You are in Greece and you go to a newsstand to buy a phone card. Use these greek sentences
to buy anything; just change the word "phone card" and of course the article,
with a Greek word for another item. You can change words in other sentences too! Experiment with changing the sentences.
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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 |
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Translation |
Μια τηλεκάρτα, παρακαλώ.
mia tileKArta, parakaLO. |
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A phone card please. |
Βεβαίως, 25 ευρώ.
veVEos, EEkosi PEnte evRO. |
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Sure, 25 euro. |
Μπορώ να κάνω τηλέφωνο στην Αμερική με αυτή;
boRO na KAno tiLEfono stin AmeriKI me afTI? |
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Can I call the USA with this one? |
Βέβαια, πάρτε πρώτα το 001 μετά τον κωδικό και τον αριθμό.
VEvea, PARte PROta to 001 meTA ton kothiKO ke ton arithMO.
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Of course, dial first 001 then the area code and phone number.
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Πόση ώρα μπορώ να μιλήσω με αυτή την κάρτα;
POsi Ora boRO na miLIso me afTI tin KArta? |
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How much time can I talk with this card? |
Περίπου δέκα (10) λεπτά. Τίποτα άλλο;
peRIpou THEka (10) lePTA. TIpota Alo? |
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About 10 minutes. Anything else? |
Ναι, ένα πακέτο τσίχλες και ένα παγωτό.
ne, Ena paKEto TSIhles ke Ena pagoTO. |
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Yes, a pack of gum and an ice cream. |
Είκοσι έξι και μισό ευρώ, παρακαλώ.
EEkosi Eksi ke miSO evRO, parakaLO. |
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26.5 euro please. |
Ευχαριστώ.
efhariSTO. |
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Thank you. |
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