Do not get intimidated. Continue your Greek studies. Greek words that their English start with the letter Q.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
information.
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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 |
| τετραπλάσιος, -α, -ο |
 |
tetra-PLA-sios |
quadruple |
(ο) σεισμός
(εγώ) σείομαι
(εγώ) τρέμω |
|
sis-MOS
SI-ome
TRE-mo |
(the) quake
(I) quake
(I) quake |
αποκτώ προσόντα
(εγώ) προσδιορίζω |
|
apo-KTO pro-SO-da
prosthio-RI-zo |
qualify |
| (η) ποιότητα |
|
pi-O-tita |
quality |
(η) καραντίνα
(η) απομώνωση
(εγώ) απομονώνω |
|
kara-DI-na
apo-MO-nosi
apomo-NO-no |
quarantine
quarantine
(Ι) quarantine |
| ένα τέταρτο του γαλονιού |
|
E-na TE-tarto tou galo-NIOU |
quart |
| τέταρτο |
|
TE-tarto |
quarter |
(εγώ) δροσίζω
(εγώ) σβήνω |
|
thro-SI-zo
SVI-no |
quench |
(η) ερώτηση
(εγώ) ρωτάω
(εγώ) ρωτώ |
|
e-RO-tisi
ro-TA-o
ro-TO |
(the) query
(I) query
(I) query |
| (η) αναζήτηση |
|
ana-ZI-tisi |
quest |
(η) ερώτηση
(εγώ) ρωτάω
(εγώ) ρωτώ |
|
e-RO-tisi
ro-TA-o
ro-TO |
(the) question
(I) question
(I) question |
| γρήγορος, -η, -ο |
|
GRI-goros |
quick |
ήσυχος, -η, -ο
ήρεμος, -η, -ο |
|
EE-sihos
EE-remos |
quiet |
| (εγώ) παραιτούμαι |
|
pare-TOU-me |
(I) quit |
| εντελώς |
|
ede-LOS |
quite |
(η) ερώτηση
(η) εξέταση |
|
e-RO-tisi
e-KSE-tasi |
(the) quiz |
(εγώ) ρωτάω
(εγώ) εξετάζω |
|
ro-TA-o
ekse-TA-zo |
(I) quiz |
| (εγώ) αναφέρω κατά λέξη |
|
ana-FE-ro ka-TA LE-ksi |
(I) quote |
| (η) αναφορά κατά λέξη |
|
anafo-RA ka-TA LE-ksi |
(the) quote |
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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