Learn the Greek words for herbs. We have tried to include as many as we could. This is page 1
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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 |
(το) μπαχάρι
(το) αρωματοπιπέρι |
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baHAri
aromatopiPEri |
allspice |
| (το) γλυκάνισο |
|
gliKAniso |
anise |
| (ο) βασιλικός |
|
vasiliKOS |
basil |
(τα) δαφνόφυλλα
(τα) φύλλα δάφνης |
|
thafNOfila
Fila THAFnis |
bay leaves |
(το) κύμινο
(το) αγριοκύμινο |
|
Kimino
agrioKImino |
caraway |
| (το) κάρδαμο |
|
KARthamo |
cardamom |
| (το) χαμομήλι |
|
hamoMIli |
chamomile |
(το) σκαντζίκι
(το) Μυρώνι
(ο) ανθρίσκος |
|
skanTZIki
miROni
anTHRIskos |
chervil (french parsley) |
(το) ραδίκι
(το) κιχώριο |
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raTHIki
kiHOrio |
chicory |
| (το) σχοινόπρασο |
|
shiNOpraso |
chives |
The parenthesis contain the article, just to show you the gender
of each word. The article is not part of the audio.
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