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Choose a language, then practise its grammar, vocabulary, culture or writing.

WORKSPACE

Pick a task before a language tab. Choose the language you want to use, then work on one small task. Reading a script, learning a grammar rule and responding in conversation need different practice.

Before you start: Choose one goal: say a phrase, understand a sentence, or recognize writing. Guided lessons are the explanation-first route; the practice tabs let you drill a skill.

Grammar
Patterns that let words form sentences.
Writing system
The characters or letters used to record a language.

Start here — Need to speak today?: Choose a language and start with Survival. Practise the reply as well as the phrase you say first.

What you should get: You can make one small variation and explain why the form changes. If you cannot, revisit that rule before adding more phrases.

Full steps, example and limits
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    Choose a language and start with Survival. Practise the reply as well as the phrase you say first.

  2. Need to read?

    Use Writing systems for recognition, Pronunciation for spelling-to-sound rules, and Kanji + Hanzi for character and word study.

  3. Need to build sentences?

    Read a grammar rule, work through its example, then answer without looking. Check Vocabulary and Culture to see how the words are used.

Try this: Choose German. Find a survival exchange and say both parts aloud. Change one noun using the grammar explanation instead of memorizing a second whole sentence.

Know the limit: Track depth varies. A chart is a reference, and recognizing an answer is not the same as producing it in a conversation.

Start with pronunciation
Pronunciation: sounds, reading rules, stress, tone & practice →
All 47 pronunciation chapters & the IPA sound key →

PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Coptic: start here

Greek-derived letters plus Egyptian-derived signs; letter inventory varies by dialect.

Track direction: Sahidic reading foundations with a distinct Bohairic path.

Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and reading forms. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.

Coptic: Sahidic and Bohairic

Coptic records the Egyptian language using a Greek-derived alphabet with additional signs. Dialect, textual era and living reading tradition must be labeled.

Sahidic

A major literary dialect

The present article/noun unit and much Coptic Scriptorium material.

Bohairic

Delta origin; important liturgical use

Distinct spellings and grammatical patterns; modern pronunciation traditions also differ.

Other dialects

Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic and others

Study with explicitly dialect-labeled texts and references.

Try it: Should Bohairic pronunciation be silently attached to a Sahidic form?

Show the answer

No. Label the reading convention and dialect separately.

References: Coptic Scriptorium ↗

Open the writing chart for this script →
COPTIC / FOUNDATION 01

Ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ

Sahidic reading foundations with a distinct Bohairic path.

The words for everyday life.

Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.

Pronunciation & how to use these phrases

Greek-derived letters plus Egyptian-derived signs; letter inventory varies by dialect. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.

Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and reading forms. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Coptic is a stage of Egyptian, not Greek written differently. Sahidic is useful for many early texts; Bohairic has an important liturgical tradition. Do not assign one reconstructed pronunciation to all communities.

4 phrases

Reading foundations

person / manⲣⲱⲙⲉ
the manⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
waterⲙⲟⲟⲩ
breadⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ
Further reading & cultural sources
Practice scores last for this visit.Coptic audio is unavailable on this device. All exercises work without audio.