Greek vocabulary: Greek words about fish, sea mammals and more.
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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) ανεμώνη |
 |
ane-MO-ni |
anemone |
| (η) αντζούγια (γαύρος) |
|
an-TZOU-gia (GAV-ros) |
anchovy |
| (το) λαβράκι |
|
la-VRA-ki |
sea bass |
| (το) μύδι |
|
MI-thi |
clam, mussel |
| (το) κοράλι |
|
ko-RA-li |
coral |
| (ο) κάβουρας |
|
KA-vouras |
crab |
| (το) δελφίνι |
|
thel-FI-ni |
dolphin |
| (ο) μπακαλιάρος |
|
baka-LIA-ros |
European hake |
| (το) χέλι |
|
HE-li |
eel |
| (το) ψάρι |
|
PSA-ri |
fish |
| (η) τσιπούρα |
|
tsi-POU-ra |
sea bream |
| (η) τσούχτρα |
|
TSOUH-tra |
jelly fish |
| (ο) αστακός |
|
asta-KOS |
lobster |
| (το) μπαρμπούνι |
|
bar-BOU-ni |
red mullet |
(το) οκταπόδι or
(το) χταπόδι* |
|
okta-PO-thi or
hta-PO-thi |
octopus |
| (το) στρείδι |
|
STRI-thi |
oyster |
| (το) σαλάχι |
|
sa-LA-hi |
ray fish |
| (η) συναγρίδα |
|
sina-GRI-tha |
common dentex |
| (ο) σολομός |
|
solo-MOS |
salmon |
| (η) σαρδέλλα |
|
sar-THE-la |
sardine |
| (η) φώκια |
|
FO-kia |
seal |
| (ο) καρχαρίας |
|
karha-RI-as |
shark |
| (η) γαρίδα |
|
ga-RI-tha |
shrimp |
| (η) μαρίδα |
|
ma-RI-tha |
smelt (sea) |
| (το) καλαμάρι |
|
kala-MA-ri |
squid |
| (ο) ξιφίας |
|
ksi-FI-as |
swordfish |
| (ο) τόνος |
|
TO-nos |
tuna |
| (η) φάλαινα |
|
FA-lena |
whale |
* The word "(το) χταπόδι" is used more than "(το) οκταπόδι",
in the every day language.
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