Hi all, I would recomment the following book:
* So, you want to learn Coptic? A Bohairic Grammar book specifically designed for the non-linguist, designed to get your understanding Coptic texts from the very beginning without getting bogged down in the Grammar. - Pronunciation rules - Grammar explained & made easy - 800 word glossary - Verb tense tables - Examples & excersises from hymns, liturgies, the Bible, Coptic martyrologies & homilies - 324 pages Book Details Hard Cover: 324 pages Edition: First Edition Publisher: St. Mary, St.Bakhomious and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church,Sydney, Kirrawee Author: Sameh Younan Language: English ISBN: 0975794906 Dimensions: 175 x 247 x 25mm Weight: 700g Paperback: 324 pages Edition: Second Edition Publisher: St. Mary, St.Bakhomious and St. Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church,Sydney, Kirrawee Author: Sameh Younan Language: English ISBN: 978-0-9757-9491-3 Dimensions: 7.44" x 9.68" Weight: ~600g * It is really excellent. You can order on line at http://www.learncoptic.com/the_book.php Please bear in mind that grammar in any language would have exceptions. Also, when we start learning Coptic, we usually start with the basic grammatical rules but certain articles look the same whether they are for the rules we know or for rules that we haven't learnt yet. I think the starting point is to trust that the Coptic in our liturgical books is correct and then seek explanation for anything that we don't understand. Actually the email from Emmanuel below is a perfect example of how we learn. So, please don't give up! God bless Sherif On 1/12/08, Amir Sobhy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Xere nwten > I agree with u Emmanuel > i get confused of so many gramatic rules found in coptic books > and i find many exampls in our liturgies against those rules > and i cant find agood reference for coptic grammar ,couvers acomplete > course > just ascatered weak efforts sometimes it is completely useless and full of > mistakes > > How do u advise us? > where can i find a complete answer to my coptic language question? > ou shep`hmot `ntoten > > *esakla23 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Hey everybody, > I have some questions on how the possessive pronouns `n- `m- and `ntework. > So the book the I am using to learn Coptic says that if the first noun is > indefinite, `nte is to be used rather than n- and `m- . So, instead of > saying Oubwk `mpiouro (a servant of the king) we would say Oubwk `nte > piouro because the first noun Oubwk is indefinite. However, in the Coptic > liturgy book, I don't see this rule being followed at all. For example, I > was flipping through the liturgy book to find examples of this and I saw > Outoubo > `mpeklaoc (purity of your people). According to this rule, it should be > outoubo > `nte peklaoc, but it's not. > So, is this rule that this book gives really a rule, or is it wrong? > Another example I found in the Coptic liturgy book is ouwnq `n`eneh (a > life of eternity). Again, according to the rule, it should be ouwnq `nte > `eneh. > So, it doesn't seem like this is much of a rule. So are `n- `m- and `nte > always interchangeable at all times or are there general rules to follow? > Thanks, > Emmanuel > > > > ------------------------------ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > >
