Greek phrases/conversation at the Post Office between you (the customer)
and the clerk. Learn how to send a letter when you are vacationing in Greece.
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Pay attention to the following
before you start reading.
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). See Accent for more
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| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Θέλω να στείλω αυτό το γράμμα στην Αμερική.
THElo na STIlo afTO to GRAma stin ameriKI |
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I would like to send this letter to the United States |
Πρέπει να το ζυγίσω για να δω πόσο θα κοστίσει.
PREpi na to ziGIso gia na tho POso tha koSTIsi. |
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I must weigh it to see how much it will cost. |
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