Study the days of the week in Greek.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
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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 |
(η) ημέρα
(η) μέρα |
|
ee-ME-ra
ME-ra |
day |
εχτές
χτες |
|
e-HTES
HTES |
yesterday |
| προχτές |
|
proh-TES |
day before yesterday |
| σήμερα |
|
SI-mera |
today |
| αύριο |
|
AV-rio |
tomorrow |
| μεθαύριο |
|
me-THAV-rio |
day after tomorrow |
| (η) Δευτέρα |
|
the-FTE-ra |
Monday |
| (η) Τρίτη |
|
TRI-ti |
Tuesday |
| (η) Τετάρτη |
|
te-TA-rti |
Wednesday |
| (η) Πέμπτη |
|
PE-mpti |
Thursday |
| (η) Παρασκευή |
|
paraske-Vi |
Friday |
| (το) Σάββατο |
|
SA-vato |
Saturday |
| (η) Κυριακή |
|
kiria-KI |
Sunday |
All the days are Feminine nouns (article -η-, example: η Δευτέρα)
except "Σάββατο"
which is a neuter noun (το Σάββατο).
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