Learn the names of popular flowers. Greek words for flowers page 3.
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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
Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
(η) ορχιδέα |
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orhiTHEa |
orchid |
(ο) πανσές |
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panSES |
pansy |
(η) παιώνια |
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peOnia |
peoni |
(η) πετούνια |
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peTOUnia |
petunia |
(η) παπαρούνα |
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papaROUna |
poppy |
(το) νυχτολούλουδο (το) ηράνθεμο |
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nihtoLOUloutho iRAnthemo |
primrose |
(το) τριαντάφυλλο |
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triaDAfilo |
rose |
(το) σκυλάκι |
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skiLAki |
snapdragon |
(το) ηλιοτρόπιο |
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ilioTROpio |
sunflower |
(η) τουλίπα |
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touLIpa |
tulip |
(η) βιολέτα |
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vioLEta |
Violet |
(το) μυριόφυλλο |
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miRIOfilo |
yarrow |
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