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Letter "S" - Page 6
Commonly used words.
Learn the following Greek words. Listen to the audio and repeat as needed.
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 |
(εγώ) σφίγγω
(το) σφίξιμο |
|
SFI-go
SFI-ksimo |
(I) squeeze
(the) squeeze |
(η) σταθερότητα
(εγώ) σταθεροποιώ |
|
stathe-RO-tita
statheropi-O |
stability
stabilize |
σταθερός, -ή, -ό
(ο) στάβλος |
|
stathe-ROS
STAV-los |
stable
stable (for animals) |
| (η) σκηνή |
|
ski-NI |
stage |
| (η) αντοχή |
|
ado-HI |
stamina |
| (εγώ) στέκομαι |
|
STE-kome |
stand |
σταθερός, -ή, -ό
πρότυπος, -η, -ο |
|
stathe-ROS
PRO-tipos |
standard |
(εγώ) αρχίζω
(η) αρχή |
|
ar-HI-zo
ar-HI |
(I) start
(the) start |
(εγώ) λιμοκτονώ
(εγώ) πεινάω πολύ |
|
limokto-NO
pi-NA-o po-LI |
starve |
(ο) σταθμός
(η) θέση |
|
stath-MOS
THE-si |
station |
(εγώ) μένω
(η) διαμονή |
|
ME-no
thiamo-NI |
(I) stay
(the) stay |
| (εγώ) κλέβω |
|
KLE-vo |
steal |
| (το) ατσάλι |
|
a-TSA_li |
steel |
(το) βήμα
(το) σκαλοπάτι
(εγώ) πατώ |
|
VI-ma
skalo-PA-ti
pa-TO |
(the) step
(the) step
(I) step |
| ακίνητος, -η, -ο |
|
a-KI-nitos |
still |
(εγώ) κεντρίζω
(ο) πόνος
(εγώ) τρυπώ |
|
ke-DRI-zo
PO-nos
tri-PO |
(I) sting
(the) sting
(I) sting |
(εγώ) βρωμάω
(εγώ) βρωμώ
(η) βρώμα |
|
vro-MA-o, vro-MO
VRO-ma |
(I) stink
(the) stink |
(η) μετοχή
(το) κεφάλαιο |
|
meto-HI
ke-FA-leo |
stock |
| (η) πέτρα |
|
PE-tra |
stone |
(εγώ) σταματώ
(το) σταμάτημα |
|
stama-TO
sta-MA-tima |
(I) stop
(the) stop |
(η) θύελλα
(η) καταιγίδα
(η) τρικυμία (at sea) |
|
THI-ela
kate-GI-tha
triki-MI-a (at sea) |
storm |
| (η) ιστορία |
|
eesto-RI-a |
story |
ίσιος, -α, -ο
ευθύς, -εία, -είο |
|
EE-sios
ef-THIS |
straight |
παράξενος, -η, -ο
ξένος, -η, -ο |
|
pa-RA-ksenos
KSE-nos |
strange
stranger |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, that word is probably 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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