SDLP 105: Learning Journal 3

[Constantinos Beauclair-Kolomtsas]

The most important thing for me to know about the structure of the Greek language is the importance of breaking down complicated, college-level language. Much of high-level modern Greek vocabulary is heavily based on smaller ancient Greek words and prefixes so if I can break down words I can easily understand their meaning. For example, the word "προσφυγες" can be broken down to "προσ" and "φυγες." The first word means towards, while the latter means to flee. From this one can deduce that the word means to flee towards a certain place, which is close to the true definition of "προσφυγες" which means refugees. Of course, there are many exceptions that I will simply have to learn through memorization, but this is a handy tool.