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Letter "T" - Page 1
Commonly used words.
Learn the following Greek words. Listen to audio and repeat as many times as you need.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
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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 |
| (η) λεπτότητα |
 |
le-PTO-tita |
tact |
τακτικός, -ή, -ό
(η) τακτική |
|
takti-KOS
takti-KI |
tactical
tactics |
| (η) ουρά |
|
ou-RA |
tail |
| (ο) ράφτης |
|
RAF-tis |
tailor |
| (εγώ) παίρνω |
|
PER-no |
take |
| (το) ταλέντο |
|
ta-LE-do |
talent |
(εγώ) μιλάω
(εγώ) μιλώ |
|
mi-LA-0
mi-LO |
(I) talk |
(η) ομιλία
(η) κουβέντα |
|
omi-LI-a
kou-VE-da |
(the) talk |
| ήμερος, -η, -ο |
|
EE-meros |
tame |
(εγώ) μπερδεύω
(το) μπέρδεμα |
|
ber-THE-vo
BER-thema |
(I) tangle
(the) tangle |
| (η) δεξαμενή |
|
theksame-NI |
tank |
(το) πετρελαιοφόρο πλοίο
(το) δεξαμενόπλοιο |
|
petreleo-FO-ro PLI-o
theksame-NO-plio |
tanker |
| (η) πίσσα |
|
PI-sa |
tar |
(εγώ) γεύομαι
(η) γεύση |
|
GE-vome
GEF-si |
(I) taste
(the) taste |
| νόστιμος, -η, -ο |
|
NO-stimos |
tasty |
(εγώ) φορολογώ
(ο) φόρος |
|
forolo-GO
FO-ros |
(I) tax
(the) tax |
(ο) δάσκαλος (man)
(η) δασκάλα (woman) |
|
THA-skalos
tha-SKA-la |
teacher |
(εγώ) σχίζω
(το) σχίσιμο |
|
SHI-zo
SHI-simo |
(I) tear
(the) tear |
| (το) δάκρυ (crying) |
|
THA-kri (crying) |
tear |
(εγώ) πειράζω
(το) πείραγμα |
|
pi-RA-zo
PI-ragma |
(I) tease
(the) tease |
| τεχνικός, -ή, -ό |
|
tehni-KOS |
technical |
| (το) τηλεγράφημα |
|
tile-GRA-fima |
telegram |
| (ο) τηλέγραφος |
|
ti-LE-grafos |
telegraph |
| (το) τηλέφωνο |
|
ti-LE-fono |
telephone |
| (το) τηλεσκόπιο |
|
tile-SKO-pio |
telescope |
| (η) τηλεόραση |
|
tile-O-rasi |
television |
| (η) θερμοκρασία |
|
thermokra-SI-a |
temperature |
| (ο) ναός |
|
na-OS |
temple |
προσωρινός, -ή, -ό
προσωρινά |
|
prosori-NOS
prosori-NΑ |
temporary
temporarily |
(ο) ενοικιαστής
(ο) ένοικος |
|
enikia-STIS
E-nikos |
tenant |
(εγώ) τείνω
(εγώ) κλείνω |
|
TI-no
KLI-no |
tend |
(η) κλίση
(η) τάση |
|
KLI-si
TA-si |
tendency |
| τρυφερός, -ή, -ό |
|
trife-ROS |
tender |
(ο) όρος
(η) προθεσμία
(η) περίοδος |
|
O-ros
prothe-SMI-a
pe-RI-othos |
term |
τελικός, -ή, -ό
(ο) τελικός σταθμός |
|
teli-KOS
teli-KOS stath-MOS |
terminal |
| τρομερός, -ή, -ό |
|
trome-ROS |
terrible |
(εγώ) φοβίζω
(εγώ) τρομάζω |
|
fo-VI-zo
tro-MA-zo |
terrify |
| (ο) τρόμος |
|
TRO-mos |
terror |
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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