This course takes a non-academic approach to guide you through your journey into learning how to read Mandaic by teaching you to recognize "sight words" in prays book verses as you learn Mandaic letters. Instead of trying to memorize 22 different symbols all at the same time, you learn the Mandaic letters by seeing them in action: making words that you can use, giving you new insight into scripture. Learn to read the Mandaean books language using cutting-edge methods. Start to learn Mandaic as a living language where you can express your thoughts--making the language real. The course is fun but is serious about helping you start reading Mandaic text. It builds a strong foundation that allows the student to learn more complicated grammatical items as it progresses. Many have memorized prayers and blessings in Mandaic but don't know how to read Mandaic. Now they have that opportunity.
Learn how to Start Reading the Mandaic.
Learn the names of the Hebrew letters and what their names mean.
Recognize classic Mandaic and Modern Mandaic vocabulary from words you know in English.
Learn how to write each Mandaic letter
Learn over 100 Mandaic sight words as you learn the Mandaic letters
Recognize these sight words in Mandaean holy book verses and learn how to write them.
Make sentences from the words you have learned.
Learn why some Mandaic letters don't always have the same sound.
Get new insight into scripture.
Prepare to take a course in Modern Mandaic.
At the End of the Course: You'll capable to read and understand Mandaic text
Sight words, often also called high frequency sight words, are commonly used words in the prayer book that you can automatically recognize without having to use any strategies to decode.
This course is great for home-school as well as college.
This course does not cover the vowel points but contextualized the letters in meaningful sight words and sentences.
At the end of the second lesson, you can read and write a simple sentence in Mandaic.
1. Introducing the letterEach lesson focuses on one Mandaic letter. Find out the name, meaning, and English letter equivalent. The names and place that you already know like Adam, Betdrasha, and Baetha, will help you learn how to recognize the target letter.
2. Special Features
Find out about the Special Features of the target letter--its extra sounds.
3. Learn the write the target letter
Get video instructions on every stroke that you need to make in order to create each Mandaic letter. You will also be given instructions on how to write words and sentences.
4. Snap together the lettersAs soon as you learn the first letters of the Mandaic alphabet, you will learn how snap together the letters--like lego blocks--to make simple words.
5. Listening to Mandaean prayer that you can get used to hearing Mandaic, there is even an extra video of the target letter's section of Ginza Rba where you can follow along.
6. Understanding Ancient Mandaean Culture is key to the language
Each lesson or lecture is about 15 minutes long.
Some letters have two to three lectures, depending on their special features.
Try to schedule at least 25 minutes a day for the course.
Little and often is the key for people with busy schedules.
7. The course studies for you.
The course does a lot of the work for you: it has be especially designed to constantly review material--it helps you study and retain the material.
Try to find someone else with whom you can study--this is the traditional way. You can even have a class at your home with a few like-minded friends. We encourage you to join other students for discussions and to ask questions to learn from each other at our Facebook group called Mandaic school. And I am always available. Don't hesitate to message me on Udemy. Students are encouraged to join our Facebook group to discuss what they have learned.
When you say ayna, you are saying Mandaic...in Mandaic.
