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Letter "S" - Page 7
Commonly used words.
Learn the following Greek words
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) απεργώ (worker strike)
(η) απεργία
(worker strike) |
|
aper-GO
aper-GI-a |
(I) strike
(the) strike |
(εγώ) χτυπώ
(το) χτύπημα |
|
hti-PO
HTI-pima |
(I) strike
(the) strike |
(η) χορδή
(ο) σπάγγος |
|
hor-THI
SPA-gos |
string |
| δυνατός, -ή, -ό |
|
thina-TOS |
strong |
(ο) μαθητής (boy)
(η) μαθήτρια (girl) |
|
mathi-TIS (boy)
ma-THI-tria (girl) |
student |
(εγώ) μελετώ
(η) μελέτη |
|
mele-TO
me-LE-ti |
(I) study
(the) study |
(ο) βλάκας
ηλίθιος, -α, -ο |
|
VLA-kas
ee-LI-thios |
stupid |
(εγώ) αντικαθιστώ
(ο) αντικαταστάτης |
|
adikathi-STO
adikata-STA-tis |
(I) substitute
(the) substitute |
(εγώ) επιτυγχάνω
(η) επιτυχία
επιτυχής, -ής, -ές |
|
epitin-HA-no
epiti-HI-a
epiti-HIS |
succeed
success
successful |
| (εγώ) υποφέρω |
|
eepo-FE-ro |
suffer |
| (εγώ) προτείνω |
|
pro-TI-no |
suggest |
βέβαιος, -α, -ο
σίγουρος, -η, -ο |
|
VE-veos
SI-gouros |
sure |
| (η) έκπληξη |
|
EK-pliksi |
surprise |
| (εγώ) επιζώ |
|
epi-ZO |
survive |
| (εγώ) ορκίζομαι |
|
or-KI-zome |
swear |
| γλυκός, -ιά, -ό |
|
gli-KOS |
sweet |
(εγώ) κολυμπώ
(το) κολύμπι |
|
koli-BO
ko-LI-bi |
(I) swim
(the) swim |
| (η) συμπάθεια |
|
si-BA-thia |
sympathy |
| (το) σιρόπι |
|
si-RO-pi |
syrup |
| (το) σύστημα |
|
SI-stima |
system |
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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