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Letter "B" - Page 1
Commonly used words.
Learn Greek words that are used more often in Greece. In this lesson there are words that start with the English letter "B"
and their Greek translation.
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.
(underline)
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 |
(το) μωρό
(το) βρέφος |
|
mo-RO
VRE-fos |
baby, babe |
ανύπαντρος, -η, -ο
άγαμος, -η, -ο |
|
a-NI-padros
A-gamos |
bachelor |
| πίσω |
|
PI-so |
back
backward |
| (το) βακτήριο |
|
va-KTI-rio |
bacterium |
| κακός, -η, -ο |
|
κα-ΚΟΣ |
bad |
(η) σακούλα
(ο) σάκκος |
|
sa-KOU-la
SA-kos |
bag |
| (οι) αποσκευές (plural) |
|
aposke-VES |
baggage |
| (το) δόλωμα |
|
THO-loma |
bait |
| (εγώ) ψήνω |
|
PSI-no |
bake |
φαλακρός, -ή, -ό
καραφλός, -ή, -ό |
|
falak-ROS
karaf-LOS |
bald |
| (η) μπάλα |
|
BA-la |
ball |
| (η) ανοησία |
|
anoi-SI-a |
baloney |
(η) τράπεζα
(η) όχθη |
|
TRA-peza
OH-thi |
bank |
| (η) βάση |
|
VA-si |
base |
| (το) καλάθι |
|
ka-LA-thi |
basket |
| (η) παραλία |
|
para-LI-a |
beach |
(τα) γένια (plural)
(η) γενιάδα |
|
GE-nia
ge-NIA-tha |
beard |
| (εγώ) χτυπώ |
|
hti-PO |
beat |
| ωραίος, -α, -ο |
|
o-RE-os |
beautiful |
(η) ομορφιά
(η) καλλονή |
|
omor-FIA
kalo-NI |
beauty |
διότι
επειδή
γιατί |
|
thi-O-ti
epi-THI
gia-TI |
because |
| (εγώ) γίνομαι |
|
GI-nome |
become |
| πριν |
|
prin |
before |
(εγώ) αρχίζω
αρχάριος, -α, -ο |
|
ar-HI-zo
ar-HA-rios |
begin
beginner |
| (εγώ) συμπεριφέρομαι |
|
siberi-FE-rome |
behave |
| (η) συμπεριφορά |
|
siberifo-RA |
behavior |
| πίσω |
|
PI-so |
behind |
| (η) πίστη |
|
PI-sti |
belief |
| (εγώ) πιστεύω |
|
pi-STE-vo |
believe |
| (το) κουδούνι |
|
kou-THOY-ni |
bell |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, is an adjective (or a Participle), therefore
it has three genders. Note, that some Pronouns have three genders also.
For more information please refer to:
Genders (part 1)
Genders (part 2) and
Adjectives
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