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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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word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
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| Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Καλημέρα
kaleeMEra |
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good morning, good day |
Γεια σου, ( σας -plural-)
Yia sou (sas) |
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hello, hi, goodbye |
Τι κάνεις? ( κάνετε -plural-)
Ti KAnees (KA-nete) |
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how are you? |
Καλά ευχαριστώ, εσύ;
kaLA efhareeSTO,
eSEE? |
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very well thank you, and you? |
Πως σε λένε;
pos se LEne? |
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what is your name? |
Με λένε (Name)
me LEne (Name) |
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my name is (name) |
Χαίρετε
HErete |
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good afternoon |
Καλησπέρα
kaleeSPE-ra |
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good evening |
Καληνύχτα
kaleeNEE-hta |
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goodnight |
Πόσο χρόνωv είσαι;
POso HROnon EEse? |
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how old are you? |
Είμαι (25) χρόνωv.
EEme (25) HROnon |
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I am (25) years old. |
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