In this lesson you will learn Greek words about farm animals and pets.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
information.
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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
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
| (η) αγελάδα |
 |
age-LA-tha |
cow |
(το) αρνί
(το) πρόβατο |
|
ar-NI
PRO-vato |
sheep
lamb |
(η) κατσίκα
(η) γίδα |
|
ka-TSI-ka
GI-tha |
goat |
| (το) γουρούνι |
|
gou-ROU-ni |
pig |
| (το) άλογο |
|
A-logo |
horse |
| (το) γαϊδούρι* |
|
gai-THOU-ri |
donkey |
| (το) μουλάρι |
|
mou-LA-ri |
mule |
(η) κότα
(το) κοτόπουλο
(ο) κόκκορας |
|
KO-ta
ko-TO-poulo
KO-koras |
hen
chicken
rooster |
| (η) πάπια |
|
PA-pia |
duck |
| (η) χήνα |
|
HI-na |
goose |
| (το) κουνέλι |
|
kou-NE-li |
rabbit |
(ο) σκύλος
(το) σκυλί |
|
SKI-los
ski-LI |
dog |
| (η) γάτα |
|
GA-ta |
cat |
* Within the word "γαϊδούρι" there is ¨
on top of the vowel "ι".
This is another sign
called Διαλυτικά (thialiti-KA),
and it separates the double vowel into its sounds. So you will not
sound "αι" as the double letter, but as "α" and "ι" separately.
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