Practice phrases with the Conjunctions "why, because".
Remember that in Greek "why = γιατί" (the question) and "because = γιατί, διότι,
επειδή" ( the answer).
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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 |
Γιατί;
giaTI |
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Why? |
Γιατί, διότι, επειδή
giaTI, thiOti, epiTHI |
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Why, because, because. |
Γιατί πίνεις νερό;
giaTI PInis neRO |
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Why are you drinking water? |
Γιατί διψάω
giaTI thiPSAo |
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Because I'm thirsty |
Γιατί δεν τρως;
giaTI then tros |
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Why you don't eat? |
Γιατί δεν πεινάω.
giaTI then piNAo |
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Because I'm not hungry |
Γιατί δεν ήλθες;
giaTI then EELthes |
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Why you did not come? |
Έπειδή ήμουν κουρασμένη.
epiTHI EEmoun kouraSMEni |
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Because I was tired |
Γιατί δεν μελέτησες;
giaTI then meLEtises |
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Why you did not study? |
Διότι ήμουν άρρωστος.
thiOti EEmoun Arostos |
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Because I was sick |
Γιατί δεν κοιμήθηκες;
giaTI then kiMIthikes |
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Why you did not sleep? |
Δεν ξέρω γιατί.
then KSEro
giaTI |
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I don't know why. |
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