Answering the phone in Greek and carrying a small conversation with a Greek person on the phone.
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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
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See
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| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Εμπρος;
ebros? |
 |
hello? |
Ναι;
ne? |
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Yes? |
Ποιος είναι;
pios Ine? |
|
Who is it? |
Είμαι ο Κώστας.
Ime o KOstas. |
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I'm Gus. |
Τι κάνεις κύριε Κώστα;
ti KAnis KIrie KOsta? |
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How are you Mr Gus? |
Καλά είμαι.
kaLA Ime. |
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I'm good. |
Εσύ πως είσαι;
eSI pos Ise? |
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How are you? |
Καλά. Είναι η μαμά σου εκεί;
kaLA. Ine I maMA sou eKI? |
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Good. Is your mom there? |
Ναι εδώ είναι.
ne eTHO Ine. |
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Yes she is here. |
Μπορώ να της μιλήσω;
boRO na tis miLIso? |
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May I talk to her? |
Ναι. Ένα λεπτό.
ne. Ena lePTO. |
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Yes. Wait a minute. |
Μαμά, είναι ο κύριος Κώστας στο τηλέφωνο.
maMA, Ine o KIrios KOstas sto tiLEfono. |
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Mom, It's Mr. Gus on the phone |
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