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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.
Learn:
πατέρας,
μπαμπάς,
γράφω,
τρέχω,
μαθαίνω,
ξέρω,
γράμμα,
τρία,
τέσσερα,
λέξη,
Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Ο πατέρας. Ένας πατέρας o paTEras. Enas paTEras |
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the father. One father |
Μπαμπάς. Ο μπαμπάς baBAS. o baBAS |
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Dad. The dad |
Ο μπαμπάς μου είναι καλός o baBAS mou Ine kaLOS |
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My dad is good |
Γράφω. Η Εύη και εγώ γράφουμε
GRAfo. i Evi ke eGO GRAfoume |
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I write. Evi and I write |
Τι γράφεις; ti GRAfis? |
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What are you writing? |
Γράφω ένα γράμμα GRAfo Ena
GRAma |
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I am writing a letter |
Γράφω γράμματα GRAfo
GRAmata |
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I am writing letters |
Τρέχω. Εσύ τρέχεις TREho. eSI TREhis |
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I run. You run |
Μας αρέσει να τρέχουμε mas aREsi na TREhoume |
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We like to run |
Τρία γράμματα. TRIa GRAmata |
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Three letters |
Τέσσερα γράμματα. TEsera GRAmata |
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Four letters |
Λέξη. Λέξεις. Μαθαίνω λέξεις. LExi. LExis. maTHEno LExis |
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Word. Words. I am learning words |
Ξέρω λέξεις. Εσύ ξέρεις λέξεις; XEro LExis. eSI XEris LExis? |
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I know words. Do you know words? |
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