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Letter "H" - Page 2
Commonly used words.
Carefully selected English words and their Greek translation. All words in this page start with the letter H.
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 |
| πώς |
 |
pos, |
how |
πόσο
πόσα |
|
PO-so
PO-sa |
how much
how many |
(εγώ) αγκαλιάζω
(η) αγκαλιά |
|
aga-LIA-zo
aga-LIA |
(I) hug
(the) hug |
| πελώριος, -α, -ο |
|
pe-LO-rios |
huge |
ανθρώπινος, -η, -ο
(ο) άνθρωπος |
|
an-THRO-pinos
AN-thropos |
human |
υγρός, -ή, -ό
(η) υγρασία |
|
ee-GROS
eegra-SI-a |
humid
humidity |
(εγώ) πεινάω
(εγώ) πεινώ |
|
pi-NA-o
pi-NO |
(I am) hungry |
(εγώ) πληγώνω
(εγώ) πονάω |
|
pli-GO-no
po-NA-o |
(I) hurt
(I) hurt |
| είμαι πληγωμένος, -η, -ο |
|
(EE-me) pligo-ME-nos |
(I am) hurt |
| (η) σιωπή |
|
sio-PI |
hush |
| (η) υγιεινή |
|
eegii-NI |
hygiene |
| (ο) ύμνος |
|
EEM-nos |
hymn |
(η) ύπνωση
υπνωτικός, -ή, -ό |
|
EE-pnosi
eepnoti-KOS |
hypnosis
hypnotic |
(η) υποκρισία
(ο) υποκριτής |
|
eepokri-SI-a
eepokri-TIS |
hypocrisy
hypocrite |
(η) υστερία
υστερικός, -ή, -ό |
|
eeste-RI-a
eesteri-KOS |
hysteria
hysterical |
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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