ 13y agoThe Greek Alphabet: αβγδεζηθικλμνξοπÏςστυφχψω
The Latin Alphabet: abcdefghijklmnopqurstuvwxyz
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Which word comes from combining the first to letters of the greek alphabet?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet are "alpha" and "beta," so the word you're looking for is "alphabet."
Why do we call our ABC's the alphabet?
The word alphabet is formed from alpha-beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. So saying alphabet is pretty much the same as saying ABC.
Who coined the phrase it's all Greek to me?
If you are not familiar with the Greek spoken language then you will find it is not an easy language to understand, and the Greek written language is also very difficult because the English alphabet is not used, so when someone says 'sounds like Greek to me' they are actually saying they don't understand you.* In Greece, its ''Its all Chinese to me''. :)
What are Chinese letters?
Chinese, unlike Western languages like English, French, and German, does not have an alphabet and letters. Instead, it has something known as a "character system" that is composed of thousands of different symbols (known as characters) that each have a different pronunciation. So, rather than spelling with letters, Chinese write characters.
How do you write I love you in Russian using the English alphabet?
ya lueblue tebya - i love you it is actually ya tebya lueblue in Russian the pronoun come first so it is I you love
Why is -a- the first letter of the English alphabet?
The letter "A" is the first letter of the English alphabet because it is descended from the Phoenician letter "aleph," which was the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet. Over time, this letter was adopted by the Greeks as "alpha," and eventually made its way into the Latin alphabet as "A."
How did the Phoenician alphabet influence the alphabet used for English today?
It was modified into Greek and Roman alphabets, and so is a basic fore-runner of the English alphabet.
Is Greek language hard to learn?
No it's not hard to learn. It's really easy.... If You're Greek. Or half Greek or at least have some sort of Greek in you. You need to know the alphabet. The Greek Alphabet does not have al of the English alphabet. So you can't really write down all the alphabet in English and in Greek... Unless you are especially talented at the Greek alphabet like me then you can learn very easily.
Why is the English alphabet so similar to the Phoenician alphabet?
It's really not similar at all. The Phoenician alphabet has 22 consonants and no vowels. The only similarity is that the English alphabet is a version of the Latin alphabet which was adapted from the Greek alphabet alphabet which was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet.
Why are there so many different alphabets?
There is so many different alphabets because there is so many different languages. Every language has a different alphabet. Even the English alphabet and the Spanish alphabet are different, even though not by much.
Is Greek music same to English music?
yeah pretty similar, they are two different languages with a totally different alphabet and all, so i would say they are quite similar =='
Why does A start the alphabet?
Because the numeric and alphabetic code which is phenomenal is contributed to a which leads us to b ------------------------- The English alphabet starts with "A" because the Greek alphabet, which is the principle source of our alphabet, starts with "A." Actually it because a is for Adam which was the first person on earth so :P
Does the french alphabet use the same alphabet as the English language?
Yes, the French alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, which is also used in the English language. Both alphabets consist of 26 letters.
Which word comes from combining the first to letters of the greek alphabet?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet are "alpha" and "beta," so the word you're looking for is "alphabet."
Which word comes from combining the first to letters of the Greek word alphabet?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet are "alpha" and "beta," so the word you're looking for is "alphabet."
How do you write Hephaestus' name in ancient Greek?
You need the Greek alphabet which is somewhat different from the Latin alphabet we use - there was no h in it so that is replaced by an apostrophe; ph was the letter phi, which we don't have a symbol for; ae was ai; us was os. or eta phi alpha iota sigma tau omicron sigma
Why is English written from left to right?
English is written with the Roman Script, which goes from left to right, so naturally English is written in that direction. As a historical issue, the earliest alphabets (like the Phoenician, Hebraic, Hittite, etc.) were all right-to-left alphabets. The first major left-to-right alphabet was the Greek alphabet which was realigned to favor right-handed scribes who would no longer have to smudge their writing. Since the Roman alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet, it copied its left-to-right form.
