Learn the Greek words for Amphibians and reptiles.
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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
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
| (η) ανακόντα |
 |
ana-KO-da |
anaconda |
| (το) αμφίβιο |
|
am-FI-vio |
amphibian |
| (ο) βόας |
|
VO-as |
boa |
(ο) χαμαιλέοντας or
(ο) χαμαιλέων |
|
hame-LE-odas or
hame-LE-on |
chameleon |
| (η) κόμπρα |
|
KO-bra |
cobra |
| (ο) βάτραχος |
|
VA-tra-hos |
frog |
| (η) σαύρα |
|
SAV-ra |
lizard |
| (ο) κροταλίας |
|
krota-LI-as |
rattlesnake |
(η) σαλαμάνδρα or
(η) σαλαμάντρα |
|
sala-MAN-thra or
sala-MAN-dra |
salamander |
| (ο) σαλίγκαρος |
|
sa-LI-garos |
snail |
| (το) φίδι |
|
FI-thi |
snake |
| (η) χελώνα |
|
he-LO-na |
turtle |
| (το) ερπετό |
|
erpe-TO |
reptile |
| (η) οχιά |
|
o-HIA |
viper |
| (το) σκουλήκι |
|
skou-LI-ki |
worm, earthworm |
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