Words for continent, county, country and more are included in this lesson.
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 |
| (η) ήπειρος |
 |
EE- piros |
continent |
| (η) χώρα |
|
HO-ra |
country |
| (ο) νομός |
|
no-MOS |
county |
| (η) πόλη |
|
PO-li |
city |
| (η) κωμόπολη |
|
ko-MO-poli |
town |
| (το) χωριό |
|
ho-RIO |
village |
| (το) νησί |
|
ni-SI |
island |
| (η) παραλία |
|
para-LI-a |
beach |
| (η) εξοχή |
|
ekso-HI |
countryside |
| (η) Ευρώπη |
|
e-VRO-pi |
Europe |
| (η) Αμερική |
|
ameri-KI |
USA, America |
| (η) Ασία |
|
a-SI-a |
Asia |
| (η) Αφρική |
|
afri-KI |
Africa |
| (η) Αγγλία |
|
a-GLI-a |
England |
| (η) Αυστραλία |
|
afstra-LI-a |
Australia |
| (η) Ελλάδα |
|
e-LA-tha |
Greece |
| (η) Αθήνα |
|
a-THI-na |
Athens |
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