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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 |
σφικτός, -ή, -ό (εγώ) σφίγγω |

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sfi-KTOS SFI-go |
tight (I) tighten |
(το) κεραμίδι (το) πλακάκι |

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kera-MI-thi pla-KA-ki |
tile |
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