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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
Often in Greek you'll see words that have 2 accents.
This happens when a word that has three or more syllables, and is accented on the
third syllable from the end (example "ποδήλατο"), is followed by the weak types of
the personal pronouns: "μου,
με,
σου,
σας,
σε,
μας,
τον,
τους,
το,
τη,
τις,
την,
τα" or other single syllable pronouns.
These weak types, years ago, used to have an accent.
That accent moves to the last syllable of the previous word.
Example:
Make sure that you place more emphasis on the syllable with the first
accent,
because that is where the word takes its regular accent.
Related Subjects:
Accent
Accent Rules
The Importance of the Accent
Dialitika
Personal Pronouns
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