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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
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information.
| Greek |
Sound |
Phonetics |
Translation |
(το) πουλί (το) πτηνό |

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pou-LI pti-NO |
bird |
(το) κοτσύφι or (ο) κότσυφας |

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ko-TSI-fi KO-tsifas |
blackbird |
(το) κοράκι or (ο) κόρακας |

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ko-RA-ki KO-rakas |
crow |
(το) περιστέρι (το) πιτσούνι |

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peri-STE-ri pi-TSOU-ni |
dove pigeon |
(ο) αητός or (ο) αετός |

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ai-TOS or ae-TOS |
eagle |
| (το) γεράκι |
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ge-RA-ki |
hawk, falcon |
| (η) κουκουβάγια |
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koukou-VA-gia |
owl |
| (το) παγώνι |
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pa-GO-ni |
peacock |
| (ο) πελεκάνος |
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pele-KA-nos |
pelican |
| (ο) φασιανός |
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fasia-NOS |
pheasant |
| (το) ορτύκι |
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or-TI-ki |
quail |
| (ο) γλάρος |
 |
GLA-ros |
seagull |
| (το) σπουργίτι |
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spour-GI-ti |
sparrow |
| (το) χελιδόνι |
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heli-THO-ni |
swallow |
(ο) γάλος (η) γαλοπούλα |

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GA-los galo-POU-la |
turkey |
| (ο) γύπας |
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GI-pas |
vulture |
| (η) μπεκάτσα |
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be-KA-tsa |
woodcock |
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