Learn the Greek words for popular flowers.
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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) αμαρυλλίδα |
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amariLItha |
amaryllis |
| (η) ανεμώνη |
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aneMOni |
anemone |
(η) αρμπαρόριζα
(η) αμπαρόριζα |
|
arbaROriza
abaROriza |
apple geranium |
(η) μπιγκόνια
(η) βιγόνια |
|
biGOnia
viGOnia |
begonia |
| (το) γαρύφαλλο |
|
gaRIfalo |
carnation |
| (το) χρυσάνθεμο |
|
hriSAnthemo |
chrysanthemum |
(ο) ασφόδελος
(ο) νάρκισσος |
|
asFOthelos
NArkisos |
daffodil |
| (η) ντάλια |
|
DAlia |
dahlia |
| (η) μαργαρίτα |
|
margaRIta |
daisy |
| (ο) δίανθος |
|
THIanthos |
dianthus |
| (το) λουλούδι |
|
louLOUthi |
flower |
| (τα) λουλούδια |
|
louLOUthia |
flowers |
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