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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.
| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Παπί. Το παπί. Ένα παπί
paPI. to paPI. Ena paPI |
 |
Duckling. The duckling. One duckling |
Έλα Ελένη! Να ένα μήλο Ελένη
Ela eLEni! na Ena MIlo eLEni |
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Come Helen! Here's an apple Helen |
Να η Άννα. Έλα Ελένη, έλα Άννα!
na i Ana. Ela eLEni, Ela Ana! |
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Here's Ann. Come Helen, Come Ann! |
Το τόπι. Μεγάλο τόπι. Ωραίο τόπι
to TOpi. meGAlo Topi. oREo TOpi |
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The ball. Big ball. Beautiful ball |
Πάνω. Κάτω
PAno. KAto |
|
Up. Down |
Ελένη έλα πάνω
eLEni Ela PAno |
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Helen come up |
Ελένη έλα κάτω
eLEni Ela KAto |
|
Helen come down |
Κάτι. Πάρε κάτι
KAti. PAre KAti |
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Something. Take something |
Το πεπόνι. Ένα πεπόνι
to pePOni. Ena pePOni |
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the melon. A melon (cantaloupe) |
Πίνω. Εγώ πίνω
PIno. eGO PIno |
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Drink. I drink |
Πίνω κάτι
PIno KAti |
|
I drink something |
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