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Pay attention to the following
before you start reading.
In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented).
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Accent for more information.
| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Ποτήρι. Ένα ποτήρι. Μεγάλο ποτήρι
poTIri. Ena poTIri. meGAlo poTIri |
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Glass. A glass. A big glass |
Ένα μεγάλο ποτήρι νερό
Ena meGAlo poTIri neRO |
|
a big glass of water |
Εγώ πίνω. Πίνω ένα ποτήρι γάλα
eGO PIno. PIno Ena poTIri
GAla |
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I am drinking. I am drinking a glass of milk |
Πίνω κρύο νερό
PIno KRIo neRO |
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I am drinking cold water |
Τώρα, πίνω. Τώρα, πίνω κρύο νερό
TOra, PIno. TOra, PIno neRO |
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Now, I am drinking. Now, I am drinking water |
Μητέρα. Η μητέρα
miTEra. i miTEra |
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mother. The mother |
Η μαμά. Μία μαμά.
i maMA. MIa maMA. |
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the mom. A mom. |
Δύο. Δύο μήλα. Δύο λεμόνια
THIo. THIo MIla. THIo leMOnia |
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Two. Two apples. Two lemons |
Έχω δύο μήλα
Eho THIo MIla |
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I have two apples |
Δέκα. Δέκα μήλα
THEka. THEka MIla |
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Ten. Ten apples |
Δέκα καρέκλες. Δέκα μολύβια
THEka kaREkles. THEka moLIvia. |
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Ten chairs. Ten pencils |
Ένα δέμα Πήρα ένα δέμα
Ena THEma. PIra Ena THEma |
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One package. I got one package |
Πήρα δέκα δέματα
PIraTHEka THEmata |
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I got ten packages |
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