You are in Greece and you go to a newsstand to buy a phone card. Use these greek sentences
to buy anything; just change the word "phone card" and of course the article,
with a Greek word for another item. You can change words in other sentences too! Experiment with changing the sentences.
Try to use what you are learning with another person that speaks the language if possible.
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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
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
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Greek - Phonetics |
Sound |
Translation |
Μια τηλεκάρτα, παρακαλώ. mia tileKArta, parakaLO. |
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A phone card please. |
Βεβαίως, 25 ευρώ. veVEos, EEkosi PEnte evRO. |
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Sure, 25 euro. |
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