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Coptic Language (for Kids)
To learn reading Coptic, Click here Did you know that Reading Coptic is..... I mean it ! The grammar may be somewhat difficult, but reading itself is even easier than English. I am not joking!!! Take these examples : - In English, the letter "A" is pronounced differently according to where it is in the word: car, hat, case, meat, heart, ball. The corresponding letter in Coptic "Alfa" is always pronounced as "a" in "car". - The same apply for the letter "E": Egypt, meat, see, heart, well, letter, care,...The corresponding letter in Coptic "E" is always pronounced as "a" in "share". - The same apply for the letter "I": always as "i" in "tin". - In English, the same word may be read differently: read, read (past). Never in Coptic. - In English, sometimes some letters are not pronounced: island, Knee, know. Never in Coptic. - In English, if "g" is followed by "e", it may be pronounced as "g" (get) or "j" (germ). In Coptic, there is a rule: "Jinja" is always pronounced "j" if followed by "e". - The Coptic letters are 32. Nearly half of them look like English letters: e.g. a e o i b c / k m n r t ] , z. Many of those are pronounced similarly, but some are different. - Some of the Coptic letters are pronounced in 2 or 3 different ways. But there are simple rules, if you know them you can easily read. And Now ...... Have I been able to convince you? If "yes" and you
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