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Letter "C" - Page 1
Commonly used words.
As you already realize we are covering all the letters of the English alphabet!
Learn the most common Greek words that their English equivalent starts with the letter C.
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 |
| (το) ασβέστιο |
 |
as-VEstio |
calcium |
| (εγώ) υπολογίζω |
|
eepolo-GI-zo |
calculate |
| (ο) υπολογιστής |
|
eepolo-gi-STIS |
calculator |
| (το) ημερολόγιο |
|
eemero-LO-gio |
calendar |
(εγώ) καλώ
(εγώ) ονομάζω |
|
ka-LO
ono-MA-zo |
call |
(η) ηρεμία
(η) γαλήνη
ήσυχος, -η, -ο |
|
eere-MI-a
ga-LI-ni
EE-sihos |
calm |
(εγώ) μπορώ
(η) κονσέρβα
(ο) τενεκές |
|
bo-RO
kon-SE-rva
tene-KES |
can |
(εγώ) ακυρώνω
(εγώ) διαγράφω |
|
aki-RO-no
thia-GRA-fo |
cancel |
| (ο) καρκίνος |
|
kar-KI-nos |
cancer |
| (η) ικανότητα |
|
ika-NO-tita |
capability |
| ικανός, -ή, -ό |
|
ika-NOS |
capable |
| (η) χωρητικότητα |
|
horiti-KO-tita |
capacity |
(ο) καπετάνιος
(ο) πλοίαρχος |
|
kape-TA-nios
PLI-arhos |
captain |
(το) χαλί
(το) τάπετο |
|
ha-LI
TA-peto |
carpet |
(εγώ) μεταφέρω
(εγώ) κουβαλώ |
|
meta-FE-ro
kouva-LO |
carry |
(τα) μετρητά
(εγώ) εξαργυρώνω |
|
metri-TA
eksargi-RO-no |
cash
I cash |
(εγώ) συλλαμβάνω
(εγώ) πιάνω |
|
silam-VA-no
PIA-no |
catch |
| (η) προσοχή |
|
proso-HI |
caution |
| (το) κέντρο |
|
KE-dro |
center |
| κεντρικός, -ή, -ό |
|
kedri-KOS |
central |
(η) τύχη
(η) ευκαιρία |
|
TI-hi
efke-RI-a |
chance |
(εγώ) ψάλω
(εγώ) ψέλνω
(ο) ψαλμός |
|
PSA-lo
PSEL-no
psal-MOS |
(I) chant
(I) chant
(the) chant |
| (ο) ψάλτης |
|
PSA-ltis |
chanter |
| (ο) χαρακτήρας |
|
hara-KTI-ras |
character |
(εγώ) κυνηγώ
(εγώ) διώκω
(το) κυνηγητό |
|
kini-GO
thi-O-ko
kinigi-TO |
(Ι) chase
(Ι) chase
(the) chase |
| (η) κουβέντα |
|
kou-VE-da |
chat |
| φθηνός, -ή, -ό |
|
fthi-NOS |
cheap |
(εγώ) μασώ
(εγώ) μασάω |
|
ma-SO
ma-SA-o |
chew |
| (εγώ) διαλέγω |
|
thia-LE-go |
choose |
(εγώ) καθαρίζω
καθαρός, -ή, -ό |
|
katha-RI-zo
katha-ROS |
(I) clean
(the) clean |
| έξυπνος, -η, -ο |
|
E-ksipnos |
clever |
| (εγώ) κλείνω |
|
KLI-no |
close |
| (η) σύμπτωση |
|
SIM-tosi |
coincidence |
(εγώ) κρυώνω
κρύος, -α, -ο |
|
kri-O-no
KRI-os |
(I'm) cold
(the) cold |
| (η) σύγκρουση |
|
SI-grousi |
collision |
| (εγώ) έρχομαι |
|
ER-home |
come |
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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