In this lesson you will learn small phrases to use when you are in the kitchen or kitchen table.
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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
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| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Τι φαΐ είναι αυτό;
ti faI Ine afTO? |
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What kind of food is this? |
Τι μαγειρεύεις;
ti magiREvis? |
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What are you cooking? |
Θέλεις το πιπέρι;
THElis to piPEri? |
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Do you want the pepper? |
Θέλεις το αλάτι;
THElis to aLAti? |
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Do you want the salt? |
Μαγειρεύω.
magiREvo. |
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I'm cooking. |
Ο φούρνος καίει!
o FOURnos KEi! |
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The oven is hot! |
Πρόσεξε τη φωτιά.
PROsexe ti foTIA. |
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Watch the fire. |
Θα καείς.
tha kaIS. |
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You'll get burnt. |
Το φαγητό χρειάζεται σκόρδο.
to fagiTO hriAzete SKORtho. |
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The food needs garlic. |
Βάλε λίγο αλάτι.
VAle LIgo aLAti |
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Put a little salt. |
Βράζω νερό.
VRAzo neRO. |
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I'm boiling water. |
Τηγανίζω το ψάρι.
tigaNIzo to PSAri. |
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I'm frying the fish. |
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