Let's start the Beginners 1 Greek lessons by teaching you phrases with simple conversation
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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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| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Γιά σου. Τι κάνεις;
GIAsou ti KAnis? |
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Hi. How are you? |
Είμαι καλά.
Ime kaLA |
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I'm well. |
Εσύ, τι κάνεις;
eSI ti KAnis? |
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How are you? |
Καλά είμαι.
KaLA Ime |
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I'm well. |
Πως σε λένε;
pos se LEne? |
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What is your name? |
Με λένε Νίκο.
me LEne NIko |
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My name is Niko. |
Εσένα πως σε λένε;
eSEna, pos se LEne? |
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And what is your name? |
Με λένε Μαρία.
me LEne maRIa. |
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My name is Maria. |
Πόσο χρόνων είσαι;
POso HROnon Ise? |
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How old are you? |
Είμαι έξι (6) χρόνων.
Ime Exi HROnon. |
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I'm six years old. |
Θέλεις να παίξεις;
THElis na PExis? |
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Do you want to play? |
Ναι, Θέλω
ne THElo |
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Yes, I want to play. |
Τι θα παίξουμαι;
ti tha PExoume? |
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What shall we play? |
Θα παίξουμαι κρυφτό.
tha PExoume krifTO |
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We'll play hide and go seek. |
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