Coptic language
Lessons
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Beginners2 lessonsLevels 1–2: the alphabet, simple sentences and the first tenses. Start here if you are new.
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Level 1: The Alphabet and Simple Sentences
المستوى الأولRead and write the Coptic alphabet and build simple sentences without a verb, using words heard often in church.
13 activities
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Level 2: Verbs and Basic Tenses
المستوى الثانيBuild simple sentences with a verb in the present, future and past, and learn numbers, questions and pointing words.
13 activities
Intermediate2 lessonsLevels 3–4: verb forms, the passive, questions and more tenses.
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Level 3: Verb Forms and the Passive
المستوى الثالثVerb forms, compound nouns, the passive, possessive pronouns and more tenses, applied to prayers from the Liturgy.
12 activities
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Level 4: Questions and More Tenses
المستوى الرابعTenses used in questions, compound verbs, Greek particles, the imperfect, the habitual present and the certain future.
Advanced2 lessonsLevels 5–6: commands, wishes and conditions, then studying and translating liturgical texts.
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Level 5: Commands, Wishes and Conditions
المستوى الخامسPrepositions, commands, wishes, conditions and linking sentences, studied through a Palm Sunday hymn.
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Level 6: Studying and Translating Liturgical Texts
المستوى السادسAnalyse Coptic liturgical texts, study their biblical and spiritual background, and translate a text from Arabic into Coptic.
Children4 lessonsFor nursery to grade 6: letters, prayers, hymns and first sentences.
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Children: Nursery
مرحلة الحضانةFor the youngest children. Learn by heart, out loud only, the sign of the cross, the Lord's Prayer, the letters and numbers 1 to 10.
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Children: Grades 1–2
مرحلة أولى وثانيةFor grades 1 and 2. Letter names and small letters, one word per letter, the sign of the cross and the Lord's Prayer.
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Children: Grades 3–4
مرحلة ثالثة ورابعةFor grades 3 and 4. The alphabet, articles, simple sentences, everyday phrases and the hymn Xere ne Maria.
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Children: Grades 5–6
مرحلة خامسة وسادسةFor grades 5 and 6. The alphabet, articles, possessives, simple sentences and the hymns Aspasmos and Nieqnos throu.
Earlier course (2015)5 lessonsThe 2015 course in five levels, for extra practice.
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2015 Level 1: Alphabet, Vocabulary and Articles
المستوى الأول ٢٠١٥Earlier curriculum: the alphabet, words to learn, abbreviations, articles, pronouns and possessives.
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2015 Level 2: Simple Sentences and Basic Tenses
المستوى الثاني ٢٠١٥Earlier curriculum: sentences with a verb, the first present, future and past tenses, objects and pointing words.
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2015 Level 3: Verb Forms and Possession
المستوى الثالث ٢٠١٥Earlier curriculum: the aorist, verb forms, helping verbs, compound nouns, possession and the Prayer of the Oblations.
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2015 Level 4: Imperfect, Passive and Prepositions
المستوى الرابع ٢٠١٥Earlier curriculum: the imperfect, the passive, the certain future, wishes, prepositions, the infinitive and commands.
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2015 Level 5: Studying a Kiahk Text
المستوى الخامس ٢٠١٥Earlier curriculum: translating and studying a church text from the month of Kiahk, with a worked example.